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Rangers TEX

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GM: Sandy Johnson

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1994, 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
$32M
Surplus $M
-13
Win %
0.456
TAB
-10.9
WAB
-5.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
16.5
Dead money %
23%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-5.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1994 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RIvan Rodriguez99
RJunior Ortiz28

1B

LWill Clark107
LRusty Greer9
RGary Redus5
RBilly Ripken1

2B

BDoug Strange53
RJeff Frye53
BManuel Lee13
RBilly Ripken12
REsteban Beltre1

3B

RDean Palmer91
RBilly Ripken18
BDoug Strange12
REsteban Beltre5
RJeff Frye2
RChuck Jackson1

SS

BManuel Lee85
REsteban Beltre41
RBilly Ripken2

LF

RJuan Gonzalez107
LRusty Greer11
BDoug Strange2
RChris James1

CF

LDavid Hulse76
LOddibe McDowell31
LRusty Greer23
RGary Redus3

RF

LRusty Greer53
RChris James47
LOddibe McDowell27
LRob Ducey10
RButch Davis4
RGary Redus4
BDoug Strange1

DH

RJosé Canseco111
LOddibe McDowell2
LWill Clark1

Starters

RKevin Brown3.4 WAR
LKenny Rogers2.5 WAR
RHector Fajardo0.4 WAR
LBrian Bohanon0.3 WAR
RSteve Dreyer0.3 WAR
LBruce Hurst0.1 WAR
RRick Reed0.0 WAR
RJohn Dettmer0.0 WAR
RRoger Pavlik0.0 WAR
RJack Armstrong-0.0 WAR
RTim Leary-0.1 WAR
RRick Helling-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTom Henke15 sv
RCris Carpenter0 h
RMatt Whiteside0 h
LDarren Oliver0 h
LRick Honeycutt0 h
RJay Howell0 h
LDan Smith0 h
LJames Hurst0 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 1993)

PlayerfWAR
Will Clark2.9
Rusty Greer1.3
Jeff Frye0.5
Oddibe McDowell0.3
Junior Ortiz0.2
Bruce Hurst0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1993)

Player1993 fWAR
Rafael Palmeiro6.3
Charlie Leibrandt2.2
Julio Franco1.7
Nolan Ryan Jr.0.7
Geno Petralli0.3
Bob Patterson0.3

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 1994; everyone else is shown as a 1994 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kevin Brown 1994 +3.4 +53.5 4.2 +49.3 $1.2M 1.96× –
Kenny Rogers 1994 +2.5 +29.1 2.3 +26.8 $0.9M 1.49× –
Ivan Rodriguez 1994 +3.0 +24.1 0.5 +23.6 $0.2M 1.00× –
Jose Canseco 1994 +2.7 +28.3 5.1 +23.2 $1.9M 1.33× –
Will Clark 1994 +2.9 +24.5 3.9 +20.7 $1.4M 1.07× –
Rusty Greer 1994 +1.3 +8.8 0.1 +8.7 $0.1M 0.83× –
Chris James 1994 +1.1 +7.6 0.5 +7.1 $0.4M 0.83× –
Cris Carpenter 1994 +0.5 +5.4 1.0 +4.4 $2.0M 1.34× –
Tom Henke 1994 +0.6 +6.4 3.8 +2.7 $6.2M 1.34× –
Jeff Frye 1994 +0.5 +2.4 0.1 +2.3 $0.2M 0.56× –
Steve Dreyer 1994 +0.3 +2.2 0.1 +2.1 $0.4M 1.02× –
Brian Bohanon 1994 +0.3 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.5M 0.67× –
Juan Gonzalez 1994 +0.7 +4.6 3.4 +1.2 $4.9M 0.83× –
Matt Whiteside 1994 +0.2 +1.3 0.2 +1.1 $0.7M 0.67× –
Darren Oliver 1994 +0.2 +1.1 0.1 +1.0 $0.5M 0.67× –
Billy Ripken 1994 +0.2 +1.0 0.2 +0.8 $0.9M 0.58× –
Junior Ortiz 1994 +0.2 +0.8 0.3 +0.4 $1.8M 0.52× –
Manuel Lee 1994 +0.2 +1.2 1.3 -0.1 $5.3M 0.61× –
Roger Pavlik 1994 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $14.2M 1.02× –
James Hurst 1994 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Rick Honeycutt 1994 -0.0 -0.1 0.9 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Dan Smith 1994 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Gary Redus 1994 -0.2 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 – 0.56× –
Doug Strange 1994 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 – 0.56× –
Jack Armstrong 1994 -0.0 -0.1 1.1 -1.3 – 1.02× –
Esteban Beltre 1994 -0.5 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 – 0.61× –
Dean Palmer 1994 -0.4 -2.1 0.5 -2.5 – 0.58× –
Rob Ducey 1994 -0.5 -3.3 0.3 -3.5 – 0.83× –
Jay Howell 1994 -0.7 -3.9 0.8 -4.7 – 0.67× –
David Hulse 1994 -1.7 -11.1 0.2 -11.3 – 0.83× –
Bruce Hurst 1994 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 1.02× –
Butch Davis 1994 -0.1 -0.9 – – – 0.83× –
Chuck Jackson 1994 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.58× –
Duff Brumley 1994 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Hector Fajardo 1994 +0.4 +3.1 – – – 1.02× –
John Dettmer 1994 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 1.02× –
Oddibe McDowell 1994 +0.3 +2.2 – – – 0.83× –
Rick Helling 1994 -0.3 -2.5 – – – 1.02× –
Rick Reed 1994 +0.0 +0.4 – – – 1.02× –
Terry Burrows 1994 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Tim Leary 1994 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+16.4+179.032.2+145.9—

