Rosternomics
Craig Breslow

Craig Breslow

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Born Aug 8, 1980 · New Haven, CT · age 46

A former MLB pitcher and Yale graduate turned Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer, hired to modernize the club's pitching development and analytics.

Across the full 3-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for roster depth (90th percentile), cheap-talent surplus (86th percentile), and payroll-adjusted roster quality (80th percentile). The clearest contrast is cost per win (19th percentile): the measured clubs have paid more per unit of positive WAR than most peers. Because the sample covers fewer than five seasons, those comparisons are descriptive rather than stable.

3 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

0 pennants · 1 playoff appearance · 254–225 (0.530)

Percentile Rankings

vs. execs with toyrs exp.
PoorAverageGreat
Trade Decision Quality
Roster Construction
Depth
8.3
Dead WAR
-4.4
Dead money %
35%
PoorAverageGreat
Talent Creation
Cheap-talent surplus
$38M
Drafted surplus
$16M
Traded-for surplus
$3M
Int'l surplus
$0M
Results & Efficiency
GM WAR
+1.7
TAB
+20.4
WAB
+9.8
$ / WAR
$3.7M
Net WAR/trade
-0.01

Overview

TeamRoleYear Pay
$M
Rel
Pay
Surp
$M
Surp
WAR
Dead
%
Cheap
$M
Draft
$M
Trd
$M
Int'l
$M
$ /
WAR
WAR Depth Dead
WAR
HG Trade Net/
Trd
FA R5 RFA PPA CPA WAB TAB W-L% POPenWS
Red Sox POBO/GM 2024 81–81 $147 91 +6 +1.4 18% +63 +47 +1 +0 $3.4M 36.7 6.0 -6.1 +2.6 +0.3 +0.03 -0.9 -0.1 +0.12 4.60 0.30 +0.2 +3.6 0.500
Red Sox POBO/GM 2025 89–73 $178 113 +2 +0.4 37% +46 +7 +36 +0 $3.6M 44.3 11.0 -5.3 +10.1 -1.3 -0.14 -5.8 -0.2 +0.48 3.90 0.34 +5.5 +8.6 0.549
Red Sox POBO/GM 2026 84–71 $184 113 -4 -0.8 50% +4 -6 -28 +0 $4.2M 42.0 8.0 -1.9 -0.0 +0.8 +0.41 +5.4 +0.0 +0.09 1.22 0.12 +4.1 +8.2 0.542
Career total (1985+ data) $509 106 +4 +0.9 35% +38 +16 +3 +0 $3.7M 123.0 8.3 -4.4 +12.7 -0.2 -0.01 -1.3 -0.4 +0.24 2.81 0.24 +9.8 +20.4 0.530 1

Roster Construction

How the roster was sourced

Share of acquired fWAR by channel vs. league average.

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+12.7
Trade-0.2
Free agency-1.3
Rule 5 / minor draft-0.4
Sourcing mix: 28% draft · 37% FA · 34% trade · 0% R5

Trades

Trades made — 59 deals credited to Craig Breslow, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M

