President of baseball ops: Erik Neander · GM: Peter Bendix
2023: made playoffs · 99–63. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yandy Díaz | 31 | FA-elig | 137 | 5.0 | 6.0 | +13.8 |
| Zach Eflin | 29 | FA-elig | 31 | 4.9 | 11.0 | +8.4 |
| Wander Franco | 22 | pre-arb | 112 | 4.8 | 2.5 | +16.6 |
| Isaac Paredes | 24 | arb | 143 | 4.2 | 0.7 | +16.0 |
| Josh Lowe | 25 | pre-arb | 135 | 3.4 | 0.7 | +12.8 |
| Tyler Glasnow | 29 | FA-elig | 21 | 3.2 | 5.3 | +7.4 |
| Randy Arozarena | 28 | arb | 151 | 3.1 | 4.2 | +8.2 |
| Brandon Lowe | 28 | arb | 109 | 2.9 | 5.2 | +6.1 |
| Jose Siri | 27 | pre-arb | 101 | 2.6 | 0.7 | +9.6 |
| Luke Raley | 28 | pre-arb | 118 | 2.3 | 0.7 | +8.5 |
| Shane McClanahan | 26 | pre-arb | 21 | 1.9 | 0.7 | +6.6 |
| Drew Rasmussen | 27 | arb | 8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | +5.0 |
| Harold Ramírez | 28 | arb | 122 | 1.4 | 2.2 | +3.4 |
| Pete Fairbanks | 29 | arb | 49 | 1.3 | 3.7 | +1.7 |
| Shawn Armstrong | 32 | FA-elig | 39 | 1.3 | 1.2 | +4.0 |
| Kevin Kelly | 25 | – | 57 | 1.2 | 0.7 | +4.1 |
| Robert Stephenson↔ PIT | 30 | FA-elig | 42 | 1.2 | 1.2 | +3.4 |
| Zack Littell↔ BOS | 27 | arb | 26 | 1.2 | 0.5 | +4.1 |
| Colin Poche | 29 | arb | 66 | 1.1 | 1.2 | +3.3 |
| Aaron Civale↔ CLE | 28 | arb | 10 | 1.0 | 1.1 | +2.7 |
| Taj Bradley | 22 | – | 23 | 0.8 | 0.4 | +2.9 |
| Taylor Walls | 26 | pre-arb | 99 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +2.2 |
| Jeffrey Springs | 30 | arb | 3 | 0.7 | 4.0 | -1.1 |
| Jake Diekman↔ CHW | 36 | FA-elig | 50 | 0.6 | 3.6 | -1.3 |
| Manuel Margot | 28 | FA-elig | 99 | 0.5 | 7.0 | -5.1 |
| Jalen Beeks | 29 | arb | 30 | 0.5 | 1.4 | +0.5 |
| Jason Adam | 31 | arb | 56 | 0.4 | 1.8 | -0.1 |
| Christian Bethancourt | 31 | FA-elig | 104 | 0.4 | 1.4 | +0.1 |
| Curtis Mead | 22 | – | 24 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +1.0 |
| René Pinto | 26 | pre-arb | 39 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Jacob Lopez | 25 | – | 4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +0.8 |
| Chris Devenski↔ ANA | 32 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Elvin Rodríguez | 25 | – | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +0.7 |
| Tristan Gray | 27 | – | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | +0.6 |
| Andrew Kittredge | 33 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.1 | 2.1 | -1.5 |
| Jonathan Aranda | 25 | pre-arb | 34 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Braden Bristo↔ DET | 28 | – | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Zack Burdi | 28 | – | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Raimel Tapia↔ BOS | 29 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Junior Caminero | 19 | – | 7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Chase Anderson↔ COL | 35 | FA-elig | 2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| José Lopez | 24 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Calvin Faucher | 27 | pre-arb | 17 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Heath Hembree | 34 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Joe La Sorsa↔ WSN | 25 | – | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Hector Perez | 27 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Garrett Cleavinger | 29 | arb | 15 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
| Ryan Thompson↔ ARI | 31 | arb | 18 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| Luis Patiño↔ CHW | 23 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Francisco Mejía | 27 | FA-elig | 50 | -0.1 | 2.2 | -2.6 |
| Erasmo Ramírez↔ WSN | 33 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| Javy Guerra↔ MIL | 27 | arb | 9 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -1.1 |
| Osleivis Basabe | 22 | – | 31 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Trevor Kelley | 30 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| Cooper Criswell | 26 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.3 |
| Yonny Chirinos↔ ATL | 29 | arb | 15 | -0.4 | 1.0 | -2.4 |
| Josh Fleming | 27 | arb | 12 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -2.8 |
| Vidal Bruján | 25 | pre-arb | 37 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -3.0 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Zach Eflin | 4.9 |
| Kevin Kelly | 1.2 |
| Robert Stephenson | 1.2 |
| Zack Littell | 1.2 |
| Aaron Civale | 1.0 |
| Taj Bradley | 0.8 |
| Player | 2022 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Corey Kluber | 3.1 |
| Ji Man Choi | 1.0 |
| Brooks Raley | 1.0 |
| Kevin Kiermaier | 1.0 |
| J.P. Feyereisen | 1.0 |
| Yu Chang | 0.4 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2023, 2023–2029. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2023; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Eflin | 29 | 6.018 | $11.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Manuel Margot | 28 | 6.012 | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brandon Lowe | 28 | 4.058 | $5.2M | $8.8M | $10.5MCLUB | $11.5MCLUB | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jeffrey Springs | 30 | 4.055 | $4.0M | $5.2M | $10.5M | $10.5M | $15.0MCLUB | FREE AGENT | |
