Boston Red Sox 40-Man Roster

Salary (In $Million)

 
  player how acquired [date added to 40-man] 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 AST*
1 Tim Wakefield Signed as a minor league free agent (April 1995) 
[Added  May 1995]
4.00 4.00           15.006
2 Jason Varitek Acquired from Seattle with Derek Lowe for Heathcliff Slocumb (Jan. 1997) 5.00 5.00
3.00
          12.020
3 David Ortiz Signed as a free agent (Jan. 2003) 12.50 12.50 12.50         10.048
4 Kevin Youkilis Drafted in the 8th round (2001)  [Added November 2003] 6.00 9.00 12.00 12.00 14.00     4.093
5 Manny Delcarmen Drafted in the second round (2000) [Added Nov. 2004] 0.48 arb arb arb       2.133
6 Jonathan Papelbon Drafted in the fourth round (2003) [Added Jul. 2005] 6.25 arb arb         3.064
7 Jon Lester Drafted in the second round (2002) [Added Nov. 2005] 1.00 3.75 5.75 7.63 11.63 13.00   2.075
8 Josh Beckett Acquired from Florida with Mike Lowell and Guillermo Mota for Hanley Ramirez, Anibal Sanchez, Harvey Garcia, and Jesus Delgado (Nov. 2005) 10.50 12.00           7.030
9 Mike Lowell Acquired from Florida with Josh Beckett and Guillermo Mota for Hanley Ramirez, Anibal Sanchez, Harvey Garcia, and Jesus Delgado (Nov. 2005) 12.00 12.00           10.020
10 Dustin Pedroia Drafted in the second round (2004) [Added Aug. 2006] 1.50 3.50 5.50 8.00 10.00 10.00 11.00 2.041
11 George Kottaras Acquired from San Diego for David Wells (Sep. 2006) min min min m/a m/a m/a   0.021
12 Hideki Okajima Signed as an international free agent (Nov. 2006) 1.75 arb arb arb       2.000
13

Julio Lugo

Signed as a free agent (Dec. 2006) 9.00 9.00 9.00         8.152
14 Daisuke Matsuzaka Signed as a free agent (Dec. 2006) 8.00 8.00 10.00 10.00       2.000
15 JD Drew Signed as a free agent (Feb. 2007) 14.00 14.00 14.00         10.020
16 Jacoby Ellsbury Drafted in the first round (2005) [Added June 2007] 0.45 min arb arb arb     1.037
17 Clay Buchholz Drafted in the first round (2005) [added Aug. 2007] 0.41 min m/a arb arb arb   0.154
18 Dusty Brown Drafted in the 35th round of the 2000 draft [added Oct. 2007] min min min m/a m/a m/a   0.000
19 Chris Carter Acquired from Washington for Wily Mo Pena (Aug. 2007) [added Nov. 2007] min min min m/a m/a m/a   0.024
20 Argenis Diaz Signed as an international free agent (July 2003)
[added Nov. 2007]
min min min m/a m/a m/a   0.000
21 Jon Van Every Signed as a free agent (Dec. 2007) min min min m/a m/a m/a   0.025
22 Jed Lowrie Drafted in the first round (2005) [Added April 2008] 0.41 min min m/a m/a m/a   0.111
23 Justin Masterson Drafted in the second round (2006) [added April 2008] 0.42 min min m/a m/a m/a   0.108
24 Jason Bay

Acquired from Pittsburgh in a three way deal that sent Manny Ramirez and cash considerations to Los Angeles (NL) and Brandon Moss and Craig Hansen to Pittsburgh, with Los Angeles sending Andy LaRoche and Bryan Morris to Pittsburgh

7.50             5.080
25 Mark Kotsay Acquired from Atlanta for Luis Sumoza (Aug. 2008) 1.50             11.018
26 Michael Bowden Drafted in the first round (2005) [Added August 2008] min min min m/a m/a m/a   0.001
27 Ramon Ramirez Acquired from Kansas City for Coco Crisp (Nov. 2008) 0.44 arb arb arb       2.113
28 Hunter Jones Signed as an undrafted free agent (July 2005) [Added Nov. 2008] min min min m/a m/a m/a   0.000
29 Mark Wagner Drafted in the ninth round (2005) [Added Nov. 2008] min min min m/a m/a m/a   0.000
30 Felix Doubront Signed as an international free agent (July 2004)
[Added Nov. 2008]
min min min m/a m/a m/a   0.000
31 Junichi Tazawa Signed as an international free agent (Dec. 2008) 0.45 0.50 0.55 m/a m/a m/a   0.000
  Miguel Gonzalez
(60-day DL)
Selected in the Rule 5 Draft from Los Angeles (AL)
(Dec. 2008)
min min min m/a m/a m/a   0.000
32 Rocco Baldelli Signed as a free agent (Jan. 2009) 0.50             6.000
33 Brad Penny Signed as a free agent (Jan. 2009) 5.00             9.000
34 Takashi Saito Signed as a free agent (Jan. 2009) 1.50 3.00 arb         3.000
35 John Smoltz Signed as a free agent (Jan. 2009) 5.50             20.072
36 Nick Green Signed as a minor league  free agent (Jan. 2009)
[Added April 2009]
0.55 arb arb         3.002
37 Gil Velazquez Signed as a minor league  free agent (Dec. 2007)
[Added April 2009]
min min min m/a m/a m/a   0.020
38 Travis Denker Claimed off waivers from San Diego (April 2009) 0.40 min min m/a m/a m/a   0.052
39 Jeff Bailey Signed as a minor league  free agent (Nov. 2003)
[Added April 2009]
min min min m/a m/a m/a   0.061
40 Daniel Bard Drafted in the first round (2006) [Added May 2009] min min min m/a m/a m/a m/a 0.000
                     
  40-Man Roster Legend
Salary Information collected from Cot's Baseball Contracts. Figures listed are strictly base salaries, and do not include incentives, bonuses, buyouts, payments made by other teams, etc. Figures are in $ millions.

Figures listed in blue = Club Option
Figures listed in green = Player Option
Figures listed in red = Vesting Option
arb = arbitration eligible
min = minimum salary, approximate minimum salary, or minor league split salary. In 2009 and 2010, the league minimum is $400,000.  A cost-of-living increase will be applied to adjust the league minimum in 2011.m/a = Player will either receive min salary or be arbitration eligible, depending on accrued service time
faa = accepted free agent arbitration
AST = Approximate Service Time (season end-2008). Measured in years.days. 172 days = 1 year of MLB service time. Generally, players are paid the minimum contract for service years 0 - 2.135, are arbitration eligible for service years 2.135 - 5.171, and are eligible for free agency after accruing 6 years of service time. These rules may also be contracted around, as players with under 3 years of service time may sign for above the minimum, and arbitration-eligible players may sign away their option years.
 
               

 

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