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Rangers TEX

199386–76 (0.531)
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GM: Tom Grieve

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1993, 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
$36M
Surplus $M
-7
Win %
0.531
TAB
-0.5
WAB
+2.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
35.2
Dead money %
29%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1993 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RIvan Rodriguez134
LGeno Petralli39
RJohn Russell11

1B

LRafael Palmeiro160
LDan Peltier5
RGary Redus5
RJohn Russell1
RMario Diaz1
RSteve Balboni1

2B

BDoug Strange135
RBilly Ripken34
RJon Shave8
LJeff Huson5
RJulio Franco4
RGary Redus1
LGeno Petralli1

3B

RDean Palmer148
RMario Diaz12
BDoug Strange9
LJeff Huson2
RBilly Ripken1
LGeno Petralli1
RJohn Russell1

SS

BManuel Lee72
RMario Diaz57
RBenji Gil22
RBilly Ripken18
LJeff Huson12
RJon Shave9
BDoug Strange1
RDean Palmer1

LF

RJuan Gonzalez129
RButch Davis23
BDoug Dascenzo16
RGary Redus5
RChris James⇄4
LDan Peltier2
RDonald Harris1
RJohn Russell1
LRob Ducey1

CF

LDavid Hulse112
BDoug Dascenzo35
RDonald Harris27
RGary Redus17
LRob Ducey14
RButch Davis10

RF

LDan Peltier54
RJosé Canseco49
RGary Redus46
BDoug Dascenzo25
RButch Davis17
LRob Ducey13
RDonald Harris11
RChris James⇄4

DH

RJulio Franco140
RJuan Gonzalez10
RJosé Canseco9
LGeno Petralli1
RIvan Rodriguez1
RSteve Balboni1

Starters

RKevin Brown4.4 WAR
LKenny Rogers3.6 WAR
LCharlie Leibrandt2.2 WAR
RRoger Pavlik1.9 WAR
RNolan Ryan0.7 WAR
RTodd Burns⇄0.1 WAR
LBrian Bohanon0.1 WAR
RSteve Dreyer-0.0 WAR
RRobb Nen⇄-0.2 WAR
LCraig Lefferts-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTom Henke40 sv
RMatt Whiteside0 h
LBob Patterson0 h
RCris Carpenter⇄0 h
RJeff Bronkey0 h
RMike Schooler0 h
RRobb Nen⇄0 h
RGene Nelson⇄0 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 1992)

PlayerfWAR
Charlie Leibrandt2.2
Doug Strange2.1
Tom Henke1.6
Gary Redus0.9
Manuel Lee0.7
Chris James0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 1992)

Player1992 fWAR
Jose Guzman4.7
Ruben Sierra2.3
Brian Downing2.2
Dickie Thon1.1
Jeff Russell1.0
Bobby Witt0.9

