GM: Theo Epstein
2005: made playoffs · 95–67. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ortiz | 29 | FA-elig | 159 | 5.3 | 5.2 | +4.7 |
| Trot Nixon | 31 | FA-elig | 124 | 3.8 | 7.5 | -0.4 |
| Jason Varitek | 33 | FA-elig | 133 | 3.5 | 8.0 | -1.3 |
| Bill Mueller | 34 | FA-elig | 150 | 3.5 | 2.5 | +4.0 |
| David Wells | 42 | FA-elig | 30 | 3.0 | 4.1 | +1.5 |
| Manny Ramirez | 33 | FA-elig | 152 | 2.9 | 22.0 | -16.5 |
| Johnny Damon | 31 | FA-elig | 148 | 2.7 | 8.2 | -3.1 |
| Matt Clement | 30 | FA-elig | 32 | 2.6 | 6.5 | -1.6 |
| Bronson Arroyo | 28 | arb | 35 | 2.4 | 1.9 | +2.7 |
| Mike Timlin | 39 | FA-elig | 81 | 1.8 | 2.8 | +0.7 |
| Tim Wakefield | 38 | FA-elig | 33 | 1.8 | 4.7 | -1.2 |
| Edgar Renteria | 28 | FA-elig | 153 | 1.8 | 8.0 | -4.6 |
| Curt Schilling | 38 | FA-elig | 32 | 1.7 | 14.5 | -11.3 |
| Tony Graffanino↔ KCR | 33 | FA-elig | 51 | 1.3 | 0.5 | +1.9 |
| Wade Miller | 28 | FA-elig | 16 | 1.1 | 1.5 | +0.6 |
| Kevin Youkilis | 26 | pre-arb | 44 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.8 |
| Mark Bellhorn↔ NYY | 30 | FA-elig | 85 | 0.6 | 2.5 | -1.3 |
| Jay Payton↔ OAK | 32 | FA-elig | 55 | 0.6 | 1.6 | -0.5 |
| Kevin Millar | 33 | FA-elig | 134 | 0.5 | 3.5 | -2.6 |
| Gabe Kapler | 29 | – | 36 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Doug Mirabelli | 34 | FA-elig | 50 | 0.4 | 1.5 | -0.7 |
| John Olerud | 36 | – | 87 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Jonathan Papelbon | 24 | – | 17 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Chad Bradford | 30 | – | 31 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Alex Cora↔ CLE | 29 | FA-elig | 47 | 0.3 | 1.3 | -0.8 |
| Lenny DiNardo | 25 | – | 8 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Geremi Gonzalez | 30 | – | 28 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Dave McCarty | 35 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Mike Myers | 36 | FA-elig | 65 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Alejandro Machado | 23 | – | 10 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Manny Delcarmen | 23 | – | 10 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Stanton↔ NYY | 38 | FA-elig | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Adam Hyzdu↔ SDP | 33 | arb | 12 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Scott Cassidy↔ SDP | 29 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| John Halama↔ WSN | 33 | FA-elig | 30 | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Roberto Petagine | 34 | – | 18 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Matt Perisho↔ MIA | 30 | FA-elig | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| José Cruz Jr.↔ ARI | 31 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Shawn Wooten | 32 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Hanley Ramirez | 21 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Abe Alvarez | 22 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Adam Stern | 25 | pre-arb | 36 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Craig Hansen | 21 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chad Harville↔ HOU | 28 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Blaine Neal↔ COL | 27 | arb | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Mike Remlinger↔ CHC | 39 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.1 |
| Matt Mantei | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.2 |
| Cla Meredith | 22 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kelly Shoppach | 25 | – | 9 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Alan Embree↔ NYY | 35 | FA-elig | 43 | -0.3 | 1.9 | -2.6 |
| Keith Foulke | 32 | FA-elig | 43 | -0.4 | 7.5 | -8.3 |
| Ramón Vázquez↔ CLE | 28 | arb | 27 | -1.0 | 0.5 | -2.4 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| David Wells | 3.0 |
| Matt Clement | 2.6 |
| Edgar Renteria | 1.8 |
| Tony Graffanino | 1.3 |
| Wade Miller | 1.1 |
| Jay Payton | 0.6 |
| Player | 2004 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Pedro Martínez | 4.8 |
| Derek Lowe | 2.3 |
| Orlando Cabrera | 0.7 |
| Scott Williamson | 0.4 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | 0.4 |
| Dave Roberts | 0.2 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2005, 2005–2011. 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 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Ramirez | 33 | 12.000 | $22.0M | $18.3M | $17.0M | $12.4M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Curt Schilling | 38 | 17.000 | $14.5M | $13.0M | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Johnny Damon | 31 | 10.000 | $8.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Edgar Renteria | 28 | 9.000 | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Varitek | 33 | 8.000 | $8.0M | $10.0M | $11.0M | $10.4M | $5.0M | $3.0M | $2.0M |
| Trot Nixon | 31 | 9.000 | $7.5M | $7.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Keith Foulke | 32 | 8.000 | $7.5M | $7.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Matt Clement | 30 | 7.000 | $6.5M | $9.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| David Ortiz | 29 | 8.000 | $5.2M | $6.5M | $13.2M | $13.0M | $13.0M | $13.0M | $12.5M |
| Tim Wakefield | 38 | 13.000 | $4.7M | $4.0M | $4.0M | $4.0M | $4.0M | $3.5M | $2.0M |
| David Wells | 42 | 18.000 | $4.1M | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Kevin Millar | 33 | 7.000 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Timlin | 39 | 14.000 | $2.8M | $3.0M | $2.8M | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Bill Mueller | 34 | 9.000 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Bellhorn | 30 | 8.000 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alan Embree | 35 | 13.000 | $1.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jay Payton | 32 | 7.000 | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Wade Miller | 28 | 6.000 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Doug Mirabelli | 34 | 9.000 | $1.5M | $1.2M | $750k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Alex Cora | 29 | 7.000 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $2.0M | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mike Remlinger | 39 | 14.000 | $788k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Mantei | 31 | 10.000 | $750k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Halama | 33 | 7.000 | $638k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Myers | 36 | 10.000 | $600k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dave McCarty | 35 | 12.000 | $550k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tony Graffanino | 33 | 9.000 | $510k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| José Cruz Jr. | 31 | 8.000 | $139k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Stanton | 38 | 16.000 | $68k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chad Harville | 28 | 6.000 | $65k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Perisho | 30 | 8.000 | $19k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Geremi Gonzalez | 30 | 8.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Olerud | 36 | 16.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Roberto Petagine | 34 | 11.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chad Bradford | 30 | 7.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gabe Kapler | 29 | 7.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronson Arroyo | 28 | 5.000 | $1.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ramón Vázquez | 28 | 4.000 | $485k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Adam Hyzdu | 33 | 5.000 | $155k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Blaine Neal | 27 | 4.000 | $135k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Shawn Wooten | 32 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Cassidy | 29 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Youkilis | 26 | 1.000 | $323k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Adam Stern | 25 | 0.000 | $316k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alejandro Machado | 23 | – | — | ||||||
| Lenny DiNardo | 25 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kelly Shoppach | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Abe Alvarez | 22 | – | — | ||||||
| Manny Delcarmen | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Hanley Ramirez | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Cla Meredith | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jonathan Papelbon | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Craig Hansen | 21 | 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 2005; 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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