President of baseball ops: Craig Breslow
2025: made playoffs · 89–73. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Crochet | 26 | arb | 32 | 5.8 | 3.8 | +19.3 |
| Jarren Duran | 28 | pre-arb | 157 | 3.9 | 3.9 | +11.7 |
| Ceddanne Rafaela | 24 | pre-arb | 156 | 3.8 | 1.2 | +13.9 |
| Alex Bregman | 31 | FA-elig | 114 | 3.5 | 25.0 | -10.9 |
| Trevor Story | 32 | FA-elig | 157 | 3.0 | 22.5 | -10.4 |
| Roman Anthony | 21 | – | 71 | 2.7 | 0.5 | +10.4 |
| Carlos Narváez | 26 | pre-arb | 118 | 2.7 | 0.8 | +9.9 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 37 | FA-elig | 67 | 2.6 | 10.8 | -0.2 |
| Wilyer Abreu | 26 | pre-arb | 115 | 2.4 | 0.8 | +8.9 |
| Garrett Whitlock | 29 | arb | 62 | 2.2 | 5.5 | +3.5 |
| Rafael Devers↔ SFG | 28 | – | 73 | 2.0 | 6.9 | +1.2 |
| Lucas Giolito | 30 | FA-elig | 26 | 2.0 | 19.0 | -11.2 |
| Brayan Bello | 26 | pre-arb | 29 | 1.9 | 2.7 | +5.0 |
| Romy Gonzalez | 28 | pre-arb | 96 | 1.5 | 0.8 | +5.0 |
| Connelly Early | 23 | – | 4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +4.3 |
| Justin Wilson | 37 | FA-elig | 61 | 1.0 | 3.0 | +1.1 |
| Rob Refsnyder | 34 | FA-elig | 70 | 1.0 | 2.1 | +1.9 |
| Hunter Dobbins | 25 | – | 13 | 1.0 | 0.6 | +3.2 |
| Sean Newcomb↔ OAK | 32 | – | 12 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +2.6 |
| Greg Weissert | 30 | pre-arb | 72 | 0.7 | 0.8 | +1.9 |
| Brennan Bernardino | 33 | pre-arb | 55 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +1.7 |
| Marcelo Mayer | 22 | – | 44 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +1.2 |
| Nathaniel Lowe↔ WSN | 29 | arb | 34 | 0.4 | 2.3 | -0.5 |
| Justin Slaten | 27 | pre-arb | 36 | 0.4 | 0.8 | +0.8 |
| Zack Kelly | 30 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +1.0 |
| Kyle Harrison↔ SFG | 23 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | +1.4 |
| Nate Eaton | 28 | pre-arb | 41 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +1.0 |
| Josh Winckowski | 27 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| David Hamilton | 27 | pre-arb | 91 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| José De León | 32 | – | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.4 |
| Nick Burdi | 32 | arb | 4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Jovani Morán | 28 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Jhostynxon Garcia | 22 | – | 5 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Luis Guerrero | 24 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Isaiah Campbell | 27 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Liam Hendriks | 36 | FA-elig | 14 | -0.0 | 6.0 | -6.1 |
| Ali Sánchez↔ TOR | 28 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Cooper Criswell | 28 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Michael Fulmer↔ CHC | 32 | – | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Steven Matz↔ STL | 34 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.1 | 3.4 | -3.6 |
| Dustin May↔ LAD | 27 | arb | 6 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Masataka Yoshida | 31 | pre-arb | 55 | -0.1 | 18.6 | -18.9 |
| Robert Stock | 35 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Jorge Alcala↔ MIN | 29 | – | 19 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Nick Sogard | 27 | pre-arb | 30 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Kristian Campbell | 23 | – | 67 | -0.2 | 1.2 | -2.0 |
| Payton Tolle | 22 | – | 7 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Chris Murphy | 27 | pre-arb | 23 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -1.5 |
| Blake Sabol | 27 | – | 8 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| Richard Fitts | 25 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -1.9 |
| Tanner Houck | 29 | arb | 9 | -0.3 | 4.0 | -5.3 |
| Jordan Hicks↔ SFG | 28 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.4 | 4.5 | -6.1 |
| Triston Casas | 25 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -3.2 |
| Walker Buehler↔ PHI | 30 | – | 23 | -0.7 | 17.3 | -19.9 |
| Connor Wong | 29 | pre-arb | 63 | -0.7 | 0.8 | -3.5 |
| Abraham Toro | 28 | arb | 77 | -0.7 | 0.6 | -3.4 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Garrett Crochet | 5.8 |
| Alex Bregman | 3.5 |
| Roman Anthony | 2.7 |
| Carlos Narváez | 2.7 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 2.6 |
| Lucas Giolito | 2.0 |
| Player | 2024 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Tyler O'Neill | 2.5 |
| Nick Pivetta | 2.0 |
| Kenley Jansen | 1.4 |
| Chris Martin | 0.9 |
| Dominic Smith | 0.3 |
| James Paxton | 0.3 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2025, 2025–2031. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2025; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Bregman | 31 | 8.070 | $25.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Trevor Story | 32 | 9.000 | $22.5M | $25.0MOPT-OUT | $25.0M | $25.0MCLUB | FREE AGENT | ||
