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Rangers TEX

200071–91 (0.438)
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GM: Douglas Melvin

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2000, 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
$66M
Surplus $M
-32
Win %
0.438
TAB
-15.3
WAB
-13.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
21.2
Dead money %
30%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-7.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2000 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RIvan Rodriguez87
RBill Haselman62
RB.J. Waszgis23
RRandy Knorr15
RScott Sheldon3

1B

LRafael Palmeiro108
BDavid Segui⇄93
LFrank Catalanotto17
LDave Martinez⇄13
RScott Sheldon10
RB.J. Waszgis3
RTom Evans1

2B

BLuis Alicea128
LFrank Catalanotto50
RScott Sheldon12
RKelly Dransfeldt2
RMichael Young1

3B

LMike Lamb135
RTom Evans21
RScott Sheldon15
BLuis Alicea8

SS

RRoyce Clayton148
RScott Sheldon22
RKelly Dransfeldt14
BLuis Alicea2

LF

LRusty Greer97
RChad Curtis51
LRicky Ledee⇄34
BJason McDonald11
RScarborough Green3
RScott Sheldon2
LPedro Valdes1

CF

RGabe Kapler84
RRuben Mateo52
RScarborough Green41
BJason McDonald3
LRicky Ledee⇄3
RScott Sheldon1

RF

RGabe Kapler40
RChad Curtis30
BJason McDonald26
RScarborough Green23
LRicky Ledee⇄21
LPedro Valdes13
LFrank Catalanotto1
RScott Sheldon1

DH

LRafael Palmeiro46
LFrank Catalanotto19
BRuben Sierra12
RChad Curtis11
BLuis Alicea5
LPedro Valdes3
LMike Lamb2
LRusty Greer2
RIvan Rodriguez1

Starters

LKenny Rogers4.4 WAR
RRick Helling2.5 WAR
REsteban Loaiza⇄1.0 WAR
LDarren Oliver0.9 WAR
LDoug Davis0.5 WAR
RRyan Glynn0.1 WAR
RBrian Sikorski-0.1 WAR
LMatt Perisho-0.3 WAR
RMark Clark-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJohn Wetteland34 sv
RJeff Zimmerman20 h
LMike Venafro16 h
RTim Crabtree11 h
RFrancisco Cordero4 h
RJonathan Johnson0 h
RDarwin Cubillan⇄0 h
LMike Munoz0 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 1999)

PlayerfWAR
Kenny Rogers4.4
David Segui1.4
Darren Oliver0.9
Bill Haselman0.9
Gabe Kapler0.8
Dave Martinez0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 1999)

Player1999 fWAR
Aaron Sele4.8
Juan Gonzalez3.6
Todd Zeile2.5
John Burkett2.3
Mark McLemore1.6
Lee Stevens1.3

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 2000; everyone else is shown as a 2000 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kenny Rogers 2000 +4.4 +77.6 7.5 +70.1 $1.7M 2.19× –
Rick Helling 2000 +2.5 +39.6 3.8 +35.9 $1.5M 1.96× –
Ivan Rodriguez 2000 +4.7 +42.4 8.6 +33.8 $1.8M 1.12× –
Rafael Palmeiro 2000 +3.1 +26.7 8.6 +18.1 $2.8M 1.07× –
Tim Crabtree 2000 +1.0 +10.6 1.0 +9.6 $1.0M 1.34× –
Esteban Loaiza↔ 2000 +1.0 +7.9 1.6 +6.3 $1.6M 1.02× –
Ruben Mateo 2000 +0.8 +5.6 0.2 +5.4 $0.3M 0.83× –
Gabe Kapler 2000 +0.8 +5.5 0.3 +5.2 $0.3M 0.83× –
Mike Venafro 2000 +1.0 +5.3 0.2 +5.1 $0.2M 0.67× –
David Segui↔ 2000 +1.4 +6.3 2.7 +3.6 $1.9M 0.56× –
Jeff Zimmerman 2000 +0.7 +3.7 0.2 +3.5 $0.4M 0.67× –
Rusty Greer 2000 +1.0 +6.9 3.6 +3.3 $3.5M 0.83× –
Bill Haselman 2000 +0.9 +3.6 1.1 +2.5 $1.3M 0.52× –
Dave Martinez↔ 2000 +0.7 +2.9 0.6 +2.4 $0.9M 0.56× –
Darren Oliver 2000 +0.9 +7.2 5.0 +2.2 $5.7M 1.02× –
Frank Catalanotto 2000 +0.5 +2.5 0.3 +2.2 $0.6M 0.56× –
Luis Alicea 2000 +0.6 +2.6 0.8 +1.9 $1.3M 0.56× –
Scott Sheldon 2000 +0.2 +1.2 0.2 +1.0 $0.8M 0.61× –
Tom Evans 2000 +0.1 +0.3 0.2 +0.1 $2.9M 0.58× –
Mike Munoz 2000 -0.1 -0.5 0.8 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Matt Perisho 2000 -0.3 -1.8 0.2 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Francisco Cordero 2000 -0.4 -2.0 0.2 -2.2 – 0.67× –
John Wetteland 2000 +0.4 +4.2 6.5 -2.3 $16.6M 1.34× –
Chad Curtis 2000 -0.1 -0.6 2.0 -2.6 – 0.83× –
Ricky Ledee↔ 2000 -1.0 -6.8 0.1 -6.9 – 0.83× –
Mark Clark 2000 -0.4 -3.1 5.0 -8.1 – 1.02× –
Royce Clayton 2000 -0.9 -4.3 4.5 -8.8 – 0.61× –
B.J. Waszgis 2000 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.52× –
Brian Sikorski 2000 -0.1 -1.2 – – – 1.02× –
Dan Kolb 2000 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Darwin Cubillan↔ 2000 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Doug Davis 2000 +0.5 +2.6 – – – 0.67× –
Jason McDonald 2000 +0.6 +4.2 – – – 0.83× –
Jonathan Johnson 2000 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Kelly Dransfeldt 2000 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.61× –
Michael Young 2000 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Mike Lamb 2000 -1.6 -7.6 – – – 0.58× –
Pedro Valdes 2000 -0.2 -1.5 – – – 0.83× –
Randy Knorr 2000 +0.2 +0.7 – – – 0.52× –
Ruben Sierra 2000 -0.4 -2.2 – – – 0.69× –
Ryan Glynn 2000 +0.1 +1.2 – – – 1.02× –
Scarborough Green 2000 -0.9 -5.7 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+21.1+230.665.8+178.0—