Trades

Every graded 1994 deal involving the Rangers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1994 · BOS / TEX
BOS · Lou Gorman +$28.0M
José Canseco
TEX · Sandy Johnson −$28.0M
Otis Nixon, Luis Ortiz
BOS came out ahead by $28.0M
1994 · TEX / SFG
TEX · Sandy Johnson +$52.8M
John Burkett
SFG · Bob Quinn −$52.8M
Rich Aurilia, Desi Wilson
TEX came out ahead by $52.8M
1994 · TEX / MIL
TEX · Sandy Johnson +$0.8M
Dave Pike
MIL · Sal Bando −$0.8M
Jeff Bronkey
TEX came out ahead by $0.8M
1994 · CLE / TEX
CLE · John Hart +$0.8M
Igor Oropeza, Andreaus Lewis
TEX · Sandy Johnson −$0.8M
Junior Ortiz
CLE came out ahead by $0.8M
1994 · TEX / CHW
TEX · Sandy Johnson +$4.0M
Esteban Beltré
CHW · Ron Schueler −$4.0M
Scott Eyre
TEX came out ahead by $4.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1994 payroll
$32.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1994, 1994–2000. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Jose Canseco299.000$5.1MFREE AGENT
Kevin Brown298.000$4.2MFREE AGENT
Will Clark308.000$3.9M$5.6M$5.7M$5.7M$5.8MFREE AGENT
Tom Henke3612.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Manuel Lee299.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Jack Armstrong296.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Cris Carpenter296.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Rick Honeycutt4017.000$900kFREE AGENT
Jay Howell3814.000$805kFREE AGENT
Gary Redus3712.000$500kFREE AGENT
Chris James318.000$500kFREE AGENT
Junior Ortiz3412.000$350kFREE AGENT
Rob Ducey297.000$275kFREE AGENT
Billy Ripken297.000$200kFREE AGENT$275k
Butch Davis3611.000—FREE AGENT
Bruce Hurst3614.000—FREE AGENT
Chuck Jackson317.000—FREE AGENT
Tim Leary3513.000—FREE AGENT
Oddibe McDowell319.000—FREE AGENT
Rick Reed296.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Juan Gonzalez245.000$3.4MFREE AGENT
Kenny Rogers295.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Ivan Rodriguez223.000$520kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dean Palmer255.000$475kFREE AGENT
Doug Strange305.000$225kFREE AGENT
Brian Bohanon254.000$145kARB 3FREE AGENT
Esteban Beltre263.000$130kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hector Fajardo233.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Roger Pavlik262.000$238kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Hulse262.000$210kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Whiteside262.000$165kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Dreyer241.000$118kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Frye272.000$115kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rusty Greer250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James Hurst270.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren Oliver231.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Smith252.000$109kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Duff Brumley23–—
Terry Burrows250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Dettmer24–—
Rick Helling230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1994 acquisition stacked onto Rangers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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