GM: Lou Gorman
1988: made playoffs · 89–73. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Clemens | 25 | arb | 35 | 9.2 | 1.4 | +1.5 |
| Wade Boggs | 30 | FA-elig | 155 | 8.7 | 1.6 | +1.1 |
| Mike Greenwell | 24 | arb | 158 | 7.8 | 0.2 | +2.2 |
| Ellis Burks | 23 | pre-arb | 144 | 5.2 | 0.1 | +1.5 |
| Bruce Hurst | 30 | FA-elig | 33 | 3.8 | 0.9 | +0.3 |
| Dwight Evans | 36 | FA-elig | 149 | 3.5 | 1.6 | -0.5 |
| Jody Reed | 25 | pre-arb | 109 | 3.4 | 0.1 | +1.0 |
| Mike Boddicker↔ BAL | 30 | FA-elig | 15 | 2.1 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Lee Smith | 30 | FA-elig | 64 | 1.6 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| Dennis Lamp | 35 | FA-elig | 46 | 1.3 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Rich Gedman | 28 | FA-elig | 95 | 1.3 | 1.0 | -0.5 |
| Rick Cerone | 34 | – | 84 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Wes Gardner | 27 | arb | 36 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Spike Owen | 27 | arb | 89 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Marty Barrett | 30 | FA-elig | 150 | 0.9 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Bob Stanley | 33 | FA-elig | 57 | 0.8 | 1.1 | -0.8 |
| Jim Rice | 35 | FA-elig | 135 | 0.7 | 2.2 | -2.0 |
| Todd Benzinger | 25 | pre-arb | 120 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Tom Bolton | 26 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Jeff Sellers | 24 | arb | 18 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Brady Anderson↔ BAL | 24 | pre-arb | 41 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Carlos Quintana | 22 | – | 5 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Larry Parrish↔ TEX | 34 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Mike Rochford | 25 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Bob Woodward | 25 | arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Zach Crouch | 22 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Randy Kutcher | 28 | – | 19 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Steve Curry | 22 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| John Trautwein | 25 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| John Marzano | 25 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Pat Dodson | 28 | – | 17 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Oil Can Boyd | 28 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Steve Ellsworth | 27 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Ed Romero | 30 | FA-elig | 31 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Sam Horn | 24 | pre-arb | 24 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Mike Smithson | 33 | FA-elig | 31 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Kevin Romine | 27 | arb | 57 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Mike Boddicker | 2.1 |
| Lee Smith | 1.6 |
| Dennis Lamp | 1.3 |
| Rick Cerone | 1.0 |
| Brady Anderson | 0.2 |
| Carlos Quintana | 0.2 |
| Player | 1987 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Al Nipper | 0.5 |
| Don Baylor | 0.4 |
| Calvin Schiraldi | 0.3 |
| Dave Henderson | 0.2 |
| Glenn Hoffman | 0.1 |
| Dave Sax | -0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1988, 1988–1994. 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 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Rice | 35 | 14.000 | $2.2M | $2.4M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Wade Boggs | 30 | 6.000 | $1.6M | $1.9M | $1.9M | $2.8M | $2.7M | FREE AGENT | |
| Dwight Evans | 36 | 16.000 | $1.6M | $1.1M | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Bob Stanley | 33 | 11.000 | $1.1M | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Rich Gedman | 28 | 8.000 | $953k | $1.1M | $736k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Bruce Hurst | 30 | 8.000 | $900k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Lee Smith | 30 | 8.000 | $850k | $1.4M | $994k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Marty Barrett | 30 | 6.000 | $675k | $775k | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Oil Can Boyd | 28 | 6.000 | $550k | $550k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ed Romero | 30 | 11.000 | $415k | $46k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Smithson | 33 | 6.000 | $395k | $540k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Boddicker | 30 | 8.000 | $354k | $1.4M | $675k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Larry Parrish | 34 | 14.000 | $238k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dennis Lamp | 35 | 11.000 | $235k | $380k | $725k | $750k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Rick Cerone | 34 | 13.000 | — | $490k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Clemens | 25 | 4.000 | $1.4M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Spike Owen | 27 | 5.000 | $525k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Greenwell | 24 | 3.000 | $205k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jeff Sellers | 24 | 3.000 | $135k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Wes Gardner | 27 | 4.000 | $117k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bob Woodward | 25 | 3.000 | $86k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Kevin Romine | 27 | 3.000 | $78k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Burks | 23 | 1.000 | $125k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Todd Benzinger | 25 | 1.000 | $85k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Sam Horn | 24 | 1.000 | $80k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| John Marzano | 25 | 1.000 | $77k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tom Bolton | 26 | 1.000 | $75k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jody Reed | 25 | 1.000 | $64k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Steve Ellsworth | 27 | 0.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| John Trautwein | 25 | 0.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brady Anderson | 24 | 0.000 | $27k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Zach Crouch | 22 | – | — | ||||||
| Steve Curry | 22 | – | — | ||||||
| Pat Dodson | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Randy Kutcher | 28 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Carlos Quintana | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Rochford | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Red Sox 1988; 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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