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Rangers TEX

200579–83 (0.488)
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GM: John Hart

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2005, 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
$57M
Surplus $M
+5
Win %
0.488
TAB
+3.1
WAB
+0.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.5
Dead money %
33%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-4.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2005 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRod Barajas119
RSandy Alomar Jr.46
RGerald Laird13

1B

BMark Teixeira155
RPhil Nevin⇄21
LAdrián González10
RMark DeRosa1
RRod Barajas1

2B

RAlfonso Soriano153
RMark DeRosa17
RMarshall McDougall2
REsteban German1

3B

LHank Blalock158
RMarshall McDougall5
RMark DeRosa5
REsteban German1
RPhil Nevin⇄1

SS

RMichael Young155
RMark DeRosa16
RMarshall McDougall1

LF

RKevin Mench119
LDavid Dellucci47
BJason Botts7
BGary Matthews Jr.5
RChad Allen1

CF

BGary Matthews Jr.97
LLaynce Nix61
BAndres Torres4
LDavid Dellucci3
RRichard Hidalgo3
RKevin Mench1

RF

RRichard Hidalgo83
RKevin Mench41
RMark DeRosa25
BGary Matthews Jr.22
LDavid Dellucci3
RMarshall McDougall3
BAndres Torres2
LAdrián González1
RGerald Laird1
RChad Allen1

DH

LDavid Dellucci64
LAdrián González32
RChad Allen17
BMark Teixeira8
RPhil Nevin⇄7
RMichael Young4
BJason Botts3
RMarshall McDougall2
RAlfonso Soriano2
LHank Blalock2
RMark DeRosa2
BGary Matthews Jr.1
RKevin Mench1
RRichard Hidalgo1

Starters

RChris Young3.3 WAR
LKenny Rogers3.2 WAR
RChan Ho Park⇄1.6 WAR
RJoaquin Benoit1.5 WAR
RKameron Loe0.9 WAR
RJohn Wasdin0.8 WAR
RRyan Drese⇄0.7 WAR
RPedro Astacio⇄0.5 WAR
RJuan Dominguez0.4 WAR
LC.J. Wilson0.3 WAR
RJosh Rupe0.2 WAR
RRicardo Rodriguez-0.0 WAR
RR.A. Dickey-0.1 WAR
REdinson Volquez-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RFrancisco Cordero37 sv
LBrian Shouse11 h
LRon Mahay6 h
RDoug Brocail5 h
RKevin Gryboski⇄5 h
RNick Regilio2 h
RSteve Karsay⇄2 h
LErasmo Ramirez0 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 2004)

PlayerfWAR
Mark DeRosa0.7
Pedro Astacio0.5
C.J. Wilson0.3
Richard Hidalgo0.2
Josh Rupe0.2
Scott Feldman0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2004)

Player2004 fWAR
Frank Francisco0.9
Mike Bacsik0.2
Eric Young Sr.0.2
Colby Lewis0.1
Jay Powell0.0
Travis Hughes0.0

