GM: Dan Duquette
1999: made playoffs · 94–68. Ranks are vs the 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Martínez | 27 | FA-elig | 31 | 11.6 | 11.1 | +3.5 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 25 | arb | 135 | 6.3 | 1.4 | +6.5 |
| Troy O'Leary | 29 | FA-elig | 157 | 3.3 | 3.5 | +0.7 |
| Bret Saberhagen | 35 | FA-elig | 22 | 3.3 | 3.5 | +0.6 |
| Trot Nixon | 25 | arb | 124 | 3.0 | 0.2 | +3.6 |
| Jose Offerman | 30 | FA-elig | 149 | 2.8 | 5.0 | -1.5 |
| Mike Stanley | 36 | FA-elig | 136 | 2.2 | 3.5 | -0.7 |
| Derek Lowe | 26 | pre-arb | 74 | 2.2 | 0.2 | +2.6 |
| Jason Varitek | 27 | pre-arb | 144 | 2.2 | 0.2 | +2.6 |
| Brian Daubach | 27 | pre-arb | 110 | 2.0 | 0.2 | +2.3 |
| Pat Rapp | 31 | FA-elig | 37 | 1.6 | 1.6 | +0.4 |
| John Valentin | 32 | FA-elig | 113 | 1.3 | 6.3 | -4.7 |
| Darren Lewis | 31 | FA-elig | 135 | 1.3 | 2.1 | -0.5 |
| Rheal Cormier | 32 | FA-elig | 60 | 0.9 | 0.9 | +0.2 |
| Rich Garces | 28 | FA-elig | 30 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Juan Pena | 22 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Kent Mercker↔ STL | 31 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Tim Wakefield | 32 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.7 | 4.0 | -3.2 |
| Damon Buford | 29 | FA-elig | 91 | 0.6 | 1.1 | -0.4 |
| Mark Portugal | 36 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.6 | 2.7 | -2.0 |
| Rod Beck↔ CHC | 30 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.4 | 1.5 | -1.0 |
| Scott Hatteberg | 29 | arb | 30 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Bryce Florie↔ DET | 29 | arb | 14 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.0 |
| Ramon Martinez | 31 | FA-elig | 4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -1.1 |
| Brian Rose | 23 | – | 22 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Creighton Gubanich | 27 | – | 18 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Tom Gordon | 31 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.2 | 3.8 | -3.5 |
| Tim Harikkala | 27 | – | 7 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jin Ho Cho | 23 | – | 9 | 0.1 | – | – |
| John Wasdin | 26 | arb | 45 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Steve Lomasney | 21 | – | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Reggie Jefferson | 30 | FA-elig | 83 | -0.0 | 3.4 | -3.4 |
| Lou Merloni | 28 | pre-arb | 43 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Kirk Bullinger | 29 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Tomo Ohka | 23 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Donnie Sadler | 24 | pre-arb | 49 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Chad Fonville | 28 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Butch Huskey↔ SEA | 27 | FA-elig | 45 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Bob Wolcott | 25 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Michael Coleman | 23 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Wilton Veras | 21 | pre-arb | 36 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Jon Nunnally | 27 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Marino Santana | 27 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Lenny Webster↔ BAL | 34 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Kip Gross | 34 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Mark Guthrie↔ CHC | 33 | FA-elig | 46 | -0.3 | 1.3 | -1.7 |
| Jeff Frye | 32 | FA-elig | 41 | -0.5 | 2.4 | -3.0 |
| Jim Corsi↔ BAL | 37 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jose Offerman | 2.8 |
| Brian Daubach | 2.0 |
| Pat Rapp | 1.6 |
| Rheal Cormier | 0.9 |
| Juan Pena | 0.7 |
| Kent Mercker | 0.7 |
| Player | 1998 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Mo Vaughn | 6.3 |
| Darren Bragg | 2.6 |
| Mike Benjamin | 2.1 |
| Jim Leyritz | 0.7 |
| Pete Schourek | 0.5 |
| Midre Cummings | 0.4 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1999, 1999–2005. 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 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Martínez | 27 | 7.000 | $11.1M | $11.5M | $13.0M | $14.0M | $15.5M | $17.5M | FREE AGENT |
| John Valentin | 32 | 7.000 | $6.3M | $6.3M | $6.3M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jose Offerman | 30 | 9.000 | $5.0M | $5.8M | $6.8M | $4.8M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tim Wakefield | 32 | 7.000 | $4.0M | $4.5M | $3.0M | $3.2M | $4.0M | $4.3M | $4.7M |
| Tom Gordon | 31 | 11.000 | $3.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Troy O'Leary | 29 | 6.000 | $3.5M | $4.0M | $4.6M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Bret Saberhagen | 35 | 15.000 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | $5.0M | ||||
| Mike Stanley | 36 | 13.000 | $3.5M | $2.3M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Reggie Jefferson | 30 | 8.000 | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Portugal | 36 | 14.000 | $2.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Frye | 32 | 7.000 | $2.4M | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Darren Lewis | 31 | 9.000 | $2.1M | $2.4M | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Pat Rapp | 31 | 7.000 | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rod Beck | 30 | 8.000 | $1.5M | $3.5M | $4.5M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ramon Martinez | 31 | 11.000 | $1.5M | $6.3M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mark Guthrie | 33 | 10.000 | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Damon Buford | 29 | 6.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rheal Cormier | 32 | 8.000 | $900k | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Butch Huskey | 27 | 6.000 | $567k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kip Gross | 34 | 9.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jim Corsi | 37 | 11.000 | $479k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kent Mercker | 31 | 10.000 | $403k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rich Garces | 28 | 9.000 | $300k | $610k | $1.4M | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Lenny Webster | 34 | 10.000 | $207k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nomar Garciaparra | 25 | 3.000 | $1.4M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| John Wasdin | 26 | 4.000 | $500k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bryce Florie | 29 | 5.000 | $444k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Hatteberg | 29 | 4.000 | $350k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Trot Nixon | 25 | 3.000 | $200k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chad Fonville | 28 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jon Nunnally | 27 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bob Wolcott | 25 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Lowe | 26 | 2.000 | $245k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jason Varitek | 27 | 2.000 | $238k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Brian Daubach | 27 | 1.000 | $215k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Michael Coleman | 23 | 2.000 | $200k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Donnie Sadler | 24 | 1.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Lou Merloni | 28 | 1.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Juan Pena | 22 | 0.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Wilton Veras | 21 | 0.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tomo Ohka | 23 | 0.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tim Harikkala | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Brian Rose | 23 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jin Ho Cho | 23 | – | — | ||||||
| Kirk Bullinger | 29 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Marino Santana | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Creighton Gubanich | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Steve Lomasney | 21 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Red Sox 1999; 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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