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GM: John Hart (since 2002)

2004 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+12.5
WAB — wins above budget
+4.2
TAB — roster Talent above budget
89–73 (0.549)
record
+3M
surplus $M (value/$)
33.3
roster fWAR
$43.8M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Mark Teixeira 24 pre-arb 145 4.2 2.6 +4.6
Hank Blalock 23 pre-arb 159 4.1 0.6 +6.5
Kevin Mench 26 pre-arb 125 3.7 0.3 +6.0
Ryan Drese 28 34 3.5
Kenny Rogers 39 FA-elig 35 3.2 2.5 +2.9
Francisco Cordero 29 arb 67 2.8 2.0 +2.7
Michael Young 27 arb 160 2.7 0.5 +4.2
Gary Matthews Jr. 29 87 2.2
Alfonso Soriano 28 arb 145 2.2 5.4 -1.7
David Dellucci 30 FA-elig 107 1.2 0.8 +1.4
Ron Mahay 33 FA-elig 60 0.9 0.5 +1.1
Laynce Nix 23 pre-arb 115 0.9 0.3 +1.2
Frank Francisco 24 45 0.9
Joaquín Benoit 26 arb 28 0.9 0.3 +1.2
Doug Brocail 37 43 0.8
Rod Barajas 28 arb 108 0.7 0.5 +0.8
R.A. Dickey 29 arb 25 0.6 0.3 +0.7
Carlos Almánzar 30 FA-elig 67 0.6 0.4 +0.6
Juan Dominguez 24 4 0.6
Brian Shouse 35 FA-elig 53 0.6 0.4 +0.7
Ricardo Rodriguez 26 5 0.6
Chris Young 25 7 0.5
Mike Bacsik 26 3 0.2
Eric Young Sr. 37 FA-elig 104 0.2 1.0 -0.7
Erasmo Ramirez 28 pre-arb 34 0.2 0.3 -0.0
Colby Lewis 24 pre-arb 3 0.1 0.3 -0.1
Jay Powell 32 FA-elig 23 0.0 3.5 -3.4
Travis Hughes 26 2 0.0
Mickey Callaway 29 arb 4 0.0 0.3 -0.3
Michael Tejera↔ MIA 27 6 -0.0
Kameron Loe 22 2 -0.0
Rosman Garcia 25 4 -0.0
Manny Alexander 33 21 -0.1
Gerald Laird 24 pre-arb 49 -0.1 0.3 -0.4
Adrián González 22 16 -0.1
Danny Ardoin 29 6 -0.1
Scott Erickson↔ NYM 36 FA-elig 4 -0.1 0.5 -0.6
Jeff Nelson 37 FA-elig 29 -0.1 1.8 -2.0
Ramon Nivar 24 pre-arb 7 -0.1 0.3 -0.5
Andy Fox↔ WSN 33 FA-elig 12 -0.2 0.1 -0.4
Nick Regilio 25 6 -0.2
Jason Conti 29 22 -0.2
Ryan Snare 25 1 -0.2
Chan Ho Park 31 FA-elig 16 -0.3 14.0 -14.4
Herbert Perry Jr. 34 FA-elig 49 -0.3 1.7 -2.2
Sam Narron 22 1 -0.3
Brad Fullmer 29 FA-elig 76 -0.4 1.0 -1.6
Nick Bierbrodt 26 4 -0.4
Ken Huckaby↔ BAL 33 16 -0.5
Chad Allen 29 20 -0.6
John Wasdin 31 15 -0.6
Brian Jordan 37 FA-elig 61 -1.2 1.2 -3.2

52 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (56%). 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