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Rangers TEXGM: Tom Grieve
Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1985, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).
Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Toby Harrah | 4.1 |
| Charlie Hough | 3.6 |
| Pete O'Brien | 2.8 |
| Oddibe McDowell | 2.1 |
| Greg Harris | 2.0 |
| Don Slaught | 1.8 |
| Player | 1984 fWAR |
|---|---|
| — | |
WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Rangers. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1985; everyone else is shown as a 1985 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hough | 1985 | +3.6 | +63.9 | 0.6 | +63.2 | $0.2M | 2.19× | – |
| Toby Harrah | 1985 | +4.1 | +39.1 | 0.7 | +38.4 | $0.2M | 1.20× | – |
| Pete O'Brien | 1985 | +2.8 | +23.7 | 0.2 | +23.5 | $0.1M | 1.07× | – |
| Oddibe McDowell | 1985 | +2.1 | +20.3 | 0.1 | +20.2 | $0.0M | 1.22× | – |
| Dave Schmidt | 1985 | +1.2 | +12.7 | 0.3 | +12.3 | $0.3M | 1.34× | – |
| Don Slaught | 1985 | +1.8 | +11.0 | 0.2 | +10.8 | $0.1M | 0.76× | – |
| Gary Ward | 1985 | +1.3 | +8.6 | 0.7 | +7.9 | $0.6M | 0.83× | – |
| Wayne Tolleson | 1985 | +1.3 | +6.2 | 0.1 | +6.1 | $0.1M | 0.61× | – |
| Dickie Noles | 1985 | +1.0 | +5.3 | 0.2 | +5.0 | $0.2M | 0.67× | – |
| Burt Hooton | 1985 | +0.7 | +5.3 | 0.6 | +4.7 | $0.9M | 1.02× | – |
| Dave Rozema | 1985 | +0.5 | +5.0 | 0.3 | +4.7 | $0.7M | 1.34× | – |
| Buddy Bell↔ | 1985 | +0.9 | +4.0 | 0.4 | +3.6 | $0.5M | 0.58× | – |
| Cliff Johnson↔ | 1985 | +0.6 | +3.1 | 0.5 | +2.6 | $0.9M | 0.69× | – |
| Frank Tanana↔ | 1985 | +0.3 | +2.5 | 0.2 | +2.3 | $0.8M | 1.02× | – |
| Larry Parrish | 1985 | +0.0 | +0.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 | $25.6M | 0.83× | – |
| Bill Stein | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.6 | – | 0.58× | – |
| Bob Jones | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -1.0 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Alan Bannister | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -1.1 | – | 0.69× | – |
| Dave Stewart↔ | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -1.1 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Duane Walker↔ | 1985 | -0.3 | -2.2 | 0.1 | -2.3 | – | 0.83× | – |
| George Wright | 1985 | -3.2 | -21.5 | 0.4 | -21.9 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Bob Sebra | 1985 | -0.3 | -2.2 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Chris Welsh | 1985 | -0.2 | -1.3 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Curtis Wilkerson | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.4 | – | – | – | 0.61× | – |
| Dale Murray↔ | 1985 | +0.0 | +0.1 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Dwayne Henry | 1985 | +0.8 | +4.3 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Ellis Valentine | 1985 | -0.2 | -1.4 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Geno Petralli | 1985 | -0.2 | -0.7 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| Glen Cook | 1985 | -0.7 | -5.3 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Glenn Brummer | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.3 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| Greg Harris | 1985 | +2.0 | +31.7 | – | – | – | 1.95× | – |
| Jeff Kunkel | 1985 | +0.1 | +0.4 | – | – | – | 0.61× | – |
| Jeff Russell | 1985 | +0.3 | +2.1 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Jose Guzman | 1985 | +0.5 | +4.3 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Luis Pujols | 1985 | +0.1 | +0.2 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| Matt Williams | 1985 | +0.4 | +3.0 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Mike Mason | 1985 | +1.1 | +8.7 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Nick Capra | 1985 | -0.0 | -0.1 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Rick Surhoff↔ | 1985 | -0.1 | -0.4 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Ricky Wright | 1985 | +0.1 | +0.6 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Steve Buechele | 1985 | +0.0 | +0.2 | – | – | – | 0.58× | – |
| Tom Dunbar | 1985 | -1.0 | -5.6 | – | – | – | 0.69× | – |
| Tommy Boggs | 1985 | -0.2 | -0.9 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Total | — | +20.6 | +221.5 | 7.3 | +176.9 | — | ||
Every graded 1985 deal involving the Rangers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 11 total.
