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Rangers TEX

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GM: Tom Grieve

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1992, 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
$29M
Surplus $M
-1
Win %
0.475
TAB
-0.6
WAB
-4.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
33.1
Dead money %
18%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-7.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1992 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RIvan Rodriguez116
LGeno Petralli54
RBrian Downing17
RRuss McGinnis10
RRay Stephens6
RJohn Russell4
RDoug Davis1

1B

LRafael Palmeiro156
BJack Daugherty8
LRob Maurer3
RRuss McGinnis2
RMonty Fariss1

2B

BAl Newman72
RJeff Frye67
LJeff Huson47
RMonty Fariss17
RJulio Franco9
RMario Diaz3
LGeno Petralli2

3B

RDean Palmer150
BAl Newman28
LGeno Petralli4
RRuss McGinnis2
RMario Diaz1

SS

RDickie Thon87
LJeff Huson82
BAl Newman20
RMario Diaz16
BCris Colon14

LF

LKevin Reimer110
BJohn Cangelosi36
RJuan Gonzalez31
RMonty Fariss28
BJack Daugherty16
RDonald Harris5
RJulio Franco4
BAl Newman1
LDan Peltier1
RJohn Russell1

CF

RJuan Gonzalez123
LDavid Hulse29
BJohn Cangelosi24
RDonald Harris15
RMonty Fariss10
LJeff Huson2
BJack Daugherty1

RF

RJosé Canseco⇄17
RMonty Fariss12
BJack Daugherty11
BJohn Cangelosi10
LDan Peltier9
RDonald Harris5
LDavid Hulse2
RJohn Russell1
RJuan Gonzalez1
RJulio Franco1

DH

RBrian Downing90
LKevin Reimer28
RJulio Franco14
BJack Daugherty9
RJosé Canseco⇄5
RJuan Gonzalez4
LGeno Petralli4
RMonty Fariss1
LRafael Palmeiro1

Starters

RKevin Brown6.3 WAR
RJose Guzman4.7 WAR
RNolan Ryan3.5 WAR
RTodd Burns1.1 WAR
RBobby Witt⇄0.9 WAR
RRoger Pavlik0.9 WAR
RScott Chiamparino0.5 WAR
LDan Smith0.1 WAR
LMike Jeffcoat0.1 WAR
LBrian Bohanon-0.2 WAR
RJeff Robinson⇄-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ LKenny Rogers6 sv
RJeff Russell⇄0 h
RTerry Mathews0 h
REdwin Nunez⇄0 h
LFloyd Bannister0 h
RMatt Whiteside0 h
RJeff Robinson⇄0 h
RDanilo Leon0 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 1991)

PlayerfWAR
Dickie Thon1.1
Todd Burns1.1
Roger Pavlik0.9
Jeff Frye0.7
Jose Canseco0.6
Al Newman0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 1991)

Player1991 fWAR
Steve Buechele3.2
Gary Pettis0.8
Mike Stanley0.8
Hector Fajardo0.3
Nick Capra0.1
Jim Poole0.1

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 1992; everyone else is shown as a 1992 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kevin Brown 1992 +6.3 +126.5 1.2 +125.3 $0.2M 2.50× –
Jose Guzman 1992 +4.7 +82.1 1.4 +80.7 $0.3M 2.19× –
Nolan Ryan Jr. 1992 +3.5 +62.0 4.2 +57.8 $1.2M 2.19× –
Juan Gonzalez 1992 +3.0 +38.2 0.3 +37.9 $0.1M 1.60× –
Rafael Palmeiro 1992 +3.4 +29.4 3.9 +25.6 $1.1M 1.07× –
Ruben Sierra↔ 1992 +2.3 +22.2 4.1 +18.1 $1.8M 1.22× –
Brian Downing 1992 +2.2 +18.1 0.9 +17.2 $0.4M 1.01× –
Ivan Rodriguez 1992 +2.3 +14.0 0.1 +13.8 $0.1M 0.76× –
Kenny Rogers 1992 +1.1 +11.3 0.6 +10.7 $0.6M 1.34× –
Dean Palmer 1992 +1.3 +6.1 0.1 +6.0 $0.1M 0.58× –
Bobby Witt↔ 1992 +0.9 +7.5 1.9 +5.6 $2.1M 1.02× –
Jeff Huson 1992 +1.2 +5.7 0.2 +5.5 $0.2M 0.61× –
Todd Burns 1992 +1.1 +5.7 0.3 +5.4 $0.3M 0.67× –
Dickie Thon 1992 +1.1 +5.6 0.6 +5.0 $0.5M 0.61× –
Scott Chiamparino 1992 +0.5 +3.9 0.1 +3.7 $0.2M 1.02× –
Jeff Russell↔ 1992 +1.0 +5.6 2.2 +3.4 $2.1M 0.67× –
Jose Canseco↔ 1992 +0.6 +4.1 0.8 +3.3 $1.3M 0.83× –
Jeff Frye 1992 +0.7 +3.3 0.1 +3.2 $0.1M 0.56× –
Al Newman 1992 +0.5 +2.4 0.3 +2.2 $0.5M 0.56× –
Ed Nunez↔ 1992 +0.3 +1.4 0.9 +0.6 $3.2M 0.67× –
Steve Fireovid 1992 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Floyd Bannister 1992 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Geno Petralli 1992 -0.1 -0.6 0.7 -1.3 – 0.52× –
Kevin Reimer 1992 -0.3 -1.7 0.2 -1.9 – 0.83× –
Terry Mathews 1992 -0.5 -2.6 0.1 -2.7 – 0.67× –
Jack Daugherty 1992 -0.4 -2.9 0.2 -3.1 – 0.83× –
Jeff Robinson↔ 1992 -0.6 -3.2 0.1 -3.4 – 0.67× –
Julio Franco 1992 -0.3 -1.6 2.5 -4.1 – 0.69× –
Monty Fariss 1992 -0.7 -4.8 0.1 -4.9 – 0.83× –
Barry Manuel 1992 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Brian Bohanon 1992 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Cris Colon 1992 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.61× –
Dan Peltier 1992 -0.5 -3.2 – – – 0.83× –
Dan Smith 1992 +0.1 +1.0 – – – 1.02× –
Danny Leon 1992 -0.5 -2.7 – – – 0.67× –
David Hulse 1992 +0.5 +3.0 – – – 0.83× –
Don Carman 1992 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Donald Harris 1992 -0.4 -2.4 – – – 0.83× –
Doug Davis 1992 +0.1 +0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Gerald Alexander 1992 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
John Cangelosi 1992 -1.0 -6.4 – – – 0.83× –
John Russell 1992 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.52× –
Lance McCullers Sr. 1992 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Mario Diaz 1992 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.61× –
Matt Whiteside 1992 +0.3 +1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Campbell 1992 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Jeffcoat 1992 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 1.02× –
Ray Stephens 1992 -0.1 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Rob Maurer 1992 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Roger Pavlik 1992 +0.9 +7.0 – – – 1.02× –
Russ McGinnis 1992 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.52× –
Wayne Rosenthal 1992 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+33.1+427.928.4+408.9—

