GM: Lou Gorman
1986: won pennant · 95–66. Ranks are vs the 26 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | 28 | arb | 149 | 7.7 | 1.4 | +1.0 |
| Roger Clemens | 23 | pre-arb | 33 | 7.1 | 0.3 | +1.8 |
| Jim Rice | 33 | FA-elig | 157 | 5.5 | 2.0 | -0.4 |
| Dwight Evans | 34 | FA-elig | 152 | 4.5 | 1.0 | +0.3 |
| Bruce Hurst | 28 | FA-elig | 25 | 4.2 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| Rich Gedman | 26 | FA-elig | 135 | 3.2 | 0.7 | +0.3 |
| Oil Can Boyd | 26 | arb | 30 | 2.4 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Marty Barrett | 28 | arb | 158 | 2.3 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Tom Seaver↔ CHW | 41 | FA-elig | 16 | 2.3 | 0.6 | +0.0 |
| Don Baylor | 37 | FA-elig | 160 | 1.3 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| Calvin Schiraldi | 24 | pre-arb | 25 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Al Nipper | 27 | arb | 26 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Bob Stanley | 31 | FA-elig | 66 | 0.8 | 1.1 | -0.8 |
| Steve Crawford | 28 | FA-elig | 40 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Mike Greenwell | 22 | pre-arb | 31 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Joe Sambito | 34 | FA-elig | 53 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Dave Henderson↔ SEA | 27 | arb | 36 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Bob Woodward | 23 | – | 9 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Dave Sax | 27 | – | 4 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Kevin Romine | 25 | – | 35 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Pat Dodson | 26 | – | 9 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Bill Buckner | 36 | FA-elig | 153 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Steve Lyons↔ CHW | 26 | – | 59 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Wes Gardner | 25 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mike Trujillo↔ SEA | 26 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Jeff Sellers | 22 | – | 14 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Stenhouse | 28 | – | 21 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Brown↔ SEA | 27 | arb | 15 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Rey Quinones↔ SEA | 22 | pre-arb | 62 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Glenn Hoffman | 27 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Sammy Stewart | 31 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Marc Sullivan | 27 | arb | 41 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Spike Owen↔ SEA | 25 | arb | 42 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Tony Armas | 32 | FA-elig | 121 | -0.7 | 1.0 | -1.2 |
| La Schelle Tarver | 27 | – | 13 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Tim Lollar | 30 | FA-elig | 33 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Dave Stapleton | 32 | FA-elig | 39 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Ed Romero | 28 | FA-elig | 100 | -1.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Tom Seaver | 2.3 |
| Don Baylor | 1.3 |
| Calvin Schiraldi | 1.3 |
| Joe Sambito | 0.3 |
| Dave Henderson | 0.3 |
| Pat Dodson | 0.2 |
| Player | 1985 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Bob Ojeda | 3.1 |
| Bruce Kison | 1.0 |
| Mike Easler | 0.5 |
| Rick Miller | 0.3 |
| Mark Clear | 0.2 |
| Ed Jurak | -0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1986, 1986–1992. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.
| Player | Age | Svc | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rice | 33 | 12.000 | $2.0M | $2.1M | $2.2M | $2.4M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Bob Stanley | 31 | 9.000 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Dwight Evans | 34 | 14.000 | $1.0M | $1.1M | $1.6M | $1.1M | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |
| Tony Armas | 32 | 10.000 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bill Buckner | 36 | 17.000 | $785k | $208k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Don Baylor | 37 | 16.000 | $661k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rich Gedman | 26 | 6.000 | $650k | $773k | $953k | $1.1M | $736k | FREE AGENT | |
| Tom Seaver | 41 | 19.000 | $647k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tim Lollar | 30 | 6.000 | $541k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joe Sambito | 34 | 10.000 | $500k | $360k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bruce Hurst | 28 | 6.000 | $495k | $700k | $900k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Sammy Stewart | 31 | 8.000 | $381k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ed Romero | 28 | 9.000 | $375k | $415k | $415k | $46k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Glenn Hoffman | 27 | 6.000 | $350k | $197k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Steve Crawford | 28 | 6.000 | $330k | $396k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dave Stapleton | 32 | 6.000 | $300k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Boggs | 28 | 4.000 | $1.4M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Marty Barrett | 28 | 4.000 | $435k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Oil Can Boyd | 26 | 4.000 | $375k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Al Nipper | 27 | 3.000 | $265k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Marc Sullivan | 27 | 4.000 | $110k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dave Henderson | 27 | 5.000 | $107k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Spike Owen | 25 | 3.000 | $70k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike Brown | 27 | 4.000 | $57k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Clemens | 23 | 2.000 | $340k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Calvin Schiraldi | 24 | 2.000 | $75k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Wes Gardner | 25 | 2.000 | $70k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mike Greenwell | 22 | 1.000 | $60k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Rey Quinones | 22 | 0.000 | $38k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Trujillo | 26 | 1.000 | $18k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Pat Dodson | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Steve Lyons | 26 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kevin Romine | 25 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Dave Sax | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Jeff Sellers | 22 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Stenhouse | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| La Schelle Tarver | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Bob Woodward | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Red Sox 1986; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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