WSN · Murray Cook
+$9.6M
TEX · Tom Grieve
−$9.6M
TEX · Tom Grieve
+$19.2M
TOR · Pat Gillick
−$19.2M
TEX · Tom Grieve
+$7.2M
PHI · Bill Giles
−$7.2M
DET · Bill Lajoie
+$181.6M
TEX · Tom Grieve
−$181.6M
TEX · Tom Grieve
+$4.0M
CIN · Bill Bergesch
−$4.0M
TEX · Tom Grieve
+$9.6M
NYY · Clyde King
−$9.6M
TEX · Tom Grieve
+$0.0M
CLE · Phil Seghi
+$0.0M
MIL · Harry Dalton
+$48.8M
KCR · John Schuerholz
−$1.6M
NYM · Frank Cashen
−$20.8M
TEX · Tom Grieve
−$26.4M
TEX · Tom Grieve
+$0.0M
SEA · Hal Keller
+$0.0M
SDP · Jack McKeon
+$4.0M
TEX · Tom Grieve
−$4.0M
TEX · Tom Grieve
+$80.8M
CHW · Roland Hemond
−$80.8M
What the front office was committed to as of 1985, 1985–1991. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Ward | 31 | 6.000 | $720k | $865k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Toby Harrah | 36 | 16.000 | $650k | $700k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Charlie Hough | 37 | 15.000 | $637k | $690k | $820k | $850k | $900k | $1.0M | FREE AGENT |
| Burt Hooton | 35 | 14.000 | $565k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Larry Parrish | 31 | 11.000 | $560k | $561k | $615k | $312k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Cliff Johnson | 37 | 13.000 | $529k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dave Stewart | 28 | 7.000 | $461k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Buddy Bell | 33 | 13.000 | $418k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alan Bannister | 33 | 11.000 | $350k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dave Rozema | 28 | 8.000 | $310k | $350k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bill Stein | 38 | 13.000 | $250k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dickie Noles | 28 | 6.000 | $235k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Frank Tanana | 31 | 12.000 | $232k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bob Jones | 35 | 11.000 | $118k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Wright | 26 | 3.000 | $400k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dave Schmidt | 28 | 4.000 | $344k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Don Slaught | 26 | 3.000 | $215k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Pete O'Brien | 27 | 3.000 | $165k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Wayne Tolleson | 29 | 4.000 | $135k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Duane Walker | 28 | 3.000 | $109k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Greg Harris | 29 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Geno Petralli | 25 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chris Welsh | 30 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ricky Wright | 26 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oddibe McDowell | 22 | 0.000 | $60k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tommy Boggs | 29 | – | — | ||||||
| Glenn Brummer | 30 | – | — | ||||||
| Steve Buechele | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nick Capra | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Glen Cook | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Tom Dunbar | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Jose Guzman | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dwayne Henry | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jeff Kunkel | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Mason | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Dale Murray | 35 | – | — | ||||||
| Luis Pujols | 29 | – | — | ||||||
| Jeff Russell | 23 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Bob Sebra | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rick Surhoff | 22 | – | — | ||||||
| Ellis Valentine | 30 | – | — | ||||||
| Curtis Wilkerson | 24 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Matt Williams | 25 | – | — |
How each 1985 acquisition stacked onto Rangers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.