Manager: John Farrell
GM: Ben Cherington
Franchise Start: 1901 (Boston Americans, 1901-1907; Boston Red Sox, 1908-Current)
World Championships: 7
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Off-Season Tracker
Updated: 11/28/2012
| Players Lost |
| Player |
Pos |
Type |
New Team |
Option |
| Mike Aviles |
SS |
Trade |
Blue Jays |
NA |
| Billy Buckner |
RHP |
Free Agent |
Angels |
NA |
| Marlon Byrd |
OF |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| David Carpenter |
RHP |
Free Agent |
Red Sox |
NA |
| Yeiper Castillo |
RHP |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| Caleb Clay |
RHP |
Free Agent |
Nationals |
NA |
| Aaron Cook |
RHP |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| Jose de la Torre |
RHP |
Free Agent |
Red Sox |
NA |
| Nelson Figueroa |
RHP |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| Will Inman |
RHP |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| Bobby Jenks |
RHP |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| James Kang |
SS |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| Andy LaRoche |
3B |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| Che-Hsuan Lin |
OF |
Waivers |
Astros |
NA |
| James Loney |
1B |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka |
RHP |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| Mike MacDonald |
RHP |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| David Ortiz
| DH |
Free Agent |
Red Sox |
NA |
| Michael Olmsted |
RHP |
Free Agent |
Brewers |
NA |
| Vicente Padilla |
RHP |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| Tony Pena Jr |
RHP |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| Scott Podsednik |
OF |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| Mark Prior |
RHP |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| Guillermo Quiroz |
C |
Free Agent |
Giants |
NA |
| Jason Repko |
OF |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| Mike Rivera |
C |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| Reynaldo Rodriguez |
1B |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| Sandy Rosario |
RHP |
Free Agent |
Red Sox |
NA |
| Cody Ross |
OF |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| Carlos Silva |
RHP |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| Marquez Smith |
3B |
Free Agent |
Reds |
NA |
| Nate Spears |
SS |
Free Agent |
Indians |
NA |
| Zach Stewart |
RHP |
Trade |
Pirates |
NA |
| Jason Urquidez |
RHP |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| Leonel Vasquez |
RHP |
Free Agent |
— |
NA |
| Minor League Free Agent |
| Players with Options; C=Club, M=Mutual, P=Player |
| Qualifying Offer Made |
| Players Signed |
| Player |
Pos |
Old Team |
Years |
Dollars |
| David Carpenter |
RHP |
Red Sox |
— |
— |
| Jose de la Torre |
RHP |
Red Sox |
— |
— |
| Terry Doyle |
RHP |
Fukuoka (Japan) |
— |
— |
| Jonny Gomes |
OF |
Athletics |
2 |
$10M |
| Mitch Maier |
OF |
Royals |
— |
— |
| David Ortiz |
DH |
Red Sox |
2 |
$26M |
| Sandy Rosario |
RHP |
Red Sox |
— |
— |
| David Ross |
C |
Braves |
2 |
$6.2M |
| Minor League Free Agent |
| Option Picked Up |
| Players Traded |
| Player |
Pos |
Old Team |
For |
| David Carpenter |
RHP |
Blue Jays |
Aviles |
| John Farrell |
Mgr |
Blue Jays |
Aviles |
| PTBNL |
TBD |
Pirates |
Stewart |
| Players Claimed |
| Player |
Pos |
Old Team |
| Sandy Rosario |
RHP |
Marlins |
| Arbitration Eligible |
| Player |
Pos |
Years |
Dollars |
| Alfredo Aceves |
RHP |
— |
— |
| Scott Atchison |
RHP |
— |
— |
| Andrew Bailey |
RHP |
— |
— |
| Daniel Bard |
RHP |
— |
— |
| Craig Breslow |
LHP |
— |
— |
| Jacoby Ellsbury |
OF |
— |
— |
| Rich Hill |
LHP |
— |
— |
| Andrew Miller |
LHP |
— |
— |
| Franklin Morales |
LHP |
— |
— |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia |
C |
— |
— |
| Ryan Sweeney |
OF |
— |
— |
| Future Payroll |
| Player |
Pos |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Total |
| Clay Buchholz |
RHP |
$5.500 |
$7.700 |
$12.000 |
$13.000 |
$13.500 |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$51.700 |
| Jonny Gomes |
OF |
$5.000 |
$5.000 |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$10.000 |
| Adrian Gonzalez |
SS |
$2.000 |
$2.000 |
$2.000 |
$2.000 |
$2.000 |
$2.000 |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$12.000 |
| Jose Iglesias |
SS |
$2.063 |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$2.063 |
| John Lackey |
RHP |
$15.250 |
$15.250 |
TBD |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$30.500 |
| Jon Lester |
LHP |
$11.625 |
$13.000 |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$24.625 |
| David Ortiz |
DH |
$14.500 |
$11.500 |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$26.000 |
| Dustin Pedroia |
2B |
$10.000 |
$10.000 |
$11.000 |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$31.000 |
| David Ross |
C |
$3.100 |
$3.100 |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$6.200 |
| Total |
— |
$69.038 |
$67.550 |
$25.000 |
$15.000 |
$15.500 |
$2.000 |
$- |
$- |
$- |
$194.088 |
| Option |
| Obligation to player no longer on the team |
Payroll notes:
Buchholz – 2016 option has $245k buyout nad 2017 option has $500k buyout.
Gonzalez – The Red Sox are paying $2M per year to the Dodgers for his salary.
Lackey – The Red Sox hold a club option at the league minimum if Lackey missed time with an elbow injury.
Lester – 2014 option has $250k buyout.
Pedroia – 2015 option has $500k buyout.