Trades

Every graded 2000 deal involving the Rangers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

2000 · TEX / CHW
TEX · Douglas Melvin +$9.6M
Aaron Myette, Brian Schmack
CHW · Ron Schueler −$9.6M
Royce Clayton
TEX came out ahead by $9.6M
2000 · CLE / TEX
CLE · John Hart +$3.2M
David Segui
TEX · Douglas Melvin −$3.2M
Ricky Ledée
CLE came out ahead by $3.2M
2000 · TEX / TOR / WSN
TEX · Douglas Melvin +$25.6M
David Segui
TOR · Gord Ash +$7.2M
Brad Fullmer
WSN · Jim Beattie −$32.8M
Lee Stevens
TEX came out ahead by $25.6M 3-team
2000 · TEX / CHC
TEX · Douglas Melvin +$2.4M
Dave Martinez
CHC · Ed Lynch −$2.4M
Brant Brown
TEX came out ahead by $2.4M
2000 · TEX / DET
TEX · Douglas Melvin +$0.8M
Brandon Villafuerte, Kevin Mobley
DET · Randy Smith −$0.8M
Matt Perisho
TEX came out ahead by $0.8M
2000 · TEX / TOR
TEX · Douglas Melvin +$0.8M
Peter Munro
TOR · Gord Ash −$0.8M
Dave Martinez
TEX came out ahead by $0.8M
2000 · TEX / TOR
TEX · Douglas Melvin +$33.6M
Darwin Cubillán, Michael Young
TOR · Gord Ash −$33.6M
Esteban Loaiza
TEX came out ahead by $33.6M
2000 · MIA / TEX
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$31.2M
Chuck Smith
TEX · Douglas Melvin −$31.2M
Brant Brown
MIA came out ahead by $31.2M
2000 · OAK / TEX
OAK · Billy Beane +$4.0M
Ryan Cullen, Aaron Harang
TEX · Douglas Melvin −$4.0M
Randy Velarde
OAK came out ahead by $4.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2000 payroll
$65.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2000, 2000–2006. 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Rafael Palmeiro3514.000$8.6M$9.0M$8.7M$9.0MFREE AGENT
Ivan Rodriguez289.000$8.6M$8.2M$9.6MFREE AGENT
Kenny Rogers3511.000$7.5M$7.5M$7.5MFREE AGENT$2.5M$3.5M
John Wetteland3311.000$6.5MFREE AGENT
Mark Clark329.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Darren Oliver297.000$5.0M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Royce Clayton309.000$4.5MFREE AGENT
Rick Helling296.000$3.8M$4.5MFREE AGENT
Rusty Greer316.000$3.6M$4.6M$6.8MFREE AGENT
David Segui3310.000$2.7MFREE AGENT
Chad Curtis318.000$2.0M$1.9MFREE AGENT
Bill Haselman3410.000$1.1M$800k$800kFREE AGENT
Luis Alicea3412.000$750kFREE AGENT
Mike Munoz3411.000$750kFREE AGENT
Dave Martinez3514.000$576kFREE AGENT
Randy Knorr319.000—FREE AGENT
Ruben Sierra3414.000—FREE AGENT$357k

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Esteban Loaiza285.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Tim Crabtree305.000$975kFREE AGENT
Frank Catalanotto263.000$305kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Evans253.000$220kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Perisho253.000$220kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Sheldon313.000$200kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scarborough Green263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason McDonald283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Valdes274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Gabe Kapler242.000$280kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Zimmerman271.000$250kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Venafro261.000$245kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ruben Mateo221.000$230kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Cordero251.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ricky Ledee262.000$102kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Sikorski25–—
B.J. Waszgis29–—
Doug Davis241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Dransfeldt25–—
Ryan Glynn251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Johnson252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Kolb251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Lamb240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Young230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darwin Cubillan27–—

Graphs

How each 2000 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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