GM: Theo Epstein
2009: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Youkilis | 30 | arb | 136 | 5.9 | 6.2 | +7.9 |
| Jon Lester | 25 | arb | 32 | 5.3 | 1.0 | +11.7 |
| J.D. Drew | 33 | FA-elig | 137 | 4.9 | 14.0 | -2.4 |
| Dustin Pedroia | 25 | arb | 154 | 4.7 | 1.8 | +9.4 |
| Jason Bay | 30 | FA-elig | 151 | 4.6 | 7.8 | +3.2 |
| Josh Beckett | 29 | FA-elig | 32 | 4.3 | 11.2 | -0.8 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 25 | pre-arb | 153 | 2.1 | 0.4 | +4.5 |
| Jonathan Papelbon | 28 | arb | 66 | 1.9 | 6.2 | -1.7 |
| Tim Wakefield | 42 | FA-elig | 21 | 1.9 | 4.0 | +0.5 |
| Brad Penny↔ SFG | 31 | FA-elig | 24 | 1.3 | 4.0 | -0.8 |
| Victor Martinez↔ CLE | 30 | FA-elig | 56 | 1.3 | 2.2 | +0.8 |
| Álex González↔ CIN | 32 | FA-elig | 44 | 0.9 | 2.1 | +0.1 |
| Justin Masterson↔ CLE | 24 | pre-arb | 31 | 0.8 | 0.3 | +1.7 |
| Clay Buchholz | 24 | pre-arb | 17 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.3 |
| Daniel Bard | 24 | pre-arb | 49 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.2 |
| Hideki Okajima | 33 | pre-arb | 68 | 0.5 | 1.8 | -0.5 |
| Rocco Baldelli | 27 | FA-elig | 62 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.7 |
| Takashi Saito | 39 | arb | 56 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -0.7 |
| David Ortiz | 33 | FA-elig | 150 | 0.3 | 13.0 | -12.2 |
| Billy Wagner↔ NYM | 37 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.3 | 9.3 | -8.6 |
| Ramon E Ramirez | 27 | arb | 70 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Jeff Bailey | 30 | – | 26 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | 28 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.3 | 8.3 | -7.7 |
| Paul Byrd | 38 | – | 7 | 0.2 | – | – |
| John Smoltz↔ STL | 42 | FA-elig | 8 | 0.2 | 2.9 | -2.5 |
| Jonathan Van Every | 29 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.0 |
| Dusty Brown | 27 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.0 |
| Joey Gathright↔ CHC | 28 | arb | 17 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Fernando Cabrera | 27 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Manny Delcarmen | 27 | arb | 64 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Adam LaRoche↔ ATL | 29 | arb | 6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Brian Anderson↔ CHW | 27 | arb | 21 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Dustin Richardson | 25 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Gil Velazquez | 29 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| George Kottaras | 26 | pre-arb | 45 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Nick Green | 30 | arb | 104 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Mike Lowell | 35 | FA-elig | 119 | -0.0 | 12.5 | -12.5 |
| Aaron Bates | 25 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Chris Woodward↔ SEA | 33 | – | 13 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Michael Bowden | 22 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Casey Kotchman↔ ATL | 26 | arb | 39 | -0.1 | 0.9 | -1.0 |
| Junichi Tazawa | 23 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Enrique Gonzalez | 26 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chris Carter | 26 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Hunter Jones | 25 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| Javier López | 31 | FA-elig | 14 | -0.2 | 1.4 | -1.8 |
| Billy Traber | 29 | – | 1 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jason Varitek | 37 | FA-elig | 109 | -0.3 | 5.0 | -5.6 |
| Josh Reddick | 22 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
| Jed Lowrie | 25 | pre-arb | 32 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Mark Kotsay↔ CHW | 33 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -1.5 |
| Julio Lugo↔ STL | 33 | FA-elig | 37 | -0.4 | 3.9 | -4.9 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Brad Penny | 1.3 |
| Victor Martinez | 1.3 |
| Álex González | 0.9 |
| Daniel Bard | 0.7 |
| Rocco Baldelli | 0.5 |
| Takashi Saito | 0.3 |
| Player | 2008 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Manny Ramirez | 3.0 |
| Coco Crisp | 1.7 |
| Alex Cora | 0.6 |
| Bartolo Colon | 0.5 |
| Brandon Moss | 0.5 |
| Kevin Cash | 0.3 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2009, 2009–2015. 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 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.D. Drew | 33 | 11.000 | $14.0M | $14.0M | $14.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| David Ortiz | 33 | 12.000 | $13.0M | $13.0M | $12.5M | $14.6M | $14.0M | $15.0M | $16.0M |
| Mike Lowell | 35 | 11.000 | $12.5M | $12.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Josh Beckett | 29 | 8.000 | $11.2M | $12.1M | $17.0M | $12.8M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Billy Wagner | 37 | 14.000 | $9.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Bay | 30 | 6.000 | $7.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Varitek | 37 | 12.000 | $5.0M | $3.0M | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tim Wakefield | 42 | 17.000 | $4.0M | $3.5M | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Brad Penny | 31 | 9.000 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Julio Lugo | 33 | 9.000 | $3.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Smoltz | 42 | 21.000 | $2.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Victor Martinez | 30 | 7.000 | $2.2M | $7.7M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Álex González | 32 | 11.000 | $2.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Javier López | 31 | 6.000 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Kotsay | 33 | 12.000 | $604k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rocco Baldelli | 27 | 6.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Paul Byrd | 38 | 14.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Woodward | 33 | 10.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Billy Traber | 29 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Youkilis | 30 | 5.000 | $6.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jonathan Papelbon | 28 | 4.000 | $6.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dustin Pedroia | 25 | 3.000 | $1.8M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Takashi Saito | 39 | 3.000 | $1.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jon Lester | 25 | 3.000 | $1.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Casey Kotchman | 26 | 5.000 | $893k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Nick Green | 30 | 5.000 | $550k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Manny Delcarmen | 27 | 4.000 | $476k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ramon E Ramirez | 27 | 3.000 | $441k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Joey Gathright | 28 | 5.000 | $368k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adam LaRoche | 29 | 5.000 | $282k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brian Anderson | 27 | 4.000 | $107k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Fernando Cabrera | 27 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Enrique Gonzalez | 26 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | 28 | 2.000 | $8.3M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Hideki Okajima | 33 | 2.000 | $1.8M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Junichi Tazawa | 23 | 0.000 | $450k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 25 | 2.000 | $450k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jed Lowrie | 25 | 1.000 | $414k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Clay Buchholz | 24 | 2.000 | $414k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jonathan Van Every | 29 | 1.000 | $400k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Michael Bowden | 22 | 1.000 | $400k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| George Kottaras | 26 | 1.000 | $400k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Dustin Richardson | 25 | 0.000 | $400k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dusty Brown | 27 | 0.000 | $400k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chris Carter | 26 | 1.000 | $400k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Hunter Jones | 25 | 0.000 | $400k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Aaron Bates | 25 | 0.000 | $400k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Josh Reddick | 22 | 0.000 | $400k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Daniel Bard | 24 | 0.000 | $400k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Justin Masterson | 24 | 1.000 | $307k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jeff Bailey | 30 | – | — | ||||||
| Gil Velazquez | 29 | 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 2009; 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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