Trades

Every graded 1992 deal involving the Rangers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1992 · TEX / OAK
TEX · Tom Grieve +$91.2M
José Canseco
OAK · Sandy Alderson −$91.2M
Rubén Sierra, Jeff Russell, Bobby Witt
TEX came out ahead by $91.2M
1992 · TEX / ATL
TEX · Tom Grieve +$12.0M
Charlie Leibrandt, Pat Gomez
ATL · John Schuerholz −$12.0M
José Oliva
TEX came out ahead by $12.0M
1992 · SDP / TEX
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$0.0M
Pat Gomez
TEX · Tom Grieve +$0.0M
Terry Bross
Even trade
1992 · MIL / TEX
MIL · Sal Bando +$4.8M
Mark Hampton
TEX · Tom Grieve −$4.8M
Ed Núñez
MIL came out ahead by $4.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1992 payroll
$28.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 1992, 1992–1998. 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 (21)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Nolan Ryan Jr.4526.000$4.2M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Ruben Sierra266.000$4.1MFREE AGENT
Rafael Palmeiro276.000$3.9M$4.5MFREE AGENT
Julio Franco3310.000$2.5M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Jeff Russell309.000$2.2MFREE AGENT$615k$615k
Bobby Witt286.000$1.9MFREE AGENT$1.2M$1.4M$2.0M$1.7M
Jose Guzman297.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Kevin Brown276.000$1.2M$2.8M$4.2MFREE AGENT
Brian Downing4119.000$950kFREE AGENT
Ed Nunez2910.000$856kFREE AGENT
Jose Canseco277.000$795k$4.8M$5.1MFREE AGENT
Geno Petralli3210.000$675k$650kFREE AGENT
Dickie Thon3413.000$600kFREE AGENT
Al Newman327.000$260kFREE AGENT
Floyd Bannister3715.000$225kFREE AGENT
Steve Fireovid3511.000$120kFREE AGENT
John Cangelosi297.000—FREE AGENT
Don Carman329.000—FREE AGENT
Mike Jeffcoat329.000—FREE AGENT
Lance McCullers Sr.287.000—FREE AGENT
John Russell318.000—$170kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Kenny Rogers273.000$620kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Burns284.000$345kARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Gonzalez223.000$288kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Daugherty315.000$215kFREE AGENT
Kevin Reimer284.000$210kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Huson274.000$182kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dean Palmer233.000$142kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Robinson305.000$133kFREE AGENT
Mike Campbell285.000—FREE AGENT
Mario Diaz305.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (21)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Ivan Rodriguez201.000$140kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Mathews271.000$125kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Chiamparino252.000$112kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Frye250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Monty Fariss241.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gerald Alexander24–—
Brian Bohanon232.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cris Colon23–—
Doug Davis29–—
Donald Harris24–—
David Hulse240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Leon25–—
Barry Manuel261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Maurer25–—
Russ McGinnis29–—
Roger Pavlik240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Peltier240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wayne Rosenthal27–—
Ray Stephens292.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Whiteside240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Smith230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1992 acquisition stacked onto Rangers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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