GM: Theo Epstein
2004: World Series champions · 98–64. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Schilling | 37 | FA-elig | 32 | 6.5 | 12.0 | -0.8 |
| Pedro Martínez | 32 | FA-elig | 33 | 4.8 | 17.5 | -9.2 |
| Johnny Damon | 30 | FA-elig | 150 | 4.3 | 8.0 | -0.5 |
| David Ortiz | 28 | FA-elig | 150 | 4.2 | 4.6 | +2.6 |
| Jason Varitek | 32 | FA-elig | 137 | 4.1 | 6.9 | +0.1 |
| Mark Bellhorn | 29 | FA-elig | 138 | 3.4 | 0.5 | +5.4 |
| Manny Ramirez | 32 | FA-elig | 152 | 3.3 | 22.5 | -16.9 |
| Bronson Arroyo | 27 | arb | 32 | 3.2 | 0.3 | +5.2 |
| Derek Lowe | 31 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.3 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Keith Foulke | 31 | FA-elig | 72 | 1.6 | 3.5 | -0.7 |
| Kevin Youkilis | 25 | – | 72 | 1.5 | – | – |
| Kevin Millar | 32 | FA-elig | 150 | 1.5 | 3.3 | -0.8 |
| Tim Wakefield | 37 | FA-elig | 32 | 1.4 | 4.3 | -1.9 |
| Bill Mueller | 33 | FA-elig | 110 | 1.1 | 2.1 | -0.2 |
| Trot Nixon | 30 | FA-elig | 48 | 1.1 | 4.5 | -2.7 |
| Doug Mirabelli | 33 | FA-elig | 59 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +0.7 |
| Orlando Cabrera↔ WSN | 29 | FA-elig | 58 | 0.7 | 2.2 | -0.9 |
| Mike Timlin | 38 | FA-elig | 76 | 0.7 | 2.5 | -1.3 |
| Scott Williamson | 28 | arb | 28 | 0.4 | 3.2 | -2.5 |
| Alan Embree | 34 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.4 | 3.0 | -2.3 |
| Nomar Garciaparra↔ CHC | 30 | FA-elig | 38 | 0.4 | 5.4 | -4.7 |
| Dave Roberts↔ LAD | 32 | arb | 45 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.0 |
| Pokey Reese | 31 | FA-elig | 96 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -0.7 |
| Lenny DiNardo | 24 | pre-arb | 22 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Adam Hyzdu | 32 | – | 17 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ramiro Mendoza | 32 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.1 | 3.6 | -3.4 |
| Byung-Hyun Kim | 25 | arb | 7 | 0.1 | 3.4 | -3.3 |
| Gabe Kapler | 28 | FA-elig | 136 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Jimmy Anderson↔ CHC | 28 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jamie Brown | 27 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Frank Castillo | 35 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Joe Nelson | 29 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Myers↔ SEA | 35 | FA-elig | 25 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Earl Snyder | 28 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dave McCarty | 34 | FA-elig | 91 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Sandy Martinez↔ CLE | 33 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brian Daubach | 32 | FA-elig | 30 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Phil Seibel | 25 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Pedro Astacio | 35 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Curt Leskanic↔ KCR | 36 | FA-elig | 32 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| Terry Adams↔ TOR | 31 | FA-elig | 19 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Mark Malaska | 26 | – | 19 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Andy Dominique | 28 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ellis Burks | 39 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.1 |
| Abe Alvarez | 21 | – | 1 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Anastacio Martinez | 25 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Bobby Jones | 32 | – | 3 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Ricky Gutierrez↔ NYM | 34 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.4 | 1.9 | -2.6 |
| Doug Mientkiewicz↔ MIN | 30 | FA-elig | 49 | -0.6 | 1.1 | -2.1 |
| Cesar Crespo | 25 | arb | 52 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -1.4 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Curt Schilling | 6.5 |
| Mark Bellhorn | 3.4 |
| Keith Foulke | 1.6 |
| Kevin Youkilis | 1.5 |
| Orlando Cabrera | 0.7 |
| Dave Roberts | 0.2 |
| Player | 2003 fWAR |
|---|---|
| John Burkett | 2.6 |
| Casey Fossum | 1.2 |
| Todd Walker | 0.9 |
| Brandon Lyon | 0.6 |
| Todd Jones | 0.3 |
| Shea Hillenbrand | 0.2 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2004, 2004–2010. 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 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Ramirez | 32 | 11.000 | $22.5M | $22.0M | $18.3M | $17.0M | $12.4M | FREE AGENT | |
| Pedro Martínez | 32 | 12.000 | $17.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Curt Schilling | 37 | 16.000 | $12.0M | $14.5M | $13.0M | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Johnny Damon | 30 | 9.000 | $8.0M | $8.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jason Varitek | 32 | 7.000 | $6.9M | $8.0M | $10.0M | $11.0M | $10.4M | $5.0M | $3.0M |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 30 | 8.000 | $5.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| David Ortiz | 28 | 7.000 | $4.6M | $5.2M | $6.5M | $13.2M | $13.0M | $13.0M | $13.0M |
| Trot Nixon | 30 | 8.000 | $4.5M | $7.5M | $7.5M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Derek Lowe | 31 | 7.000 | $4.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tim Wakefield | 37 | 12.000 | $4.3M | $4.7M | $4.0M | $4.0M | $4.0M | $4.0M | $3.5M |
| Ramiro Mendoza | 32 | 8.000 | $3.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Keith Foulke | 31 | 7.000 | $3.5M | $7.5M | $7.8M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Kevin Millar | 32 | 6.000 | $3.3M | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Alan Embree | 34 | 12.000 | $3.0M | $1.9M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Timlin | 38 | 13.000 | $2.5M | $2.8M | $3.0M | $2.8M | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |
| Orlando Cabrera | 29 | 7.000 | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bill Mueller | 33 | 8.000 | $2.1M | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ricky Gutierrez | 34 | 11.000 | $1.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 30 | 6.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pokey Reese | 31 | 7.000 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Doug Mirabelli | 33 | 8.000 | $825k | $1.5M | $1.2M | $750k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Curt Leskanic | 36 | 11.000 | $784k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gabe Kapler | 28 | 6.000 | $750k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ellis Burks | 39 | 17.000 | $750k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Terry Adams | 31 | 9.000 | $530k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brian Daubach | 32 | 6.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dave McCarty | 34 | 11.000 | $500k | $550k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mark Bellhorn | 29 | 7.000 | $490k | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Myers | 35 | 9.000 | $183k | $600k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Pedro Astacio | 35 | 12.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Frank Castillo | 35 | 13.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bobby Jones | 32 | 7.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Sandy Martinez | 33 | 9.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byung-Hyun Kim | 25 | 5.000 | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Williamson | 28 | 5.000 | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dave Roberts | 32 | 5.000 | $388k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bronson Arroyo | 27 | 4.000 | $332k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Cesar Crespo | 25 | 3.000 | $309k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jimmy Anderson | 28 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adam Hyzdu | 32 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Joe Nelson | 29 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny DiNardo | 24 | 0.000 | $300k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Andy Dominique | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Jamie Brown | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Anastacio Martinez | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Earl Snyder | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Phil Seibel | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Kevin Youkilis | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mark Malaska | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Abe Alvarez | 21 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Red Sox 2004; 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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