Rangers TEXGM: Tom Grieve
Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1987, 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 |
|---|---|
| Tom O'Malley | 0.5 |
| Steve Howe | 0.5 |
| Paul Kilgus | 0.4 |
| Scott Anderson | 0.1 |
| Cecil Espy | -0.0 |
| Dave Meier | -0.1 |
| Player | 1986 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Gary Ward | 2.8 |
| Ricky Wright | 0.4 |
| Mickey Mahler | 0.4 |
| Kevin Brown | 0.3 |
| Dave Rozema | 0.0 |
| Toby Harrah | -0.1 |
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 1987; everyone else is shown as a 1987 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hough | 1987 | +3.7 | +65.1 | 0.8 | +64.3 | $0.2M | 2.19× | – |
| Jose Guzman | 1987 | +2.2 | +26.2 | 0.1 | +26.1 | $0.0M | 1.49× | – |
| Pete O'Brien | 1987 | +2.8 | +24.0 | 0.5 | +23.5 | $0.2M | 1.07× | – |
| Bobby Witt | 1987 | +1.7 | +20.6 | 0.1 | +20.5 | $0.1M | 1.49× | – |
| Scott Fletcher | 1987 | +2.3 | +16.5 | 0.5 | +16.0 | $0.2M | 0.89× | – |
| Oddibe McDowell | 1987 | +1.6 | +16.0 | 0.2 | +15.8 | $0.1M | 1.22× | – |
| Greg Harris | 1987 | +1.7 | +13.5 | 0.6 | +12.9 | $0.4M | 0.98× | – |
| Dale Mohorcic | 1987 | +1.0 | +10.6 | 0.1 | +10.5 | $0.1M | 1.34× | – |
| Pete Incaviglia | 1987 | +1.5 | +9.8 | 0.2 | +9.6 | $0.1M | 0.83× | – |
| Bob Brower | 1987 | +1.3 | +8.5 | 0.1 | +8.5 | $0.0M | 0.83× | – |
| Jerry Browne | 1987 | +1.4 | +6.1 | 0.1 | +6.0 | $0.0M | 0.56× | – |
| Mitch Williams | 1987 | +0.6 | +6.0 | 0.1 | +5.9 | $0.2M | 1.34× | – |
| Larry Parrish | 1987 | +1.2 | +6.4 | 0.6 | +5.8 | $0.5M | 0.69× | – |
| Ruben Sierra | 1987 | +0.9 | +5.8 | 0.1 | +5.7 | $0.1M | 0.83× | – |
| Geno Petralli | 1987 | +0.9 | +3.6 | 0.1 | +3.5 | $0.1M | 0.52× | – |
| Darrell Porter | 1987 | +0.5 | +2.5 | 0.3 | +2.2 | $0.6M | 0.69× | – |
| Tom O'Malley | 1987 | +0.5 | +2.3 | 0.1 | +2.2 | $0.2M | 0.58× | – |
| Paul Kilgus | 1987 | +0.4 | +2.0 | 0.1 | +2.0 | $0.2M | 0.67× | – |
| Jeff Russell | 1987 | +0.3 | +1.5 | 0.1 | +1.4 | $0.4M | 0.67× | – |
| Tom Paciorek | 1987 | +0.2 | +0.7 | 0.2 | +0.5 | $1.4M | 0.56× | – |
| Steve Buechele | 1987 | +0.1 | +0.5 | 0.1 | +0.3 | $1.4M | 0.58× | – |
| Curtis Wilkerson | 1987 | -0.0 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 | – | 0.61× | – |
| Don Slaught | 1987 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.8 | – | 0.52× | – |
| Mike Stanley | 1987 | -0.2 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.8 | – | 0.52× | – |
| Dwayne Henry | 1987 | -0.2 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.9 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Ed Correa | 1987 | -0.6 | -5.1 | 0.1 | -5.2 | – | 1.02× | – |
| Bob Malloy | 1987 | -0.3 | -2.7 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Cecil Espy | 1987 | -0.0 | -0.2 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Dave Meier | 1987 | -0.1 | -0.4 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Gary Mielke | 1987 | -0.1 | -0.5 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Greg Tabor | 1987 | -0.1 | -0.5 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Jeff Kunkel | 1987 | -0.2 | -0.7 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Keith Creel | 1987 | -0.1 | -0.5 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Mike Jeffcoat | 1987 | -0.4 | -2.9 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Mike Loynd | 1987 | -0.4 | -2.1 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Mike Mason↔ | 1987 | -0.4 | -3.2 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Ron Meridith | 1987 | -0.5 | -2.8 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Scott Anderson | 1987 | +0.1 | +0.4 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Steve Howe | 1987 | +0.5 | +2.7 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Total | — | +23.7 | +227.7 | 6.0 | +235.1 | — | ||
Every graded 1987 deal involving the Rangers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.
TEX · Tom Grieve
+$2.4M
DET · Bill Lajoie
−$2.4M
TEX · Tom Grieve
+$1.6M
KCR · John Schuerholz
−$1.6M
TEX · Tom Grieve
+$0.0M
BAL · Hank Peters
+$0.0M
OAK · Sandy Alderson
+$0.0M
TEX · Tom Grieve
+$0.0M
LAD · Al Campanis
+$1.6M
TEX · Tom Grieve
−$1.6M
LAD · Al Campanis
+$3.2M
TEX · Tom Grieve
−$3.2M
NYY · Woody Woodward
+$19.2M
TEX · Tom Grieve
−$19.2M
CHC · Dallas Green
+$0.0M
TEX · Tom Grieve
+$0.0M
What the front office was committed to as of 1987, 1987–1993. 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 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hough | 39 | 17.000 | $820k | $850k | $900k | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Greg Harris | 31 | 6.000 | $620k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Larry Parrish | 33 | 13.000 | $615k | $312k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Scott Fletcher | 28 | 6.000 | $475k | $575k | $701k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Darrell Porter | 35 | 16.000 | $260k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tom Paciorek | 40 | 17.000 | $235k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Steve Howe | 29 | 7.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete O'Brien | 29 | 5.000 | $492k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Don Slaught | 28 | 5.000 | $432k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Curtis Wilkerson | 26 | 4.000 | $230k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tom O'Malley | 26 | 5.000 | $125k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Geno Petralli | 27 | 5.000 | $105k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Russell | 25 | 4.000 | $105k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dwayne Henry | 25 | 3.000 | $72k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Cecil Espy | 24 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Jeffcoat | 27 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jeff Kunkel | 25 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oddibe McDowell | 24 | 2.000 | $200k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Pete Incaviglia | 23 | 1.000 | $197k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Steve Buechele | 25 | 2.000 | $135k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mitch Williams | 22 | 1.000 | $120k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ed Correa | 21 | 2.000 | $115k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jose Guzman | 24 | 2.000 | $108k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ruben Sierra | 21 | 1.000 | $98k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Bobby Witt | 23 | 1.000 | $92k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Dale Mohorcic | 31 | 1.000 | $92k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Bob Brower | 27 | 1.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jerry Browne | 21 | 1.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Paul Kilgus | 25 | 0.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Stanley | 24 | 1.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Scott Anderson | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Keith Creel | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Mike Loynd | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Bob Malloy | 22 | – | — | ||||||
| Mike Mason | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Dave Meier | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Ron Meridith | 30 | – | — | ||||||
| Gary Mielke | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Greg Tabor | 26 | – | — |
How each 1987 acquisition stacked onto Rangers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.