| Jake Diekman | 36 | 10.050 | $3.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Wander Franco | 22 | 1.104 | $2.5M | $2.5M | $8.5M | $15.5M | $22.5M | $25.5M | $25.5M |
| Erasmo Ramírez | 33 | 11.000 | $395k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Devenski | 32 | 6.036 | $171k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chase Anderson | 35 | 7.161 | $58k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Heath Hembree | 34 | 7.096 | $4k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yandy Díaz | 31 | 4.122 | $6.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tyler Glasnow | 29 | 5.158 | $5.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pete Fairbanks | 29 | 3.057 | $3.7M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Harold Ramírez | 28 | 3.142 | $2.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Francisco Mejía | 27 | 4.062 | $2.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Andrew Kittredge | 33 | 4.070 | $2.1M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jalen Beeks | 29 | 4.070 | $1.4M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Christian Bethancourt | 31 | 3.038 | $1.4M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Robert Stephenson | 30 | 5.049 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Shawn Armstrong | 32 | 4.113 | $1.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Colin Poche | 29 | 3.109 | $1.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Aaron Civale | 28 | 3.058 | $1.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Yonny Chirinos | 29 | 4.137 | $956k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ryan Thompson | 31 | 3.000 | $581k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Zack Littell | 27 | 3.067 | $510k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Raimel Tapia | 29 | 5.020 | $156k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Hector Perez | 27 | 4.006 | $8k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Arozarena | 28 | 2.129 | $4.2M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jason Adam | 31 | 2.132 | $1.8M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Drew Rasmussen | 27 | 2.111 | $740k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Shane McClanahan | 26 | 1.158 | $737k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Isaac Paredes | 24 | 1.160 | $735k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jose Siri | 27 | 1.015 | $732k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Taylor Walls | 26 | 1.092 | $728k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Josh Fleming | 27 | 2.008 | $727k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Garrett Cleavinger | 29 | 1.060 | $725k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Josh Lowe | 25 | 0.093 | $723k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Luke Raley | 28 | 0.106 | $722k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Calvin Faucher | 27 | 0.070 | $722k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kevin Kelly | 25 | 0.000 | $720k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Taj Bradley | 22 | 0.000 | $434k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Javy Guerra | 27 | 2.110 | $384k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| René Pinto | 26 | 0.077 | $279k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Curtis Mead | 22 | 0.000 | $225k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jonathan Aranda | 25 | 0.047 | $205k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Osleivis Basabe | 22 | 0.000 | $190k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Vidal Bruján | 25 | 0.085 | $178k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Trevor Kelley | 30 | 0.168 | $108k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Cooper Criswell | 26 | 0.119 | $70k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jacob Lopez | 25 | 0.000 | $43k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Junior Caminero | 19 | 0.000 | $35k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Luis Patiño | 23 | 2.026 | $26k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Joe La Sorsa | 25 | – | $20k | ||||||
| Zack Burdi | 28 | 0.113 | $19k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tristan Gray | 27 | 0.000 | $8k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Elvin Rodríguez | 25 | 0.000 | $4k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Braden Bristo | 28 | – | $4k | ||||||
| José Lopez | 24 | – | $4k |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Rays 2023; 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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