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 1993; everyone else is shown as a 1993 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Juan Gonzalez 1993 +5.7 +93.2 0.5 +92.7 $0.1M 2.05× –
Kevin Brown 1993 +4.4 +77.6 2.8 +74.8 $0.6M 2.19× –
Rafael Palmeiro 1993 +6.3 +68.7 4.5 +64.1 $0.7M 1.37× –
Kenny Rogers 1993 +3.6 +62.8 1.0 +61.8 $0.3M 2.19× –
Charlie Leibrandt 1993 +2.2 +26.1 2.8 +23.2 $1.3M 1.49× –
Roger Pavlik 1993 +1.9 +22.8 0.1 +22.7 $0.1M 1.49× –
Tom Henke 1993 +1.6 +25.1 3.8 +21.3 $2.4M 1.95× –
Ivan Rodriguez 1993 +2.4 +14.4 0.3 +14.1 $0.1M 0.76× –
Doug Strange 1993 +2.1 +13.6 0.1 +13.5 $0.1M 0.82× –
Dean Palmer 1993 +1.8 +12.2 0.3 +11.9 $0.2M 0.85× –
Julio Franco 1993 +1.7 +13.6 3.0 +10.6 $1.8M 1.01× –
David Hulse 1993 +1.3 +8.9 0.1 +8.8 $0.1M 0.83× –
Gary Redus 1993 +0.9 +6.3 0.5 +5.8 $0.5M 0.83× –
Chris James↔ 1993 +0.6 +3.8 0.1 +3.7 $0.1M 0.83× –
Nolan Ryan Jr. 1993 +0.7 +5.7 3.8 +2.0 $5.3M 1.02× –
Manuel Lee 1993 +0.7 +3.5 1.9 +1.6 $2.6M 0.61× –
Matt Whiteside 1993 +0.3 +1.7 0.1 +1.6 $0.4M 0.67× –
Bob Patterson 1993 +0.3 +1.7 0.8 +0.8 $2.6M 0.67× –
Geno Petralli 1993 +0.3 +1.4 0.7 +0.8 $1.9M 0.52× –
Brian Bohanon 1993 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $1.1M 0.67× –
Butch Davis 1993 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $1.4M 0.83× –
Cris Carpenter↔ 1993 +0.1 +0.7 0.3 +0.4 $2.6M 0.67× –
Todd Burns↔ 1993 +0.1 +0.7 0.3 +0.4 $2.1M 0.67× –
John Russell 1993 +0.1 +0.2 0.2 +0.1 $2.9M 0.52× –
Darren Oliver 1993 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Mario Diaz 1993 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.61× –
Robb Nen↔ 1993 -0.2 -0.8 0.0 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Billy Ripken 1993 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 – 0.56× –
Benji Gil 1993 -0.4 -2.2 0.1 -2.3 – 0.61× –
Craig Lefferts 1993 -0.3 -1.5 1.1 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Jeff Huson 1993 -0.6 -3.0 0.4 -3.4 – 0.61× –
Dan Peltier 1993 -0.6 -4.0 0.1 -4.1 – 0.83× –
Jose Canseco 1993 -0.0 -0.3 4.8 -5.1 – 0.83× –
Doug Dascenzo 1993 -1.1 -7.3 0.5 -7.7 – 0.83× –
Hector Fajardo 1993 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $6.4M 0.67× –
Jeff Bronkey 1993 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $9.4M 0.67× –
Donald Harris 1993 -1.1 -7.5 – – – 0.83× –
Gene Nelson↔ 1993 +0.2 +2.5 – – – 1.34× –
Jon Shave 1993 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.61× –
Mike Schooler 1993 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Rick Reed↔ 1993 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Rob Ducey 1993 +0.4 +2.9 – – – 0.83× –
Steve Balboni 1993 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.69× –
Steve Dreyer 1993 -0.0 -0.4 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+35.2+442.435.9+409.6—

Trades

Every graded 1993 deal involving the Rangers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1993 · CLE / TEX
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
Gerald Alexander, Allan Anderson
TEX · Tom Grieve +$0.0M
Dave Eiland
Even trade
1993 · TEX / STL
TEX · Tom Grieve +$7.2M
Duff Brumley
STL · Dal Maxvill −$7.2M
Todd Burns
TEX came out ahead by $7.2M
1993 · TEX / HOU
TEX · Tom Grieve +$6.4M
Chris James
HOU · Bill Wood −$6.4M
Dave Gandolph
TEX came out ahead by $6.4M
1993 · MIA / TEX
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$12.8M
Robb Nen, Kurt Miller
TEX · Tom Grieve −$12.8M
Cris Carpenter
MIA came out ahead by $12.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1993 payroll
$36.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 1993, 1993–1999. 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 (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Jose Canseco288.000$4.8M$5.1MFREE AGENT
Rafael Palmeiro287.000$4.5MFREE AGENT$8.8M
Tom Henke3511.000$3.8M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Nolan Ryan Jr.4627.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Julio Franco3411.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Charlie Leibrandt3614.000$2.8MFREE AGENT
Kevin Brown287.000$2.8M$4.2MFREE AGENT
Manuel Lee288.000$1.9M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Craig Lefferts3510.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Bob Patterson348.000$825kFREE AGENT
Geno Petralli3311.000$650kFREE AGENT
Gary Redus3611.000$500k$500kFREE AGENT
Billy Ripken286.000$200k$200kFREE AGENT$275k
John Russell329.000$170kFREE AGENT
Mario Diaz316.000$165kFREE AGENT
Butch Davis3510.000$130kFREE AGENT
Chris James307.000$55k$500kFREE AGENT
Steve Balboni3612.000—FREE AGENT
Rob Ducey286.000—$275kFREE AGENT
Gene Nelson3212.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Kenny Rogers284.000$1.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Gonzalez234.000$525kARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Dascenzo295.000$450kFREE AGENT
Jeff Huson285.000$362kFREE AGENT
Cris Carpenter285.000$350kFREE AGENT
Todd Burns295.000$293kFREE AGENT
Dean Palmer244.000$275kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Bohanon243.000$130kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Strange294.000$125kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Reed285.000—FREE AGENT
Mike Schooler305.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Ivan Rodriguez212.000$300kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Whiteside251.000$130kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roger Pavlik251.000$130kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Hulse251.000$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hector Fajardo222.000$110kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Bronkey270.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Benji Gil200.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Peltier251.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren Oliver220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robb Nen230.000$41kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Dreyer230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donald Harris25–—
Jon Shave250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1993 acquisition stacked onto Rangers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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