President of baseball ops: Erik Neander
2021: made playoffs · 100–62. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Lowe | 26 | arb | 149 | 4.5 | 2.5 | +12.0 |
| Mike Zunino | 30 | FA-elig | 109 | 4.1 | 2.0 | +11.2 |
| Randy Arozarena | 26 | pre-arb | 141 | 3.9 | 0.6 | +12.0 |
| Joey Wendle | 31 | arb | 136 | 3.1 | 2.2 | +7.7 |
| Kevin Kiermaier | 31 | FA-elig | 122 | 2.8 | 11.2 | -2.0 |
| Tyler Glasnow | 27 | arb | 14 | 2.5 | 4.0 | +4.3 |
| Shane McClanahan | 24 | – | 25 | 2.5 | 0.5 | +7.8 |
| Wander Franco | 20 | – | 70 | 2.4 | 0.3 | +7.4 |
| Brett Phillips | 27 | pre-arb | 119 | 2.2 | 0.6 | +6.6 |
| Manuel Margot | 26 | arb | 125 | 2.1 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| Collin McHugh | 34 | FA-elig | 37 | 1.8 | 1.8 | +4.2 |
| Yandy Díaz | 29 | pre-arb | 134 | 1.7 | 0.6 | +5.0 |
| Austin Meadows | 26 | pre-arb | 142 | 1.5 | 0.6 | +4.4 |
| Andrew Kittredge | 31 | pre-arb | 57 | 1.5 | 0.8 | +4.0 |
| Drew Rasmussen↔ MIL | 25 | pre-arb | 20 | 1.4 | 0.2 | +4.3 |
| Ryan Yarbrough | 29 | arb | 30 | 1.2 | 2.3 | +1.7 |
| Francisco Mejía | 25 | pre-arb | 84 | 1.2 | 0.6 | +3.2 |
| Ji Man Choi | 30 | arb | 83 | 1.1 | 2.5 | +1.1 |
| Matt Wisler↔ SFG | 28 | FA-elig | 27 | 1.1 | 0.6 | +2.9 |
| Michael Wacha | 29 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.1 | 3.0 | +0.4 |
| Pete Fairbanks | 27 | pre-arb | 47 | 1.0 | 0.6 | +2.6 |
| Diego Castillo↔ SEA | 27 | – | 37 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +2.3 |
| Rich Hill↔ NYM | 41 | FA-elig | 19 | 0.7 | 1.5 | +0.7 |
| Luis Patiño | 21 | pre-arb | 19 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +1.8 |
| Ryan Thompson | 29 | pre-arb | 36 | 0.7 | 0.6 | +1.5 |
| Dietrich Enns | 30 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +1.8 |
| Josh Fleming | 25 | pre-arb | 26 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +1.3 |
| Louis Head | 31 | – | 27 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +1.3 |
| Taylor Walls | 24 | – | 54 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +1.1 |
| Jeffrey Springs | 28 | pre-arb | 43 | 0.2 | 0.6 | +0.2 |
| Hunter Strickland↔ ANA | 32 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Shane Baz | 22 | – | 3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +0.6 |
| Jordan Luplow↔ CLE | 27 | pre-arb | 26 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Chris Archer | 32 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.2 | 6.5 | -6.0 |
| J.P. Feyereisen↔ MIL | 28 | pre-arb | 34 | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Chris Mazza | 31 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Josh Lowe | 23 | – | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.4 |
| Trevor Richards↔ MIL | 28 | – | 6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Chris Ellis↔ BAL | 28 | – | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Ryan Sherriff | 31 | pre-arb | 16 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Adam Conley | 31 | arb | 17 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| David Robertson | 36 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| DJ Johnson↔ CLE | 31 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Nelson Cruz↔ MIN | 40 | FA-elig | 55 | 0.0 | 5.1 | -5.0 |
| Sean Poppen↔ ARI | 27 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Chaz Roe | 34 | FA-elig | 1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | -1.1 |
| Joey Krehbiel↔ BAL | 28 | arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Mike Brosseau | 27 | – | 57 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Kevin Padlo↔ SEA | 24 | – | 9 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Kevan Smith↔ ATL | 33 | – | 3 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Evan Phillips↔ LAD | 26 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Willy Adames↔ MIL | 25 | – | 41 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Joseph Odom | 29 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Cody Reed | 28 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| David Hess↔ MIA | 27 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| JT Chargois↔ SEA | 30 | arb | 25 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Nick Anderson | 30 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1.3 |
| Shawn Armstrong↔ BAL | 30 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Brent Honeywell | 26 | – | 3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Vidal Bruján | 23 | – | 10 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -1.5 |
| Yoshi Tsutsugo↔ LAD | 29 | pre-arb | 26 | -0.5 | 2.2 | -3.9 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Shane McClanahan | 2.5 |
| Wander Franco | 2.4 |
| Collin McHugh | 1.8 |
| Drew Rasmussen | 1.4 |
| Francisco Mejía | 1.2 |
| Matt Wisler | 1.1 |
| Player | 2020 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Charlie Morton | 0.9 |
| Blake Snell | 0.6 |
| Aaron Slegers | 0.5 |
| John Curtiss | 0.4 |
| Aaron Loup | 0.2 |
