For those that missed the guidelines I am using for this series of posts, you can find them here.
Team #10: Boston Red Sox
General Managers(since 1994)
Dan Duquette (1994-2001): 656-574
Mike Port (2002): 93-69
Theo Epstein (2003-Current): 660-474
Team Performance
| Playoffs | Division Finish | ||||||
| WC | League | Playoff App | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Last |
| 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
All information is drawn from Baseball Reference.
| Position | Name | Acquired | Years with Org. |
Stats with Organization |
Left? |
| C | Kelly Shoppach | 2001 – 2nd Rd | 4 | 9 gm, 0-15 | Traded to CLE – 1/27/06 |
| 1B | Kevin Youkilis | 2001 – 8th Rd | 9 | 2 All Star Appearances, 1 Gold Glove .294/.394/.497, 112 HR, 470 RBI, 23 SB |
Currently with Org. |
| 2B | Dustin Pedroia |
2004 – 2nd Rd | 6 | 2007 AL Rookie of the Year, 2008 AL MVP, 3 All Star-Appearances 554 gm, .305/.370/.461, 54 HR, 253 RBI, 55 SB |
Currently with Org. |
| 3B | Freddy Sanchez | 2000 – 11th Rd | 3 | 32 gm, .220/.250/.260, 4 RBI | Traded to PIT – 7/31/03 |
| SS | Hanley Ramirez | Int’l FA – 2000 | 5 | 2 gm, 0-2 | Traded to FLA – 11/24/05 |
| LF | David Murphy | 2003 – 1st Rd (17) | 4 | 23 gm, .250/.357/.500, HR, 2 RBI | Traded to TEX – 7/31/07 |
| CF | Jacoby Ellsbury | 2005 – 1st Rd (23) | 5 | 349 gm, .291/.344/.405, 20 HR, 130 RBI, 136 SB | Currently with Org. |
| RF | Josh Reddick |
2006 – 17th Rd | 4 | 38 gm, .167/.205/.321, 2 HR, 6 RBI, SB | Currently with Org. |
| DH | Ryan Kalish | 2006 – 9th Rd | 4 | 12 gm, .300/.326/.400, HR, 4 RBI, SB | Currently with Org. |
| SP | Jon Lester | 2002 – 2nd Rd | 8 | 1 All-Star Appearance 54-23, 3.51 ERA, 711 IP, 647 K, 259 BB, 1.295 WHIP |
Currently with Org. |
| SP | Carl Pavano |
1994 – 13th Rd | 3 | No Major League Appearances with Org. | Traded to MON – 11/18/97 |
| SP | Daisuke Matsuzaka | Int’l FA – 2007 | 3 | 45-24, 4.02 ERA, 535 IP, 496 K, 253 BB, 1.387 WHIP | Currently with Org. |
| SP | Clay Buchholz |
2005 – 1st Rd (42) | 5 | 1 All Star Appearance 25-19, 3.95 ERA, 317 IP, 248 K, 135 BB, 1.379 WHIP |
Currently with Org. |
| SP | Justin Masterson | 2006 – 2nd Rd | 3 | 9-8, 3.76 ERA, 160.1 IP, 135 K, 65 BB, 1.279 WHIP | Traded to CLE – 7/31/09 |
| RP | Manny Delcarmen | 2000 – 2nd Rd | 10 | 11-6, 3.83 ERA, 282 IP, 242 K, 127 BB, 1.348 WHIP | Currently with Org. |
| RP | Frank Francisco | Int’l FA – 1996 | 6 | No Major League Appearances with Org. | Traded to CHW – 7/31/02 |
| RP | Ron Mahay | 1991 – 18th Rd | 7 | 4-1, 3.00 ERA, SV, 51 IP, 36 K, 26 BB | Selected by OAK – 3/30/99 |
| RP | Rafael Betancourt | Int’l FA – 1993 | 6 | No Major League Appearances with Org. | Released – 11/18/99 |
| RP | Daniel Bard | 2006 – 1st Rd (28) | 4 | 3-4, 2.80 ERA, 4 SV, 103 IP, 120 K, 40 BB, 1.087 WHIP | Currently with Org. |
| CL | Jonathan Papelbon | 2003 – 4th Rd | 7 | 4 All Star Appearances 18-16, 2.04 ERA, 348.2 IP, 392 K, 97 BB, 1.004 WHIP |
Currently with Org. |
| BN | David Eckstein |
1997 – 19th Rd | 3 | No Major League Appearances with Org. | Selected by ANA – 8/16/00 |
| BN | Hideki Okajima | Int’l FA – 2006 | 4 | 16-7, 3.17 ERA, 6 SV, 224.1 IP, 200 K, 76 BB, 1.248 WHIP | Currently with Org. |
| BN | Anibal Sanchez | Int’l FA – 2001 | 4 | No Major League Appearances with Org. | Traded to FLA – 11/24/05 |
| BN | Jeff Suppan | 1993 – 2nd Rd | 5+1 | 12-10, 5.87 ERA, 220.2 IP, 131 K, 74 BB, 1.55 WHIP | Taken in the Expansion Draft – 1997 |
| BN | Cla Meredith |
2004 – 6th Rd | 2 | 3 gm, 2.1 IP, 27.00 ERA | Traded to SD – 5/1/06 |
June Amateur Draft
Here’s a team that of late has had an idea of exactly what they wanted to do. When you look at their success in the first few rounds of the draft, you have some excellent players (Pedroia, Youkilis, Lester, Ellsbury, Buchholz) who are clearly having a major impact on the continued success that the Red Sox are having. There aren’t as many late round values that have made it, but that’s to be expected for the most part. There’s a fair amount of players who have been moved for key pieces as well, with Justin Masterson and Carl Pavano being the most valuable (Victor Martinez and Pedro Martinez, respectively). Overall, they’ve done well with their top picks, and almost to a fault have been slow to bring up their top prospects.
International Free Agency
They have had some very solid signings over the years. Daisuke Matsuzaka hasn’t quite turned out the way that they had hoped, but it could always be worse – they could have gotten Kei Igawa. Hanley Ramirez is far and away the best player that they signed from the international market, and was used to acquire both Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell, two critical pieces in their 2007 World Championship. The relievers that made the list (Francisco and Betancourt specifically) had no appearances with the Red Sox, but both did not show success until much later on after leaving the organization.
Overall Grade
B+. This group of players has really had a lot of success in the Majors, with an MVP from Dustin Pedroia, and a lot of hope for both now and the future in Clay Buchholz, Jonathan Papelbon, Jon Lester, and Kevin Youkilis already establishing themselves. This team also has players coming as well, with Ryan Kalish, Casey Kelly, and Ryan Westmoreland all leading the list of top prospects on the way for the Sox. Overall, the only real weakness I see is the bench, but the pitchers I included I felt were more productive than some of the position players I could have included instead.
