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Red Sox BOS

198983–79 (0.512)
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GM: Lou Gorman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1989, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$19M
Surplus $M
-3
Win %
0.512
TAB
+5.5
WAB
-3.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
43.6
Dead money %
33%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-3.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1989 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRick Cerone97
LRich Gedman91
RJohn Marzano7
RRandy Kutcher1

1B

RNick Esasky153
LDanny Heep19
LSam Horn2
RCarlos Quintana1

2B

RMarty Barrett80
RJody Reed69
REd Romero⇄46
RLuis Rivera2

3B

LWade Boggs152
RRandy Kutcher6
RJody Reed4

SS

RLuis Rivera89
RJody Reed78

LF

LMike Greenwell139
LDanny Heep17
RRandy Kutcher11
RKevin Romine9
RCarlos Quintana4
RDana Williams1
RNick Esasky1

CF

REllis Burks95
RKevin Romine48
RRandy Kutcher21
LJeff Stone⇄5
RCarlos Quintana1

RF

RDwight Evans77
LDanny Heep59
RKevin Romine32
RRandy Kutcher25
RCarlos Quintana17
LJeff Stone⇄8
RJody Reed1
RRick Cerone1

DH

RDwight Evans69
RJim Rice53
LSam Horn11
LDanny Heep9
RCarlos Quintana5
LMike Greenwell5
RMarty Barrett4
LWade Boggs3
RDana Williams1
RKevin Romine1
RRick Cerone1

Starters

RRoger Clemens5.1 WAR
RMike Boddicker2.9 WAR
RJohn Dopson1.8 WAR
RWes Gardner0.7 WAR
LJoe Price⇄0.2 WAR
ROil Can Boyd0.2 WAR
LTom Bolton0.1 WAR
REric Hetzel-0.1 WAR
RMike Smithson-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RLee Smith25 sv
LRob Murphy0 h
RBob Stanley0 h
RDennis Lamp0 h
RGreg Harris⇄0 h
LTom Bolton0 h
LMike Rochford0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 1988)

PlayerfWAR
Nick Esasky4.2
Rob Murphy1.9
John Dopson1.8
Luis Rivera0.7
Danny Heep0.6
Greg Harris0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1988)

Player1988 fWAR
Bruce Hurst3.8
Spike Owen0.9
Todd Benzinger0.4
Jeff Sellers0.3
Brady Anderson0.2
Larry Parrish0.1

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Red Sox. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1989; everyone else is shown as a 1989 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Roger Clemens 1989 +5.1 +102.4 2.3 +100.1 $0.4M 2.50× –
Wade Boggs 1989 +8.3 +94.8 1.9 +92.9 $0.2M 1.43× –
Mike Boddicker 1989 +2.9 +44.7 1.4 +43.4 $0.5M 1.96× –
Mike Greenwell 1989 +3.4 +43.7 0.5 +43.2 $0.1M 1.60× –
Dwight Evans 1989 +3.4 +43.2 1.1 +42.1 $0.3M 1.60× –
Ellis Burks 1989 +3.2 +41.0 0.3 +40.8 $0.1M 1.60× –
Nick Esasky 1989 +4.2 +40.1 0.6 +39.5 $0.1M 1.20× –
Jody Reed 1989 +3.1 +29.4 0.2 +29.2 $0.1M 1.18× –
Rob Murphy 1989 +1.9 +29.2 0.3 +28.9 $0.2M 1.95× –
Lee Smith 1989 +1.5 +23.5 1.4 +22.1 $0.9M 1.95× –
John Dopson 1989 +1.8 +20.8 0.1 +20.7 $0.1M 1.49× –
Dennis Lamp 1989 +1.6 +12.3 0.4 +11.9 $0.2M 0.98× –
Randy Kutcher 1989 +1.0 +7.0 0.1 +6.9 $0.1M 0.83× –
Wes Gardner 1989 +0.7 +5.6 0.3 +5.3 $0.4M 1.02× –
Danny Heep 1989 +0.6 +4.1 0.4 +3.7 $0.6M 0.83× –
Luis Rivera 1989 +0.7 +3.5 0.1 +3.4 $0.1M 0.61× –
Marty Barrett 1989 +0.8 +3.7 0.8 +3.0 $0.9M 0.56× –
Rick Cerone 1989 +0.8 +3.5 0.5 +3.0 $0.6M 0.52× –
Kevin Romine 1989 +0.4 +2.5 0.2 +2.3 $0.5M 0.83× –
Greg Harris↔ 1989 +0.3 +1.8 0.1 +1.7 $0.3M 0.67× –
Bob Stanley 1989 +0.5 +2.5 1.1 +1.4 $2.3M 0.67× –
Joe Price↔ 1989 +0.2 +1.2 0.1 +1.1 $0.3M 0.67× –
Oil Can Boyd 1989 +0.2 +1.5 0.6 +1.0 $2.9M 1.02× –
Eric Hetzel 1989 -0.1 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 1.02× –
Mike Smithson 1989 -0.3 -1.5 0.5 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Rich Gedman 1989 -0.3 -1.2 1.1 -2.4 – 0.52× –
Carlos Quintana 1989 -0.5 -3.6 0.1 -3.6 – 0.83× –
Ed Romero↔ 1989 -0.8 -3.6 0.0 -3.6 – 0.56× –
Jim Rice 1989 -0.7 -3.8 2.4 -6.2 – 0.69× –
Dana Williams 1989 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.69× –
Jeff Stone↔ 1989 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.83× –
John Marzano 1989 +0.4 +1.7 – – – 0.52× –
Mike Rochford 1989 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Sam Horn 1989 -0.5 -2.9 – – – 0.69× –
Tom Bolton 1989 +0.1 +1.1 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+43.6+545.419.0+528.7—

Trades

Every graded 1989 deal involving the Red Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 1 total.

1989 · BOS / CHW
BOS · Lou Gorman +$0.0M
Ray Chadwick
CHW · Larry Himes +$0.0M
Dana Williams
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

1989 payroll
$18.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 1989, 1989–1995. 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.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Jim Rice3615.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Wade Boggs317.000$1.9M$1.9M$2.8M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Lee Smith319.000$1.4M$994kFREE AGENT
Mike Boddicker319.000$1.4M$675kFREE AGENT
Rich Gedman299.000$1.1M$736kFREE AGENT
Dwight Evans3717.000$1.1M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Bob Stanley3412.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Marty Barrett317.000$775k$1.0MFREE AGENT
Nick Esasky296.000$570kFREE AGENT
Oil Can Boyd297.000$550kFREE AGENT
Mike Smithson347.000$540kFREE AGENT
Rick Cerone3514.000$490kFREE AGENT
Dennis Lamp3612.000$380k$725k$750kFREE AGENT
Danny Heep3110.000$365k$595kFREE AGENT
Greg Harris338.000$83k$590k$1.3M$1.4M$1.5M$1.6MFREE AGENT
Joe Price329.000$55kFREE AGENT
Ed Romero3112.000$46kFREE AGENT
Jeff Stone286.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Roger Clemens265.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Mike Greenwell254.000$500kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Murphy294.000$295kARB 3FREE AGENT
Wes Gardner285.000$285kFREE AGENT
Kevin Romine284.000$200kARB 3FREE AGENT
John Dopson254.000$125kARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Rivera253.000$105kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Kutcher293.000$90kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Ellis Burks242.000$275kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jody Reed262.000$175kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Quintana231.000$71kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Hetzel250.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Bolton272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Horn252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Marzano262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Rochford261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dana Williams26–—

Graphs

How each 1989 acquisition stacked onto Red Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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