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GM: Tom Grieve

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1986, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$6M
Surplus $M
+3
Win %
0.537
TAB
+6.1
WAB
+12.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
32.9
Dead money %
34%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-2.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1986 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDon Slaught91
ROrlando Mercado45
LGeno Petralli41
LDarrell Porter25
RMike Stanley4

1B

LPete O'Brien155
RTom Paciorek23
LBob Jones2

2B

RToby Harrah93
BCurtis Wilkerson60
RSteve Buechele33
RScott Fletcher11
BJerry Browne8
LGeno Petralli2

3B

RSteve Buechele137
RLarry Parrish30
RTom Paciorek21
LGeno Petralli15
RScott Fletcher12
RMike Stanley7

SS

RScott Fletcher136
BCurtis Wilkerson56
RJeff Kunkel5
RTom Paciorek1

LF

RGary Ward102
BRuben Sierra44
RTom Paciorek22
RBob Brower16
LBob Jones5
RMike Stanley1
RPete Incaviglia1
RSteve Buechele1

CF

LOddibe McDowell147
BRuben Sierra21
RGary Ward4
RBob Brower1

RF

RPete Incaviglia112
BRuben Sierra68
LBob Jones4
RTom Paciorek3
RBob Brower1

DH

RLarry Parrish97
RPete Incaviglia37
LDarrell Porter19
RTom Paciorek6
RDon Slaught2
RGary Ward1

Starters

REd Correa3.4 WAR
LMike Mason2.2 WAR
RCharlie Hough1.8 WAR
RJose Guzman1.2 WAR
RBobby Witt0.8 WAR
RMike Loynd0.5 WAR
LRicky Wright0.4 WAR
LMickey Mahler⇄0.4 WAR
RKevin Brown0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RGreg Harris20 sv
LMitch Williams0 h
RDale Mohorcic0 h
RJeff Russell0 h
LRicky Wright0 h
RDwayne Henry0 h
RDave Rozema0 h
LRon Meridith0 h

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.

Key additions (new vs 1985)

PlayerfWAR
Scott Fletcher4.1
Ed Correa3.4
Ruben Sierra1.6
Darrell Porter0.9
Dale Mohorcic0.9
Bobby Witt0.8

Key subtractions (gone from 1985)

Player1985 fWAR
Wayne Tolleson1.3
Dave Schmidt1.2
Dickie Noles1.0
Buddy Bell0.9
Burt Hooton0.7
Cliff Johnson0.6

Contract Value

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 1986; everyone else is shown as a 1986 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ed Correa 1986 +3.4 +52.9 0.1 +52.8 $0.0M 1.96× –
Scott Fletcher 1986 +4.1 +43.4 0.3 +43.1 $0.1M 1.32× –
Pete O'Brien 1986 +4.3 +41.5 0.3 +41.2 $0.1M 1.20× –
Oddibe McDowell 1986 +3.1 +40.2 0.1 +40.0 $0.0M 1.60× –
Gary Ward 1986 +2.8 +35.6 0.9 +34.8 $0.3M 1.60× –
Charlie Hough 1986 +1.8 +21.1 0.7 +20.4 $0.4M 1.49× –
Larry Parrish 1986 +2.3 +18.8 0.6 +18.2 $0.2M 1.01× –
Ruben Sierra 1986 +1.6 +15.1 0.1 +15.1 $0.0M 1.22× –
Greg Harris 1986 +1.4 +14.6 0.3 +14.2 $0.2M 1.34× –
Steve Buechele 1986 +1.8 +11.9 0.1 +11.8 $0.0M 0.85× –
Jose Guzman 1986 +1.2 +9.9 0.1 +9.8 $0.1M 1.02× –
Dale Mohorcic 1986 +0.9 +9.8 0.1 +9.7 $0.1M 1.34× –
Bobby Witt 1986 +0.8 +6.6 0.1 +6.5 $0.1M 1.02× –
Mike Loynd 1986 +0.5 +4.5 0.1 +4.4 $0.1M 1.02× –
Pete Incaviglia 1986 +0.6 +4.0 0.2 +3.8 $0.3M 0.83× –
Darrell Porter 1986 +0.9 +3.8 0.2 +3.7 $0.2M 0.52× –
Ricky Wright 1986 +0.4 +2.3 0.1 +2.2 $0.2M 0.67× –
Don Slaught 1986 +0.4 +1.7 0.3 +1.3 $0.8M 0.52× –
Dave Rozema 1986 +0.0 +0.1 0.3 -0.3 $35.2M 0.67× –
Geno Petralli 1986 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.0 – 0.52× –
Tom Paciorek 1986 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Toby Harrah 1986 -0.1 -0.5 0.7 -1.2 – 0.56× –
Curtis Wilkerson 1986 -0.3 -1.3 0.2 -1.4 – 0.56× –
Mitch Williams 1986 -0.5 -5.0 0.1 -5.1 – 1.34× –
Jeff Russell 1986 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $6.1M 0.67× –
Bob Brower 1986 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.83× –
Bob Jones 1986 -0.3 -2.1 – – – 0.83× –
Dwayne Henry 1986 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
George Wright↔ 1986 -0.5 -3.3 – – – 0.83× –
Jeff Kunkel 1986 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.61× –
Jerry Browne 1986 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.56× –
Kevin Brown 1986 +0.3 +2.1 – – – 1.02× –
Mickey Mahler↔ 1986 +0.4 +2.2 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Mason 1986 +2.2 +25.6 – – – 1.49× –
Mike Stanley 1986 +0.2 +1.1 – – – 0.58× –
Orlando Mercado 1986 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.52× –
Ron Meridith 1986 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+33.0+353.06.4+322.9—

Trades

Every graded 1986 deal involving the Rangers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

1986 · TEX / PIT
TEX · Tom Grieve +$5.6M
Jeff Zaske
PIT · Syd Thrift −$5.6M
Randy Kramer
TEX came out ahead by $5.6M
1986 · CHC / TEX
CHC · Dallas Green +$4.0M
Bryan Dial, Rich Surhoff
TEX · Tom Grieve −$4.0M
Ron Meridith
CHC came out ahead by $4.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1986 payroll
$6.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 1986, 1986–1992. 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.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Gary Ward327.000$865kFREE AGENT
Toby Harrah3717.000$700kFREE AGENT
Charlie Hough3816.000$690k$820k$850k$900k$1.0MFREE AGENT
Larry Parrish3212.000$561k$615k$312kFREE AGENT
Dave Rozema299.000$350kFREE AGENT
Tom Paciorek3916.000$202k$235kFREE AGENT
Darrell Porter3415.000$162k$260kFREE AGENT
Bob Jones3612.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Pete O'Brien284.000$338kARB 3FREE AGENT
Don Slaught274.000$332kARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Harris305.000$310kFREE AGENT
Scott Fletcher275.000$282kFREE AGENT
Curtis Wilkerson253.000$165kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Russell243.000$80kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Geno Petralli264.000$80kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ricky Wright274.000$70kARB 3FREE AGENT
George Wright274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Pete Incaviglia220.000$210kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oddibe McDowell231.000$135kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Buechele241.000$85kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Guzman231.000$75kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ed Correa201.000$62kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Loynd220.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dale Mohorcic300.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ruben Sierra200.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Williams210.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Witt220.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Brower260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Brown210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Browne200.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dwayne Henry242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Kunkel242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mickey Mahler33–—
Mike Mason27–—
Orlando Mercado24–—
Ron Meridith29–—
Mike Stanley230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1986 acquisition stacked onto Rangers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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