2024 · BOS / CHW Dec 11, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$7.2M
Garrett Crochet
CHW · Chris Getz −$7.2M
Wikelman González, Chase Meidroth, Braden Montgomery#60.5, Kyle Teel
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BOS / SFG Jun 15, 2025
BOS · Craig Breslow +$6.4M
Kyle Harrison, James Tibbs III, Jose Bello, Jordan Hicks
SFG · Buster Posey −$6.4M
Rafael Devers
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · MIL / BOS Apr 7, 2025
MIL · Matt Arnold +$20.8M
Quinn Priester
BOS · Craig Breslow −$20.8M
Yophery Rodriguez, Draft pick (≈#70)
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BOS / STL Nov 25, 2025
BOS · Craig Breslow +$39.2M
Sonny Gray
STL · John Mozeliak −$39.2M
Richard Fitts, Brandon Clarke
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · BOS / MIN Dec 24, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$4.0M
Jovani Morán
MIN · Derek Falvey −$4.0M
Mickey Gasper
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BOS / PIT Dec 4, 2025
BOS · Craig Breslow +$2.4M
Tyler Samaniego, Johan Oviedo, Adonys Guzman
PIT · Ben Cherington −$2.4M
Jhostynxon Garcia, Jesus Travieso
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PIT / BOS Dec 15, 2024
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Enmanuel Valdez
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Joe Vogatsky
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · BOS / CHW Feb 1, 2026
BOS · Craig Breslow +$6.4M
Gage Ziehl
CHW · Chris Getz −$6.4M
Jordan Hicks, David Sandlin
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · BOS / DET Jul 14, 2026
BOS · Craig Breslow +$4.8M
Jahmai Jones
DET · Scott Harris −$4.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · BOS / MIN Jan 21, 2026
BOS · Craig Breslow +$2.4M
Nate Baez
MIN · Derek Falvey −$2.4M
Tristan Gray
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BOS / ANA May 22, 2025
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Ryan Noda
ANA · Perry Minasian +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · BOS / ATL May 9, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$0.8M
Zack Short
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · BOS / CHW Dec 21, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$4.0M
Yhoiker Fajardo
CHW · Chris Getz −$4.0M
Cam Booser
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · BOS / NYM Feb 2, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Tyler Heineman
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · BOS / OAK Jul 1, 2026
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Brett Harris
OAK · David Forst +$0.0M
Ben Hansen
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BOS / LAD Mar 27, 2025
BOS · Craig Breslow +$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$2.4M
Noah Davis
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BOS / MIL May 5, 2025
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
John Holobetz
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · CHC / BOS Apr 27, 2024
CHC · Jed Hoyer +$3.2M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Craig Breslow −$3.2M
Garrett Cooper
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BOS / LAD Jun 20, 2025
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
Zach Penrod
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · LAD / BOS Jul 26, 2024
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$4.0M
Moises Bolivar
BOS · Craig Breslow −$4.0M
James Paxton
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · BOS / NYM Sep 8, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
Eddy Alvarez
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · CHW / BOS Apr 30, 2024
CHW · Chris Getz +$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Craig Breslow −$2.4M
Bailey Horn
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · COL / BOS Nov 18, 2025
COL · Bill Schmidt +$4.8M
Brennan Bernardino
BOS · Craig Breslow −$4.8M
Braiden Ward
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BOS / CIN Jun 14, 2025
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
CIN · Nick Krall +$0.0M
Brian Van Belle
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · OAK / BOS Dec 10, 2025
OAK · David Forst +$0.8M
Justin Riemer
BOS · Craig Breslow −$0.8M
Ryan Watson
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · PIT / BOS Jun 4, 2026
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Craig Breslow −$0.8M
Joe La Sorsa
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · OAK / BOS May 27, 2025
OAK · David Forst +$5.6M
Sean Newcomb
BOS · Craig Breslow −$5.6M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · SEA / BOS Nov 18, 2025
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.8M
Alex Hoppe
BOS · Craig Breslow −$0.8M
Luke Heyman
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · ANA / BOS Dec 9, 2025
ANA · Perry Minasian +$0.0M
Vaughn Grissom
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Isaiah Jackson
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · CHW / BOS Nov 18, 2025
CHW · Chris Getz +$0.0M
Chris Murphy
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Ronny Hernandez
