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GM: Tom Grieve (since 1985)

1991 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+5.7
WAB — wins above budget
+3.4
TAB — roster Talent above budget
85–77 (0.525)
record
-2M
surplus $M (value/$)
35.1
roster fWAR
$18.6M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Julio Franco 32 FA-elig 146 5.9 2.4 +1.2
Rafael Palmeiro 26 arb 159 5.9 1.5 +2.0
Nolan Ryan Jr. 44 FA-elig 27 4.9 3.3 -0.4
Ruben Sierra 25 arb 161 4.8 2.6 +0.2
Steve Buechele↔ PIT 29 FA-elig 121 3.2 0.6 +1.3
Jose Guzman 28 25 2.7
Brian Downing 40 123 2.2
Juan Gonzalez 21 142 1.9
Kevin Brown 26 arb 33 1.5 0.4 +0.6
Kevin Reimer 27 136 1.3
Terry Mathews 26 34 0.9
Brian Bohanon 22 pre-arb 11 0.9 0.1 +0.4
Bobby Witt 27 arb 17 0.9 1.5 -1.0
Gary Pettis 33 FA-elig 137 0.8 0.9 -0.4
Mike Stanley 28 arb 95 0.8 0.1 +0.3
Ivan Rodriguez 19 88 0.7
Jeff Huson 26 119 0.7
Geno Petralli 31 FA-elig 87 0.5 0.6 -0.3
Hector Fajardo↔ PIT 20 4 0.3
Monty Fariss 23 19 0.3
Scott Chiamparino 24 pre-arb 5 0.2 0.1 +0.0
Barry Manuel 25 8 0.1
Nick Capra 33 2 0.1
Mike Jeffcoat 31 FA-elig 70 0.1 0.4 -0.3
Jim Poole↔ BAL 25 pre-arb 5 0.1 0.0 +0.0
John Barfield 26 pre-arb 28 0.0 0.1 -0.1
Rich Gossage 39 44 0.0
Oil Can Boyd↔ WSN 31 FA-elig 12 0.0 0.6 -0.6
Mark Parent 29 arb 3 -0.0 0.3 -0.3
Eric Nolte↔ SDP 27 arb 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.0
Donald Harris 23 18 -0.0
Chad Kreuter 26 arb 3 -0.1 0.1 -0.2
Wayne Rosenthal 26 36 -0.1
Tony Scruggs 25 5 -0.1
Gary Green 29 8 -0.2
Jeff Russell 29 FA-elig 68 -0.2 2.2 -2.3
Rob Maurer 24 13 -0.2
Mario Diaz 29 96 -0.2
Joe Bitker 27 9 -0.3
José Hernández 21 45 -0.3
Mark Petkovsek 25 4 -0.3
Gerald Alexander 23 30 -0.3
Brad Arnsberg 27 arb 9 -0.4 0.3 -0.5
John Russell 30 22 -0.4
Kenny Rogers 26 pre-arb 63 -0.5 0.3 -0.6
Calvin Schiraldi 29 3 -0.5
Denny Walling 37 24 -0.6
Dean Palmer 22 81 -0.8
Jack Daugherty 30 arb 58 -0.9 0.2 -0.8

49 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 23 of them (47%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for TEX
Rafael Palmeiro198842.3
Elvis Andrus200729.8
Michael Young200025.0
Charlie Hough198011.2
John Burkett199411.0
Nathaniel Lowe202010.8
Scott Fletcher198510.3
Aaron Sele19979.6
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Kyle Hendricks201224.4
Travis Hafner200222.3
Rich Aurilia199419.8
John Danks200617.4
Ian Kinsler201316.3
Tom Henke198516.2
Ron Darling198214.0
Odúbel Herrera201413.2