| Nathaniel Lowe | 0.2 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2021, 2021–2027. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2021; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Kiermaier | 31 | 6.131 | $11.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Archer | 32 | 7.156 | $6.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Nelson Cruz | 40 | 13.082 | $5.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Michael Wacha | 29 | 7.062 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brandon Lowe | 26 | 2.058 | $2.5M | $4.0M | $5.2M | $8.8M | $10.5MCLUB | $11.5MCLUB | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Zunino | 30 | 6.165 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Collin McHugh | 34 | 6.085 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rich Hill | 41 | 11.127 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| David Robertson | 36 | 12.070 | $98k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Glasnow | 27 | 3.158 | $4.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Manuel Margot | 26 | 4.012 | $3.4M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ji Man Choi | 30 | 5.000 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joey Wendle | 31 | 3.088 | $2.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chaz Roe | 34 | 5.094 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Wisler | 28 | 4.042 | $647k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Shawn Armstrong | 30 | 3.028 | $293k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Adam Conley | 31 | 4.103 | $153k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Hunter Strickland | 32 | 5.033 | $130k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Vidal Bruján | 23 | 4.014 | $43k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Kevan Smith | 33 | 4.031 | $24k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Brent Honeywell | 26 | 3.045 | $12k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Yarbrough | 29 | 2.147 | $2.3M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Yoshi Tsutsugo | 29 | 1.000 | $2.2M | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Andrew Kittredge | 31 | 2.070 | $750k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Austin Meadows | 26 | 2.074 | $591k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Yandy Díaz | 29 | 2.122 | $589k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Nick Anderson | 30 | 2.000 | $588k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Francisco Mejía | 25 | 2.054 | $586k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jeffrey Springs | 28 | 2.043 | $585k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Brett Phillips | 27 | 2.012 | $584k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Pete Fairbanks | 27 | 1.057 | $584k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Cody Reed | 28 | 2.072 | $581k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Randy Arozarena | 26 | 0.129 | $581k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Thompson | 29 | 1.000 | $577k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Shane McClanahan | 24 | 0.000 | $482k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Josh Fleming | 25 | 0.100 | $454k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Luis Patiño | 21 | 0.100 | $334k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Wander Franco | 20 | 0.000 | $316k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| J.P. Feyereisen | 28 | 0.108 | $259k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Taylor Walls | 24 | 0.000 | $258k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| JT Chargois | 30 | 1.125 | $255k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Drew Rasmussen | 25 | 0.128 | $239k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Diego Castillo | 27 | 2.118 | $228k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Chris Mazza | 31 | 0.162 | $196k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Louis Head | 31 | 0.000 | $190k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| DJ Johnson | 31 | 0.109 | $173k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jordan Luplow | 27 | 2.112 | $159k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Willy Adames | 25 | 2.105 | $126k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ryan Sherriff | 31 | 0.156 | $108k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dietrich Enns | 30 | 0.027 | $98k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kevin Padlo | 24 | 1.086 | $41k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Shane Baz | 22 | 0.000 | $40k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Trevor Richards | 28 | 2.098 | $31k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Evan Phillips | 26 | 0.133 | $18k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chris Ellis | 28 | 0.001 | $17k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joey Krehbiel | 28 | 0.003 | $17k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Josh Lowe | 23 | 0.000 | $9k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| David Hess | 27 | 1.146 | $9k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Sean Poppen | 27 | 0.119 | $6k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joseph Odom | 29 | – | — | ||||||
| Mike Brosseau | 27 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Rays 2021; 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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