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BOS / WSN Dec 15, 2025
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Jake Bennett
WSN · Mike DeBartolo +$0.0M
Luis Perales
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · DET / BOS Jul 6, 2024
DET · Scott Harris +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Craig Breslow −$1.6M
Trey Wingenter
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TOR / BOS Jul 27, 2024
TOR · Ross Atkins +$3.2M
Eddinson Paulino, Cutter Coffey, Gilberto Batista
BOS · Craig Breslow −$3.2M
Danny Jansen
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · BOS / MIL Apr 18, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Vladimir Gutiérrez
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · CIN / BOS Jul 30, 2024
CIN · Nick Krall +$3.2M
Ovis Portes
BOS · Craig Breslow −$3.2M
Lucas Sims
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · BOS / NYY Dec 11, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$8.0M
Carlos Narváez
NYY · Brian Cashman −$8.0M
Elmer Rodriguez
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · BOS / DET Aug 1, 2026
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
DET · Scott Harris +$0.0M
Jojo Ingrassia
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · BOS / STL Apr 5, 2026
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
STL · Chaim Bloom +$0.0M
Patrick Galle
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · BOS / TBR Mar 27, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Naoyuki Uwasawa
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · SFG / BOS Mar 27, 2024
SFG · Farhan Zaidi +$3.2M
Christian Koss
BOS · Craig Breslow −$3.2M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · KCR / BOS Feb 17, 2024
KCR · J.J. Picollo +$4.8M
John Schreiber
BOS · Craig Breslow −$4.8M
David Sandlin
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · MIL / BOS Feb 9, 2026
MIL · Matt Arnold +$15.2M
Shane Drohan, David Hamilton, Kyle Harrison
BOS · Craig Breslow −$15.2M
Caleb Durbin, Anthony Seigler, Andruw Monasterio
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · MIN / BOS Jun 11, 2025
MIN · Derek Falvey +$0.8M
Andy Lugo
BOS · Craig Breslow −$0.8M
Jorge Alcalá
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · BOS / DET Jul 8, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
DET · Scott Harris +$0.0M
CJ Weins
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · BOS / NYM May 25, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
Pablo Reyes
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BOS / NYM Aug 31, 2025
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Ali Sánchez
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BOS / CHW Jul 12, 2025
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
CHW · Chris Getz +$0.0M
Blake Sabol
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / BOS May 1, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Craig Breslow −$0.8M
Zack Short
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · BOS / SFG Aug 3, 2026
BOS · Craig Breslow +$1.6M
Carlos Gutierrez, Erik Miller
SFG · Buster Posey −$1.6M
Marcelo Mayer
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BOS / TBR Nov 18, 2025
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Tristan Gray
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
Luis Guerrero
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · STL / BOS Jul 31, 2025
STL · John Mozeliak +$8.8M
Blaze Jordan
BOS · Craig Breslow −$8.8M
Steven Matz
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · BOS / ATL Aug 3, 2026
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.8M
Eli White
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$0.8M
Tyler Uberstine
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · BOS / BAL Aug 12, 2026
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.0M
Harold Rivas
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · BOS / PIT Jul 29, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$2.4M
Quinn Priester
PIT · Ben Cherington −$2.4M
Nick Yorke
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · BOS / ANA Jul 30, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.8M
Luis García
ANA · Perry Minasian −$0.8M
Yeferson Vargas, Niko Kavadas, Matthew Lugo, Ryan Zeferjahn
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · LAD / BOS Jul 31, 2025
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$1.6M
Zach Ehrhard, James Tibbs III
BOS · Craig Breslow −$1.6M
Dustin May
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BOS / STL Dec 22, 2025
BOS · Craig Breslow +$19.2M
Willson Contreras
STL · John Mozeliak −$19.2M
Blake Aita, Hunter Dobbins, Yhoiker Fajardo
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · BOS / WSN Jul 26, 2026
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Curtis Mead
WSN · Paul Toboni +$0.0M
Connelly Early
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · BOS / BAL Aug 3, 2026
BOS · Craig Breslow +$3.2M
Adley Rutschman, Jake Rogers
BAL · Mike Elias −$3.2M
Kyson Witherspoon, Enddy Azocar, Anthony Eyanson#36.3, Carlos Narváez
Too soon to call unsettled

