GM: Ben Cherington
2013: World Series champions · 97–65. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Pedroia | 29 | FA-elig | 160 | 4.8 | 10.0 | +3.0 |
| Shane Victorino | 32 | FA-elig | 122 | 4.7 | 13.0 | -0.5 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 29 | FA-elig | 134 | 4.6 | 9.0 | +3.3 |
| Stephen Drew | 30 | FA-elig | 124 | 3.6 | 9.5 | +0.2 |
| David Ortiz | 37 | FA-elig | 137 | 3.4 | 14.0 | -4.9 |
| Mike Napoli | 31 | FA-elig | 139 | 3.4 | 13.0 | -4.0 |
| Jon Lester | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | 3.2 | 11.6 | -3.0 |
| Koji Uehara | 38 | arb | 73 | 3.1 | 4.2 | +4.0 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 28 | FA-elig | 121 | 2.8 | 4.5 | +2.9 |
| Clay Buchholz | 28 | FA-elig | 16 | 2.7 | 5.5 | +1.9 |
| Daniel Nava | 30 | arb | 134 | 2.7 | 0.5 | +6.7 |
| John Lackey | 34 | FA-elig | 29 | 2.4 | 15.2 | -8.8 |
| Félix Doubront | 25 | arb | 29 | 2.2 | 0.5 | +5.4 |
| Jose Iglesias↔ DET | 23 | pre-arb | 63 | 1.8 | 1.2 | +3.7 |
| Jonny Gomes | 32 | FA-elig | 116 | 1.5 | 5.0 | -0.9 |
| David Ross | 36 | FA-elig | 36 | 1.4 | 3.1 | +0.6 |
| Mike Carp | 27 | arb | 86 | 1.4 | 0.5 | +3.2 |
| Jake Peavy↔ CHW | 32 | FA-elig | 10 | 1.0 | 6.3 | -3.6 |
| Junichi Tazawa | 27 | arb | 71 | 0.8 | 0.8 | +1.5 |
| Brandon Workman | 24 | – | 20 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +1.2 |
| Will Middlebrooks | 24 | pre-arb | 94 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| Craig Breslow | 32 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.5 | 2.3 | -1.1 |
| Ryan Dempster | 36 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.5 | 13.2 | -12.0 |
| Quintin Berry | 28 | pre-arb | 13 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +1.0 |
| Andrew Miller | 28 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -0.6 |
| Drake Britton | 24 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Alex Wilson | 26 | – | 26 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| Ryan Lavarnway | 25 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Matt Thornton↔ CHW | 36 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.2 | 1.8 | -1.3 |
| Xander Bogaerts | 20 | – | 18 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Steven Wright | 28 | – | 4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Brayan Villarreal↔ DET | 26 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Pedro Beato | 26 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| John McDonald↔ CLE | 38 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Daniel Bard | 28 | – | 2 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Franklin Morales | 27 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.1 | 1.5 | -1.7 |
| Jonathan Diaz | 28 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Jose De La Torre | 27 | – | 7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Andrew Bailey | 29 | arb | 30 | -0.2 | 4.1 | -4.5 |
| Rubby De La Rosa | 24 | – | 11 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | 23 | pre-arb | 37 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Brandon Snyder | 26 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Clayton Mortensen | 28 | arb | 24 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| Brock Holt | 25 | pre-arb | 26 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Allen Webster | 23 | – | 8 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
| Pedro Ciriaco↔ KCR | 27 | arb | 28 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.6 |
| Alfredo Aceves | 30 | arb | 11 | -0.6 | 2.6 | -4.2 |
| Joel Hanrahan | 31 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.7 | 7.0 | -8.9 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Shane Victorino | 4.7 |
| Stephen Drew | 3.6 |
| Mike Napoli | 3.4 |
| Koji Uehara | 3.1 |
| John Lackey | 2.4 |
| Jonny Gomes | 1.5 |
| Player | 2012 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Cody Ross | 2.7 |
| Mike Aviles | 1.5 |
| Kelly Shoppach | 1.1 |
| Scott Atchison | 0.8 |
| Ryan Sweeney | 0.7 |
| Rich Hill | 0.3 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019. 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 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lackey | 34 | 10.095 | $15.2M | $10.3M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| David Ortiz | 37 | 14.048 | $14.0M | $15.0M | $16.0M | $16.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ryan Dempster | 36 | 14.063 | $13.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Shane Victorino | 32 | 7.092 | $13.0M | $13.0M | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike Napoli | 31 | 6.151 | $13.0M | $16.0M | $11.8M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jon Lester | 29 | 6.075 | $11.6M | $8.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dustin Pedroia | 29 | 14.041 | $10.0M | $12.5M | $12.5M | $13.0M | $15.0M | $16.0M | $15.0M |
| Stephen Drew | 30 | 6.079 | $9.5M | $5.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jake Peavy | 32 | 10.101 | $6.3M | $9.1M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jonny Gomes | 32 | 7.097 | $5.0M | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| David Ross | 36 | 13.001 | $3.1M | $3.1M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Matt Thornton | 36 | 8.129 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John McDonald | 38 | 11.118 | $69k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 29 | 5.037 | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joel Hanrahan | 31 | 5.065 | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Clay Buchholz | 28 | 4.059 | $5.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 28 | 5.043 | $4.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Koji Uehara | 38 | 4.000 | $4.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Andrew Bailey | 29 | 4.000 | $4.1M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Alfredo Aceves | 30 | 4.001 | $2.6M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Craig Breslow | 32 | 5.088 | $2.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Franklin Morales | 27 | 4.007 | $1.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Andrew Miller | 28 | 4.062 | $1.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Clayton Mortensen | 28 | 4.000 | $504k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Daniel Bard | 28 | 3.074 | $51k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Iglesias | 23 | 2.000 | $1.2M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Junichi Tazawa | 27 | 2.086 | $815k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Félix Doubront | 25 | 1.120 | $518k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Carp | 27 | 2.010 | $508k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Daniel Nava | 30 | 1.066 | $505k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Will Middlebrooks | 24 | 0.155 | $498k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | 23 | 0.000 | $490k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alex Wilson | 26 | 0.000 | $490k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Pedro Beato | 26 | 1.100 | $366k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ryan Lavarnway | 25 | 0.106 | $289k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brandon Snyder | 26 | 1.025 | $260k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Pedro Ciriaco | 27 | 1.036 | $251k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brandon Workman | 24 | 0.000 | $222k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Drake Britton | 24 | 0.103 | $209k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rubby De La Rosa | 24 | 2.000 | $129k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Brock Holt | 25 | 0.033 | $129k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Allen Webster | 23 | 0.000 | $118k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Xander Bogaerts | 20 | 0.000 | $112k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Steven Wright | 28 | 0.000 | $86k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Quintin Berry | 28 | 0.134 | $80k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jose De La Torre | 27 | – | $78k | ||||||
| Brayan Villarreal | 26 | 1.084 | $63k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jonathan Diaz | 28 | 0.041 | $19k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Red Sox 2013; 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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