| Lucas Giolito | 30 | 7.080 | $19.0MPLAYER | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Masataka Yoshida | 31 | 2.000 | $18.6M | $18.6M | $18.6M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Walker Buehler | 30 | 6.168 | $17.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Aroldis Chapman | 37 | 14.009 | $10.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rafael Devers | 28 | 7.070 | $6.9M | $27.0M | $28.5M | $28.5M | $28.5M | $28.5M | $28.5M |
| Liam Hendriks | 36 | 10.164 | $6.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Garrett Whitlock | 29 | 4.000 | $5.5M | $7.5M | $8.2MCLUB | $10.5MCLUB | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jordan Hicks | 28 | 7.000 | $4.5M | $8.5M | $8.5M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Steven Matz | 34 | 9.099 | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Justin Wilson | 37 | 12.035 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brayan Bello | 26 | 2.082 | $2.7M | $6.2M | $8.7M | $16.2M | $19.2M | $21.0MCLUB | FREE AGENT |
| Rob Refsnyder | 34 | 6.048 | $2.1MCLUB | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ceddanne Rafaela | 24 | 1.035 | $1.2M | $2.2M | $3.8M | $5.8M | $7.8M | $10.8M | $13.2M |
| Michael Fulmer | 32 | 7.157 | $13k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| José De León | 32 | 9.000 | $5k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Houck | 29 | 3.100 | $4.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Garrett Crochet | 26 | 4.028 | $3.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Nathaniel Lowe | 29 | 4.145 | $2.3M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Abraham Toro | 28 | 3.165 | $597k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Nick Burdi | 32 | 4.095 | $407k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dustin May | 27 | 5.059 | $350k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jorge Alcala | 29 | 4.165 | $189k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Sean Newcomb | 32 | 5.041 | $168k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarren Duran | 28 | 2.155 | $3.9M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kristian Campbell | 23 | 0.000 | $1.2M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Connor Wong | 29 | 2.079 | $790k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Wilyer Abreu | 26 | 1.041 | $780k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Justin Slaten | 27 | 1.000 | $776k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Romy Gonzalez | 28 | 2.083 | $774k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Triston Casas | 25 | 2.032 | $774k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Greg Weissert | 30 | 1.079 | $774k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Carlos Narváez | 26 | 0.038 | $764k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brennan Bernardino | 33 | 1.153 | $703k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| David Hamilton | 27 | 1.020 | $684k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Chris Murphy | 27 | 1.081 | $664k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Josh Winckowski | 27 | 2.045 | $654k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Hunter Dobbins | 25 | 0.000 | $621k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Richard Fitts | 25 | 0.022 | $580k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Luis Guerrero | 24 | 0.024 | $535k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Marcelo Mayer | 22 | 0.000 | $523k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Zack Kelly | 30 | 2.017 | $485k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Roman Anthony | 21 | 0.000 | $458k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nick Sogard | 27 | 0.050 | $282k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nate Eaton | 28 | 0.125 | $274k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Isaiah Campbell | 27 | 1.011 | $152k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Blake Sabol | 27 | 1.023 | $146k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Cooper Criswell | 28 | 1.117 | $140k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Payton Tolle | 22 | 0.000 | $127k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Connelly Early | 23 | 0.000 | $82k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kyle Harrison | 23 | 1.041 | $45k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jovani Morán | 28 | 1.090 | $41k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Robert Stock | 35 | 2.030 | $38k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jhostynxon Garcia | 22 | 0.000 | $37k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ali Sánchez | 28 | 1.000 | $33k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Red Sox 2025; 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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