Players acquired — 66 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr RFA PPA CPA
Garrett Crochet P BOS Trade 2024 2 +6.1 +3.0 -1.46 23.4% 1.89%
Aroldis Chapman P BOS Free agency 2024 2 +4.1 +2.1 10.2% 0.91%
Willson Contreras C BOS Trade 2025 1 +4.1 +4.1 -3.09 4.7% 0.50%
Payton Tolle P BOS Draft 2025 1 +3.8 +3.8
Ranger Suarez P BOS Free agency 2026 1 +3.7 +3.7 4.1% 0.45%
Alex Bregman 3B BOS Free agency 2025 1 +3.6 +3.6 13.9% 1.23%
Roman Anthony DH/OF BOS Draft 2025 2 +3.3 +1.7
Sonny Gray P BOS Trade 2026 1 +3.2 +3.2 -1.47 3.9% 0.40%
Caleb Durbin 3B BOS Trade 2026 1 +3.1 +3.1 +1.00 3.7% 0.38%
Carlos Narváez C BOS Trade 2024 1 +2.7 +2.7 -0.02 10.7% 0.94%
Tyler O'Neill OF BOS Trade 2024 1 +2.5 +2.5 11.7% 0.76%
Lucas Giolito P BOS Free agency 2024 1 +1.9 +1.9 7.2% 0.65%
Connelly Early P BOS Draft 2025 2 +1.8 +0.9
Greg Weissert P BOS Trade 2024 3 +1.6 +0.5 +0.39 2.4% 0.16%
Romy Gonzalez 1B/2B BOS Trade 2024 2 +1.5 +0.8 1.1% 0.07%
Nick Sogard 2B BOS Draft 2024 2 +1.4 +0.7
Patrick Sandoval P BOS Free agency 2024 1 +1.1 +1.1 1.5% 0.14%
Cooper Criswell P BOS Trade 2024 1 +1.1 +1.1 5.1% 0.34%
Isiah Kiner-Falefa SS BOS Free agency 2026 1 +1.0 +1.0 1.4% 0.13%
Justin Wilson P BOS Free agency 2024 1 +1.0 +1.0 3.8% 0.35%
Hunter Dobbins P BOS Draft 2025 1 +0.9 +0.9
Tayron Guerrero P BOS Free agency 2026 1 +0.9 +0.9 1.2% 0.12%
Jahmai Jones DH/OF BOS Trade 2026 1 +0.8 +0.8 +1.17 1.1% 0.11%
Sean Newcomb P BOS Trade 2025 1 +0.7 +0.7 2.6% 0.25%
Mickey Gasper C/DH BOS Draft 2024 1 +0.6 +0.6
Nate Eaton 3B/OF BOS Free agency 2024 2 +0.5 +0.3 1.3% 0.12%
Nathaniel Lowe 1B BOS Trade 2025 1 +0.5 +0.5 1.7% 0.16%
Marcelo Mayer 2B/3B BOS Draft 2025 1 +0.4 +0.4
Anthony Seigler 2B/3B BOS Trade 2026 1 +0.4 +0.4 +1.00 0.6% 0.06%
Kyle Harrison P BOS Trade 2025 1 +0.4 +0.4 -15.12 1.3% 0.13%
Cam Booser P BOS Draft 2024 1 +0.3 +0.3
Luis Guerrero P BOS Draft 2024 1 +0.3 +0.3
Adley Rutschman C BOS Trade 2026 1 +0.3 +0.3 -7.32 0.4% 0.04%
Erik Miller P BOS Trade 2026 1 +0.3 +0.3 -0.60 0.4% 0.04%
Tyler Samaniego P BOS Trade 2025 1 +0.2 +0.2 +0.77
Jake Rogers C BOS Trade 2026 1 +0.2 +0.2 -7.32 0.3% 0.02%
Nick Burdi P BOS Free agency 2025 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.3% 0.03%
Jovani Morán P BOS Trade 2024 2 +0.1 +0.1 +0.16 0.1% 0.01%
Eduardo Rivera P BOS Draft 2026 1 +0.1 +0.1
Chase Shugart P BOS Draft 2024 1 +0.1 +0.1
Naoyuki Uwasawa P BOS Trade 2024 1 +0.1 +0.1
José De León P BOS Trade 2025 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.4% 0.04%
Eli White OF BOS Trade 2026 1 +0.1 +0.1 -1.09 0.1% 0.01%
Quinn Priester P BOS Trade 2024 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.5% 0.04%
Raymond Burgos P BOS Free agency 2026 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
Jhostynxon Garcia OF BOS Draft 2025 1 +0.0 +0.0
Liam Hendriks P BOS Free agency 2024 -0.0
Seth Martinez P BOS Free agency 2026 -0.0
Zach Penrod P BOS Draft 2024 -0.0
Dominic Smith 1B/OF BOS Free agency 2024 1 -0.0 -0.0 1.6% 0.10%
Tyler Heineman C BOS Trade 2024 1 +0.0 +0.0 +0.07 0.1% 0.01%
Danny Jansen C BOS Trade 2024 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1% 0.00%
Ryan Watson P BOS Trade 2026 1 +0.0 +0.0 -0.01 0.0% 0.00%
Curtis Mead 1B/3B BOS Trade 2026 1 +0.0 +0.0 -1.16 0.0% 0.00%
Tsung-Che Cheng SS BOS Trade 2026 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1% 0.01%
Danny Coulombe P BOS Free agency 2026 -0.1
Tommy Kahnle P BOS Free agency 2026 -0.1
Johan Oviedo P BOS Trade 2025 -0.1 +0.77
Robert Stock P BOS Free agency 2025 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.3% 0.04%
Tyler Uberstine P BOS Draft 2026 -0.1
Jamie Westbrook 2B BOS Rule 5 2024 -0.1
Kristian Campbell 2B BOS Draft 2025 -0.2
Isaiah Campbell P BOS Free agency 2024 -0.4
Bailey Horn P BOS Trade 2024 -0.5 +0.13
Andruw Monasterio 2B/3B/SS BOS Trade 2026 -0.5 +1.00
Abraham Toro 2B/3B BOS Free agency 2025 -0.6

Trade-side columns: RFA is playoff-readiness percentage points added to the future roster foundation. It grades the franchise's entire side of a trade, so the same score repeats for every player acquired in that package. PPA/CPA remain player-level arrival-year probability points.

WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.

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