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2008 Boston Red Sox



      


30 total players, $136,798,083 total salary, $4,559,936 avg salary

PlayerPlayer SortPosSalarySalary SortPctPct SortWARPWARP SortWARP/$MWARP/$M Sort$/WARP$/WARP SortCurrent Status
Manny Ramirez Ramirez Manny LF $22,000,000 22000000 16.08% 16.08 2.67 2.66696 0.12 0.12122545454545 $8,249,093 8249092.599814
J.D. Drew Drew J.D. RF $14,000,000 14000000 10.23% 10.23 3.10 3.09764 0.22 0.22126 $4,519,570 4519569.736961
David Ortiz Ortiz David DH $13,000,000 13000000 9.50% 9.50 1.89 1.88532 0.15 0.14502461538462 $6,895,381 6895381.1554537
Mike Lowell Lowell Mike 3B $12,000,000 12000000 8.77% 8.77 2.15 2.145 0.18 0.17875 $5,594,406 5594405.5944056 FA/2011
Josh Beckett Beckett Josh SP $10,166,667 10166667 7.43% 7.43 3.35 3.34918 0.33 0.3294275301827 $3,035,569 3035569.0049505
Jason Varitek Varitek Jason C $10,000,000 10000000 7.31% 7.31 -0.12 -0.120083 0 0
Julio Lugo Lugo Julio SS $9,250,000 9250000 6.76% 6.76 -0.24 -0.242893 0 0
Daisuke Matsuzaka Matsuzaka Daisuke SP $8,333,333 8333333 6.09% 6.09 2.12 2.12344 0.25 0.25481281019251 $3,924,449 3924449.4782052
Curt Schilling Schilling Curt DNP $8,000,000 8000000 5.85% 5.85 0.00 0 0
Coco Crisp Crisp Coco CF $5,083,333 5083333 3.72% 3.72 1.30 1.29753 0.26 0.25525182001651 $3,917,700 3917699.7834347
Tim Wakefield Wakefield Tim SP $4,000,000 4000000 2.92% 2.92 0.71 0.705947 0.18 0.17648675 $5,666,148 5666147.7419693
Julian Tavarez Tavarez Julian RP $3,850,000 3850000 2.81% 2.81 -0.00 -0.00115074 0 0
Mike Timlin Timlin Mike RP $3,000,000 3000000 2.19% 2.19 -0.00 -0.00308381 0 0
Kevin Youkilis Youkilis Kevin 1B $3,000,000 3000000 2.19% 2.19 5.62 5.62368 1.87 1.87456 $533,459 533458.51826562
Alex Cora Cora Alex SS $2,000,000 2000000 1.46% 1.46 0.67 0.674166 0.34 0.337083 $2,966,628 2966628.3971603
Hideki Okajima Okajima Hideki RP $1,250,000 1250000 0.91% 0.91 1.14 1.14044 0.91 0.912352 $1,096,068 1096068.1842096
Javier Lopez Lopez Javier RP $840,000 840000 0.61% 0.61 0.16 0.164387 0.20 0.19569880952381 $5,109,893 5109893.1180689
Kyle Snyder Snyder Kyle RP $835,000 835000 0.61% 0.61 -0.19 -0.193929 0 0
Sean Casey Casey Sean 1B $800,000 800000 0.58% 0.58 -0.33 -0.326797 0 0
Jonathan Papelbon Papelbon Jonathan RP $775,000 775000 0.57% 0.57 2.16 2.16387 2.79 2.7920903225806 $358,155 358154.60263325
Craig Hansen Hansen Craig RP $700,000 700000 0.51% 0.51 0.11 0.109414 0.16 0.15630571428571 $6,397,719 6397718.7562835 Arb1/2011, Arb2/2012, Arb3/2013
Doug Mirabelli Mirabelli Doug DNP $550,000 550000 0.40% 0.40 0.00 0 0
Joe Thurston Thurston Joe LF $460,000 460000 0.34% 0.34 -0.15 -0.150776 0 0
Dustin Pedroia Pedroia Dustin 2B $457,000 457000 0.33% 0.33 5.59 5.58947 12.23 12.230787746171 $81,761 81760.882516589
Jon Lester Lester Jon SP $421,500 421500 0.31% 0.31 2.89 2.88529 6.85 6.845290628707 $146,086 146085.83539263
Manny Delcarmen Delcarmen Manny RP $421,000 421000 0.31% 0.31 1.20 1.20302 2.86 2.8575296912114 $349,953 349952.61924158
Jacoby Ellsbury Ellsbury Jacoby CF $406,000 406000 0.30% 0.30 3.05 3.0504 7.51 7.5133004926108 $133,097 133097.29871492
David Aardsma Aardsma David RP $403,250 403250 0.29% 0.29 0.25 0.245954 0.61 0.60992932424055 $1,639,534 1639534.2218464
Kevin Cash Cash Kevin C $400,000 400000 0.29% 0.29 0.13 0.125384 0.31 0.31346 $3,190,200 3190199.7065016
Clay Buchholz Buchholz Clay SP $396,000 396000 0.29% 0.29 0.21 0.205007 0.52 0.51769444444444 $1,931,641 1931641.3585878
YearRed Sox payroll PR Sort Avg payroll AvgPR Sort Diff Diff Sort
1997$1,100,0001100000$2,618,7502618750$-1,518,750-1518750
1998$1,600,0001600000$976,666976666$623,334623334
1999$3,500,0003500000$1,853,3331853333$1,646,6671646667
2000$80,978,53380978533$56,218,05456218054$24,760,47924760479
2001$111,488,333111488333$66,039,74266039742$45,448,59145448591
2002$108,645,000108645000$68,288,95468288954$40,356,04640356046
2003$99,251,50099251500$71,386,23871386238$27,865,26227865262
2004$128,545,500128545500$70,446,52870446528$58,098,97258098972
2005$125,097,825125097825$73,373,11373373113$51,724,71251724712
2006$124,406,500124406500$79,183,25479183254$45,223,24645223246
2007$147,568,833147568833$83,986,20583986205$63,582,62863582628
2008$136,798,083136798083$91,057,00691057006$45,741,07745741077
2009$122,803,640122803640$92,096,82892096828$30,706,81230706812
2010$175,822,333175822333$94,169,72794169727$81,652,60681652606
2011$165,828,976165828976$96,125,36796125367$69,703,60969703609
2012$175,205,284175205284$100,681,561100681561$74,523,72374523723
2013$150,655,000150655000$108,685,621108685621$41,969,37941969379
2014$86,325,00086325000$66,320,47266320472$20,004,52820004528
2015$25,350,00025350000$48,952,91748952917$-23,602,917-23602917
2016$245,000245000$40,852,21040852210$-40,607,210-40607210
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