GM: Theo Epstein
2007: World Series champions · 96–66. 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 | 31 | FA-elig | 149 | 6.3 | 13.2 | +0.3 |
| Josh Beckett | 27 | FA-elig | 30 | 5.7 | 6.7 | +5.6 |
| Mike Lowell | 33 | FA-elig | 154 | 4.5 | 9.0 | +0.7 |
| Coco Crisp | 27 | arb | 145 | 4.4 | 3.8 | +5.6 |
| Kevin Youkilis | 28 | arb | 145 | 4.1 | 0.4 | +8.4 |
| Dustin Pedroia | 23 | pre-arb | 139 | 3.7 | 0.4 | +7.6 |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | 26 | pre-arb | 32 | 2.8 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| Jason Varitek | 35 | FA-elig | 131 | 2.6 | 11.0 | -5.3 |
| Curt Schilling | 40 | FA-elig | 24 | 2.3 | 13.0 | -8.0 |
| Jonathan Papelbon | 26 | pre-arb | 59 | 2.1 | 0.4 | +4.0 |
| J.D. Drew | 31 | FA-elig | 140 | 2.0 | 14.0 | -9.8 |
| Tim Wakefield | 40 | FA-elig | 31 | 1.9 | 4.0 | +0.0 |
| Manny Ramirez | 35 | FA-elig | 133 | 1.2 | 17.0 | -14.4 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 23 | – | 33 | 1.2 | 0.4 | +2.2 |
| Hideki Okajima | 31 | pre-arb | 66 | 1.1 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Julian Tavarez | 34 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.9 | 3.4 | -1.5 |
| Clay Buchholz | 22 | – | 4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +1.4 |
| Brendan Donnelly | 35 | arb | 27 | 0.5 | 1.4 | -0.3 |
| Alex Cora | 31 | FA-elig | 83 | 0.5 | 2.0 | -1.0 |
| Kason Gabbard↔ TEX | 25 | – | 7 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Julio Lugo | 31 | FA-elig | 147 | 0.4 | 8.2 | -7.4 |
| Manny Delcarmen | 25 | – | 44 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Eric Gagne↔ TEX | 31 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.3 | 2.2 | -1.6 |
| Jon Lester | 23 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.0 |
| Brandon Moss | 23 | – | 15 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Bobby Kielty↔ OAK | 30 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.1 | 1.3 | -1.0 |
| Bryan Corey | 33 | – | 9 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Javier López | 29 | arb | 61 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| David Murphy↔ TEX | 25 | – | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Mike Timlin | 41 | FA-elig | 50 | 0.0 | 2.8 | -2.8 |
| Jeff Bailey | 28 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Joel Pineiro↔ STL | 28 | FA-elig | 31 | -0.1 | 2.8 | -2.9 |
| Doug Mirabelli | 36 | FA-elig | 48 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -1.0 |
| Devern Hansack | 29 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Royce Clayton↔ TOR | 37 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Kevin Cash | 29 | – | 12 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Eric Hinske | 29 | arb | 84 | -0.2 | 5.6 | -6.1 |
| J.C. Romero↔ PHI | 31 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Kyle Snyder | 29 | arb | 46 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -1.6 |
| Wily Mo Peña↔ WSN | 25 | arb | 73 | -0.6 | 1.2 | -2.5 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | 2.8 |
| J.D. Drew | 2.0 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 1.2 |
| Hideki Okajima | 1.1 |
| Clay Buchholz | 0.7 |
| Brendan Donnelly | 0.5 |
| Player | 2006 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Trot Nixon | 1.7 |
| Álex González | 1.6 |
| Mark Loretta | 0.5 |
| Craig Breslow | 0.3 |
| Matt Clement | 0.3 |
| David Pauley | 0.2 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2007, 2007–2013. 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 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Ramirez | 35 | 14.000 | $17.0M | $12.4M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| J.D. Drew | 31 | 9.000 | $14.0M | $14.0M | $14.0M | $14.0M | $14.0M | FREE AGENT | |
| David Ortiz | 31 | 10.000 | $13.2M | $13.0M | $13.0M | $13.0M | $12.5M | $14.6M | $14.0M |
| Curt Schilling | 40 | 19.000 | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Varitek | 35 | 10.000 | $11.0M | $10.4M | $5.0M | $3.0M | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Lowell | 33 | 9.000 | $9.0M | $12.5M | $12.5M | $12.5M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Julio Lugo | 31 | 7.000 | $8.2M | $9.2M | $5.4M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Josh Beckett | 27 | 6.000 | $6.7M | $10.2M | $11.2M | $12.1M | $17.0M | $12.8M | FREE AGENT |
| Tim Wakefield | 40 | 15.000 | $4.0M | $4.0M | $4.0M | $3.5M | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |
| Julian Tavarez | 34 | 14.000 | $3.4M | $2.7M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Timlin | 41 | 16.000 | $2.8M | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Joel Pineiro | 28 | 7.000 | $2.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Eric Gagne | 31 | 8.000 | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alex Cora | 31 | 9.000 | $2.0M | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bobby Kielty | 30 | 6.000 | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Doug Mirabelli | 36 | 11.000 | $750k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| J.C. Romero | 31 | 8.000 | $497k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Royce Clayton | 37 | 16.000 | $156k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bryan Corey | 33 | 9.000 | — | $343k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hinske | 29 | 5.000 | $5.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Coco Crisp | 27 | 5.000 | $3.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brendan Donnelly | 35 | 5.000 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Wily Mo Peña | 25 | 5.000 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kyle Snyder | 29 | 4.000 | $535k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Kevin Youkilis | 28 | 3.000 | $424k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Javier López | 29 | 4.000 | $402k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Kevin Cash | 29 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | 26 | 0.000 | $6.3M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Hideki Okajima | 31 | 0.000 | $1.2M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jonathan Papelbon | 26 | 2.000 | $426k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jon Lester | 23 | 1.000 | $384k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brandon Moss | 23 | 0.000 | $380k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 23 | 0.000 | $380k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dustin Pedroia | 23 | 1.000 | $380k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Clay Buchholz | 22 | 0.000 | $91k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| David Murphy | 25 | 1.000 | $25k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jeff Bailey | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Manny Delcarmen | 25 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kason Gabbard | 25 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Devern Hansack | 29 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Red Sox 2007; 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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