President of baseball ops: Dave Dombrowski
2017: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Sale | 28 | FA-elig | 32 | 7.7 | 12.0 | +13.9 |
| Mookie Betts | 24 | arb | 153 | 4.7 | 0.9 | +14.7 |
| Xander Bogaerts | 24 | arb | 148 | 3.3 | 4.5 | +6.5 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 29 | FA-elig | 67 | 3.2 | 13.2 | -2.4 |
| Drew Pomeranz | 28 | FA-elig | 32 | 2.9 | 4.5 | +5.5 |
| Christian Vázquez | 26 | arb | 99 | 2.9 | 0.6 | +9.1 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | 27 | arb | 133 | 2.4 | 3.6 | +4.5 |
| Rick Porcello | 28 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.0 | 20.1 | -13.5 |
| Andrew Benintendi | 22 | pre-arb | 151 | 1.9 | 0.5 | +5.9 |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | 24 | pre-arb | 25 | 1.9 | 0.6 | +5.8 |
| David Price | 31 | FA-elig | 16 | 1.5 | 30.0 | -24.9 |
| Doug Fister | 33 | FA-elig | 18 | 1.3 | 1.8 | +2.7 |
| Dustin Pedroia | 33 | FA-elig | 105 | 1.2 | 15.0 | -10.8 |
| Eduardo Núñez↔ SFG | 30 | FA-elig | 38 | 1.0 | 1.4 | +2.1 |
| Matt Barnes | 27 | arb | 70 | 1.0 | 0.6 | +2.7 |
| Mitch Moreland | 31 | FA-elig | 149 | 0.9 | 5.5 | -2.4 |
| Joe Kelly | 29 | arb | 54 | 0.7 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
| Rafael Devers | 20 | – | 58 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +1.9 |
| Heath Hembree | 28 | arb | 62 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +1.2 |
| Sandy León | 28 | arb | 85 | 0.5 | 1.3 | +0.4 |
| Blaine Boyer | 35 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.9 |
| Austin Maddox | 26 | – | 13 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Fernando Abad | 31 | FA-elig | 48 | 0.3 | 2.0 | -0.9 |
| Brian Johnson | 26 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Carson Smith | 27 | arb | 8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | +0.0 |
| Hector Velázquez | 28 | – | 8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Tzu-Wei Lin | 23 | – | 25 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Robbie Ross Jr. | 28 | arb | 8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | -1.6 |
| Chase d'Arnaud↔ ATL | 30 | FA-elig | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Kyle Kendrick | 32 | FA-elig | 2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.8 |
| Blake Swihart | 25 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Addison Reed↔ NYM | 28 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.0 | 2.9 | -2.9 |
| Roenis Elías | 28 | arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Brandon Workman | 28 | arb | 33 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Kyle Martin | 26 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Ben Taylor | 24 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Steve Selsky | 27 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Noé Ramirez↔ ANA | 27 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Marco Hernández | 24 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Rajai Davis↔ OAK | 36 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.1 | 0.9 | -1.3 |
| Sam Travis | 23 | – | 33 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Chris Young | 33 | FA-elig | 90 | -0.3 | 6.5 | -7.5 |
| Hanley Ramirez | 33 | FA-elig | 133 | -0.3 | 22.8 | -23.7 |
| Deven Marrero | 26 | pre-arb | 71 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.6 |
| Josh Rutledge | 28 | arb | 37 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -1.9 |
| Robby Scott | 27 | pre-arb | 57 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -1.9 |
| Steven Wright | 32 | arb | 5 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -2.4 |
| Brock Holt | 29 | arb | 64 | -0.6 | 1.9 | -3.9 |
| Pablo Sandoval↔ SFG | 30 | FA-elig | 32 | -0.6 | 7.1 | -9.3 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Chris Sale | 7.7 |
| Doug Fister | 1.3 |
| Eduardo Núñez | 1.0 |
| Mitch Moreland | 0.9 |
| Rafael Devers | 0.6 |
| Blaine Boyer | 0.4 |
| Player | 2016 fWAR |
|---|---|
| David Ortiz | 4.6 |
| Brad Ziegler | 0.8 |
| Koji Uehara | 0.6 |
| Clay Buchholz | 0.5 |
| Travis Shaw | 0.5 |
| Tommy Layne | 0.3 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2017, 2017–2023. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2017; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Price | 31 | 7.164 | $30.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Hanley Ramirez | 33 | 11.014 | $22.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rick Porcello | 28 | 7.170 | $20.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dustin Pedroia | 33 | 14.041 | $15.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Craig Kimbrel | 29 | 6.066 | $13.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Sale | 28 | 6.061 | $12.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pablo Sandoval | 30 | 8.047 | $7.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Young | 33 | 10.162 | $6.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mitch Moreland | 31 | 6.067 | $5.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Doug Fister | 33 | 7.058 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kyle Kendrick | 32 | 7.159 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rajai Davis | 36 | 9.167 | $872k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Blaine Boyer | 35 | 8.070 | $371k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xander Bogaerts | 24 | 3.041 | $4.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Drew Pomeranz | 28 | 4.013 | $4.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | 27 | 4.000 | $3.6M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Addison Reed | 28 | 5.001 | $2.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joe Kelly | 29 | 4.029 | $2.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Fernando Abad | 31 | 5.073 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brock Holt | 29 | 3.052 | $1.9M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Robbie Ross Jr. | 28 | 4.100 | $1.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Eduardo Núñez | 30 | 5.090 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brandon Workman | 28 | 3.018 | $635k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Josh Rutledge | 28 | 3.090 | $600k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy León | 28 | 2.149 | $1.3M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mookie Betts | 24 | 2.070 | $950k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Steven Wright | 32 | 2.089 | $594k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Eduardo Rodriguez | 24 | 1.130 | $584k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Roenis Elías | 28 | 1.119 | $582k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Matt Barnes | 27 | 1.110 | $564k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Christian Vázquez | 26 | 2.031 | $561k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Carson Smith | 27 | 2.028 | $557k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Andrew Benintendi | 22 | 0.062 | $549k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Heath Hembree | 28 | 1.106 | $547k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Robby Scott | 27 | 0.031 | $537k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Marco Hernández | 24 | 0.105 | $536k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Steve Selsky | 27 | 0.043 | $535k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ben Taylor | 24 | 0.000 | $535k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Deven Marrero | 26 | 0.106 | $327k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sam Travis | 23 | 0.000 | $219k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rafael Devers | 20 | 0.000 | $205k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Austin Maddox | 26 | 0.000 | $196k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tzu-Wei Lin | 23 | 0.000 | $152k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Hector Velázquez | 28 | 0.000 | $140k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Blake Swihart | 25 | 1.133 | $91k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brian Johnson | 26 | 0.012 | $85k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chase d'Arnaud | 30 | 2.045 | $34k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Noé Ramirez | 27 | 0.102 | $15k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kyle Martin | 26 | – | $15k |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Red Sox 2017; 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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