President of baseball ops: Dave Dombrowski
2016: made playoffs · 93–69. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mookie Betts | 23 | pre-arb | 158 | 7.4 | 0.6 | +23.5 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | 26 | arb | 156 | 5.6 | 0.5 | +17.5 |
| Rick Porcello | 27 | FA-elig | 33 | 5.1 | 20.1 | -3.5 |
| David Ortiz | 40 | FA-elig | 151 | 4.6 | 16.0 | -1.2 |
| David Price | 30 | FA-elig | 35 | 4.3 | 30.0 | -16.0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | 32 | FA-elig | 154 | 3.9 | 13.0 | -0.4 |
| Xander Bogaerts | 23 | arb | 157 | 3.7 | 0.7 | +11.2 |
| Hanley Ramirez | 32 | FA-elig | 147 | 2.8 | 22.8 | -13.5 |
| Steven Wright | 31 | arb | 25 | 2.8 | 0.5 | +8.7 |
| Sandy León | 27 | pre-arb | 78 | 1.9 | 0.4 | +5.9 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 28 | FA-elig | 57 | 1.2 | 11.2 | -7.3 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | 23 | pre-arb | 20 | 1.2 | 0.5 | +3.3 |
| Chris Young | 32 | FA-elig | 76 | 1.0 | 6.5 | -3.3 |
| Brock Holt | 28 | arb | 94 | 0.9 | 0.6 | +2.5 |
| Brad Ziegler↔ ARI | 36 | FA-elig | 33 | 0.8 | 2.6 | -0.1 |
| Robbie Ross Jr. | 27 | arb | 54 | 0.8 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Christian Vázquez | 25 | pre-arb | 57 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +1.7 |
| Andrew Benintendi | 21 | – | 34 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +1.7 |
| Koji Uehara | 41 | FA-elig | 50 | 0.6 | 9.0 | -7.1 |
| Drew Pomeranz↔ SDP | 27 | arb | 14 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +1.2 |
| Matt Barnes | 26 | pre-arb | 62 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +1.0 |
| Clay Buchholz | 31 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.5 | 13.0 | -11.5 |
| Travis Shaw | 26 | pre-arb | 145 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +1.0 |
| Joe Kelly | 28 | arb | 20 | 0.4 | 2.6 | -1.2 |
| Blake Swihart | 24 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| Heath Hembree | 27 | pre-arb | 38 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.8 |
| Josh Rutledge | 27 | arb | 28 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Tommy Layne↔ NYY | 31 | arb | 34 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Junichi Tazawa | 30 | FA-elig | 53 | 0.2 | 3.4 | -2.9 |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 28 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Robby Scott | 26 | – | 7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Carson Smith | 26 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Rusney Castillo | 28 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.0 | 11.3 | -11.3 |
| Mike Miller | 26 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| William Cuevas | 25 | – | 3 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Bryce Brentz | 27 | pre-arb | 25 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Michael Martinez↔ CLE | 33 | – | 4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Marco Hernández | 23 | – | 40 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Pat Light↔ MIN | 25 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Yoán Moncada | 21 | – | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Fernando Abad↔ MIN | 30 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| Deven Marrero | 25 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Ryan LaMarre | 27 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Roenis Elías | 27 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1.2 |
| Pablo Sandoval | 29 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.2 | 17.6 | -18.3 |
| Henry Owens | 23 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Bryan Holaday↔ TEX | 28 | arb | 14 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.0 |
| Noé Ramirez | 26 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.6 |
| Aaron Hill↔ MIL | 34 | FA-elig | 47 | -0.6 | 4.5 | -6.6 |
| Ryan Hanigan | 35 | FA-elig | 35 | -1.1 | 3.7 | -7.2 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| David Price | 4.3 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 1.2 |
| Chris Young | 1.0 |
| Brad Ziegler | 0.8 |
| Christian Vázquez | 0.7 |
| Andrew Benintendi | 0.6 |
| Player | 2015 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Wade Miley | 2.7 |
| Rich Hill | 1.2 |
| Alejandro De Aza | 1.0 |
| Shane Victorino | 0.3 |
| Anthony Varvaro | 0.1 |
| Jemile Weeks | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2016, 2016–2022. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2016; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Price | 30 | 6.164 | $30.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Hanley Ramirez | 32 | 10.014 | $22.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rick Porcello | 27 | 6.170 | $20.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pablo Sandoval | 29 | 7.047 | $17.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| David Ortiz | 40 | 17.048 | $16.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dustin Pedroia | 32 | 14.041 | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Clay Buchholz | 31 | 7.059 | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Koji Uehara | 41 | 7.000 | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Young | 32 | 9.039 | $6.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Aaron Hill | 34 | 10.136 | $4.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ryan Hanigan | 35 | 7.077 | $3.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brad Ziegler | 36 | 7.122 | $2.6M | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Kimbrel | 28 | 5.066 | $11.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Junichi Tazawa | 30 | 5.086 | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joe Kelly | 28 | 3.101 | $2.6M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Robbie Ross Jr. | 27 | 3.100 | $1.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Drew Pomeranz | 27 | 3.013 | $610k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | 26 | 3.000 | $546k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Josh Rutledge | 27 | 3.090 | $480k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Fernando Abad | 30 | 4.073 | $395k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusney Castillo | 28 | 0.115 | $11.3M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Xander Bogaerts | 23 | 2.041 | $650k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Brock Holt | 28 | 2.052 | $606k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mookie Betts | 23 | 1.070 | $566k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Roenis Elías | 27 | 1.112 | $558k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Carson Smith | 26 | 1.028 | $529k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | 23 | 0.130 | $521k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Blake Swihart | 24 | 0.156 | $518k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Travis Shaw | 26 | 0.088 | $515k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Steven Wright | 31 | 1.089 | $514k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Christian Vázquez | 25 | 1.082 | $513k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Matt Barnes | 26 | 0.110 | $511k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Noé Ramirez | 26 | 0.044 | $509k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Heath Hembree | 27 | 0.148 | $366k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sandy León | 27 | 2.028 | $350k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tommy Layne | 31 | 1.144 | $304k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Sean O'Sullivan | 28 | 2.081 | $286k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Marco Hernández | 23 | 0.000 | $286k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Andrew Benintendi | 21 | 0.000 | $172k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bryan Holaday | 28 | 2.025 | $165k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Bryce Brentz | 27 | 0.012 | $133k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Deven Marrero | 25 | 0.060 | $125k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Henry Owens | 23 | 0.062 | $103k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Robby Scott | 26 | 0.000 | $86k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Yoán Moncada | 21 | 0.000 | $80k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan LaMarre | 27 | 0.046 | $53k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Pat Light | 25 | 0.054 | $21k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| William Cuevas | 25 | – | $17k | ||||||
| Mike Miller | 26 | – | $14k | ||||||
| Michael Martinez | 33 | 2.134 | $10k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Red Sox 2016; 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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