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2008 Boston Red Sox




Complete List of Player Salaries by Year (Default 2008) | Link to Cot's Salary pages



      


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 2.96 2.95961 0.13 0.13452772727273 $7,433,412 7433411.8346674
J.D. Drew Drew J.D. RF $14,000,000 14000000 10.23% 10.23 2.96 2.95602 0.21 0.21114428571429 $4,736,098 4736097.8613135
David Ortiz Ortiz David DH $13,000,000 13000000 9.50% 9.50 1.75 1.7478 0.13 0.13444615384615 $7,437,922 7437921.9590342
Mike Lowell Lowell Mike 3B $12,000,000 12000000 8.77% 8.77 2.10 2.09835 0.17 0.1748625 $5,718,779 5718779.0406748 FA/2011
Josh Beckett Beckett Josh RP $10,166,667 10166667 7.43% 7.43 4.74 4.74495 0.47 0.46671637814045 $2,142,629 2142628.9001992
Jason Varitek Varitek Jason C $10,000,000 10000000 7.31% 7.31 -0.37 -0.370151 — 0 — 0
Julio Lugo Lugo Julio SS $9,250,000 9250000 6.76% 6.76 -0.26 -0.256605 — 0 — 0
Daisuke Matsuzaka Matsuzaka Daisuke RP $8,333,333 8333333 6.09% 6.09 2.35 2.34563 0.28 0.28147561125902 $3,552,706 3552705.6696922
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 1.09 1.09039 0.21 0.21450296488544 $4,661,940 4661940.2232229
Tim Wakefield Wakefield Tim RP $4,000,000 4000000 2.92% 2.92 3.02 3.01855 0.75 0.7546375 $1,325,140 1325139.5537593
Julian Tavarez Tavarez Julian RP $3,850,000 3850000 2.81% 2.81 0.12 0.117265 0.03 0.030458441558442 $32,831,621 32831620.688185
Mike Timlin Timlin Mike RP $3,000,000 3000000 2.19% 2.19 0.18 0.184092 0.06 0.061364 $16,296,200 16296199.726224
Kevin Youkilis Youkilis Kevin 1B $3,000,000 3000000 2.19% 2.19 5.38 5.38281 1.79 1.79427 $557,330 557329.72183674
Alex Cora Cora Alex SS $2,000,000 2000000 1.46% 1.46 0.64 0.640751 0.32 0.3203755 $3,121,337 3121337.3057553
Hideki Okajima Okajima Hideki RP $1,250,000 1250000 0.91% 0.91 1.32 1.3193 1.06 1.05544 $947,472 947472.14431896
Javier López Lopez Javier RP $840,000 840000 0.61% 0.61 0.19 0.193464 0.23 0.23031428571429 $4,341,893 4341893.0653765
Kyle Snyder Snyder Kyle RP $835,000 835000 0.61% 0.61 0.07 0.0696106 0.08 0.083365988023952 $11,995,300 11995299.566445
Sean Casey Casey Sean 1B $800,000 800000 0.58% 0.58 -0.36 -0.356424 — 0 — 0
Jonathan Papelbon Papelbon Jonathan RP $775,000 775000 0.57% 0.57 2.29 2.28593 2.95 2.9495870967742 $339,031 339030.50399619
Craig Hansen Hansen Craig RP $700,000 700000 0.51% 0.51 -0.04 -0.0383341 — 0 — 0
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 -0.16 -0.161674 — 0 — 0
Dustin Pedroia Pedroia Dustin 2B $457,000 457000 0.33% 0.33 5.41 5.4119 11.84 11.842231947484 $84,444 84443.541085386
Jon Lester Lester Jon RP $421,500 421500 0.31% 0.31 2.24 2.24361 5.32 5.3229181494662 $187,867 187866.87525907
Manny Delcarmen Delcarmen Manny RP $421,000 421000 0.31% 0.31 1.42 1.42268 3.38 3.3792874109264 $295,920 295920.37562909
Jacoby Ellsbury Ellsbury Jacoby CF $406,000 406000 0.30% 0.30 2.66 2.65639 6.54 6.5428325123153 $152,839 152839.003309
David Aardsma Aardsma David RP $403,250 403250 0.29% 0.29 0.25 0.249093 0.62 0.61771357718537 $1,618,873 1618873.2722317
Kevin Cash Cash Kevin C $400,000 400000 0.29% 0.29 0.17 0.168644 0.42 0.42161 $2,371,860 2371860.2499941
Clay Buchholz Buchholz Clay RP $396,000 396000 0.29% 0.29 0.56 0.559988 1.41 1.4141111111111 $707,158 707158.0105288
YearRed Sox payroll PR Sort Avg payroll AvgPR Sort Diff Diff Sort
1997$1,100,0001100000$4,892,2224892222$-3,792,222-3792222
1998$9,100,0009100000$6,661,9046661904$2,438,0962438096
1999$14,500,00014500000$7,867,8237867823$6,632,1776632177
2000$80,978,53380978533$56,164,08956164089$24,814,44424814444
2001$111,488,333111488333$65,991,63865991638$45,496,69545496695
2002$108,645,000108645000$68,244,47168244471$40,400,52940400529
2003$99,251,50099251500$71,318,47971318479$27,933,02127933021
2004$128,545,500128545500$70,466,96170466961$58,078,53958078539
2005$125,097,825125097825$73,264,78073264780$51,833,04551833045
2006$124,406,500124406500$79,051,75479051754$45,354,74645354746
2007$147,568,833147568833$83,931,13883931138$63,637,69563637695
2008$136,798,083136798083$90,812,37390812373$45,985,71045985710
2009$122,803,640122803640$91,093,21191093211$31,710,42931710429
2010$173,759,833173759833$93,373,68193373681$80,386,15280386152
2011$165,828,976165828976$96,102,03496102034$69,726,94269726942
2012$175,205,284175205284$100,657,138100657138$74,548,14674548146
2013$150,655,000150655000$109,024,990109024990$41,630,01041630010
2014$163,414,996163414996$117,828,782117828782$45,586,21445586214
2015$180,779,329180779329$127,404,244127404244$53,375,08553375085
2016$197,899,679197899679$132,219,407132219407$65,680,27265680272
2017$197,041,179197041179$137,302,894137302894$59,738,28559738285
2018$233,200,428233200428$136,929,168136929168$96,271,26096271260
2019$236,171,428236171428$136,944,257136944257$99,227,17199227171
2020$187,907,969187907969$140,677,788140677788$47,230,18147230181
2021$176,099,500176099500$132,162,631132162631$43,936,86943936869
2022$212,015,000212015000$149,374,046149374046$62,640,95462640954
2023$154,435,000154435000$160,460,390160460390$-6,025,390-6025390
2024$97,266,66797266667$135,504,022135504022$-38,237,355-38237355
2025$86,566,66786566667$96,417,30296417302$-9,850,635-9850635
2026$73,916,66773916667$76,694,12076694120$-2,777,453-2777453
2027$71,416,66771416667$58,935,61758935617$12,481,05012481050
2028$59,916,66759916667$45,437,75945437759$14,478,90814478908
2029$59,916,66759916667$37,269,62837269628$22,647,03922647039
2030$44,750,00044750000$39,665,76939665769$5,084,2315084231
2031$44,000,00044000000$38,360,15238360152$5,639,8485639848
2032$35,000,00035000000$47,925,45947925459$-12,925,459-12925459
2033$31,000,00031000000$43,068,92443068924$-12,068,924-12068924
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