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 2005; everyone else is shown as a 2005 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mark Teixeira 2005 +5.9 +64.8 3.6 +61.2 $0.6M 1.37× –
Chris Young 2005 +3.3 +51.6 0.4 +51.2 $0.1M 1.96× –
Kenny Rogers 2005 +3.2 +49.3 3.5 +45.8 $1.1M 1.96× –
Michael Young 2005 +4.1 +43.7 2.6 +41.1 $0.6M 1.32× –
Kevin Mench 2005 +2.7 +35.1 0.3 +34.8 $0.1M 1.60× –
Gary Matthews Jr. 2005 +2.4 +23.4 1.1 +22.3 $0.5M 1.22× –
David Dellucci 2005 +2.2 +17.5 0.8 +16.7 $0.4M 1.01× –
Francisco Cordero 2005 +1.4 +14.8 3.9 +10.9 $2.8M 1.34× –
Rod Barajas 2005 +1.9 +11.8 1.9 +9.9 $1.0M 0.76× –
Chan Ho Park↔ 2005 +1.6 +19.2 10.0 +9.2 $6.2M 1.49× –
Alfonso Soriano 2005 +2.4 +15.5 7.5 +8.0 $3.2M 0.82× –
Joaquín Benoit 2005 +1.5 +7.8 0.4 +7.4 $0.3M 0.67× –
Ryan Drese↔ 2005 +0.7 +5.4 0.3 +5.2 $0.4M 1.02× –
Doug Brocail 2005 +1.1 +5.9 1.0 +4.9 $0.9M 0.67× –
Mark DeRosa 2005 +0.7 +4.7 0.5 +4.2 $0.7M 0.83× –
Pedro Astacio↔ 2005 +0.5 +4.1 0.4 +3.7 $0.8M 1.02× –
Laynce Nix 2005 +0.3 +2.2 0.3 +1.9 $1.0M 0.83× –
Hank Blalock 2005 +0.2 +0.7 0.8 -0.1 $5.6M 0.58× –
Brian Shouse 2005 +0.0 +0.2 0.4 -0.2 $12.4M 0.67× –
Nick Regilio 2005 +0.0 +0.1 0.3 -0.2 $14.0M 0.67× –
Ryan Bukvich 2005 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Gerald Laird 2005 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 -0.7 – 0.52× –
Erasmo Ramirez 2005 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 – 0.67× –
R.A. Dickey 2005 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Sandy Alomar Jr. 2005 -0.2 -0.7 0.6 -1.3 – 0.52× –
Kevin Gryboski↔ 2005 -0.3 -1.4 0.2 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Matt Riley 2005 -0.4 -2.0 0.3 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Carlos Almánzar 2005 -0.2 -1.3 1.1 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Ron Mahay 2005 -0.3 -1.7 0.8 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Chad Allen 2005 -0.4 -2.1 0.4 -2.5 – 0.69× –
Richard Hidalgo 2005 +0.2 +1.6 5.0 -3.4 $20.4M 0.83× –
Steve Karsay↔ 2005 -0.0 -0.0 4.2 -4.2 – 0.67× –
Adrián González 2005 -0.7 -4.2 0.3 -4.5 – 0.69× –
Phil Nevin↔ 2005 -0.7 -3.1 2.7 -5.8 – 0.56× –
Andres Torres 2005 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.83× –
C.J. Wilson 2005 +0.3 +1.7 – – – 0.67× –
Edinson Volquez 2005 -0.2 -1.8 – – – 1.02× –
Esteban German 2005 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.56× –
James Baldwin↔ 2005 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Jason Botts 2005 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Jason Standridge↔ 2005 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
John Wasdin 2005 +0.8 +8.1 – – – 1.34× –
Josh Rupe 2005 +0.2 +1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Juan Dominguez 2005 +0.4 +1.9 – – – 0.67× –
Justin Thompson 2005 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Kameron Loe 2005 +0.9 +4.6 – – – 0.67× –
Marshall McDougall 2005 -0.3 -1.6 – – – 0.58× –
Michael Tejera 2005 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Ricardo Rodriguez 2005 -0.0 -0.4 – – – 1.02× –
Scott Feldman 2005 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+34.6+373.756.9+304.2—

Trades

Every graded 2005 deal involving the Rangers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2005 · WSN / TEX
WSN · Jim Bowden +$52.8M
Alfonso Soriano
TEX · John Hart −$52.8M
Brad Wilkerson, Armando Galarraga, Terrmel Sledge
WSN came out ahead by $52.8M
2005 · TEX / SDP
TEX · John Hart +$4.8M
Phil Nevin
SDP · Kevin Towers −$4.8M
Chan Ho Park
TEX came out ahead by $4.8M
2005 · KCR / TEX
KCR · Allard Baird +$8.0M
Esteban Germán
TEX · John Hart −$8.0M
Fabio Castro
KCR came out ahead by $8.0M
2005 · BAL / TEX
BAL · Jim Beattie +$3.2M
Ramón Nivar
TEX · John Hart −$3.2M
Matt Riley
BAL came out ahead by $3.2M
2005 · TEX / SDP
TEX · John Hart +$4.0M
Juan Jiménez
SDP · Kevin Towers −$4.0M
Manny Alexander
TEX came out ahead by $4.0M
2005 · ATL / TEX
ATL · John Schuerholz +$3.2M
Matt Lorenzo
TEX · John Hart −$3.2M
Kevin Gryboski
ATL came out ahead by $3.2M
2005 · CHC / TEX
CHC · Jim Hendry +$0.0M
Clint Brannon
TEX · John Hart +$0.0M
Jon Leicester
Even trade
2005 · PHI / TEX
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.8M
Ricardo Rodríguez
TEX · John Hart −$0.8M
Vicente Padilla
PHI came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2005 payroll
$57.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2005, 2005–2011. 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 (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Chan Ho Park3211.000$10.0MFREE AGENT
Alfonso Soriano296.000$7.5MFREE AGENT
Richard Hidalgo308.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Steve Karsay3312.000$4.2MFREE AGENT
Francisco Cordero306.000$3.9M$2.6MFREE AGENT
Kenny Rogers4016.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Phil Nevin3410.000$2.7M$5.4MFREE AGENT
Rod Barajas296.000$1.9M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Gary Matthews Jr.306.000$1.1M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Carlos Almánzar318.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Doug Brocail3813.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
David Dellucci318.000$850kFREE AGENT
Ron Mahay3410.000$775kFREE AGENT$647k
Sandy Alomar Jr.3917.000$550kFREE AGENT
Mark DeRosa307.000$500k$675kFREE AGENT
Pedro Astacio3613.000$400kFREE AGENT
Brian Shouse3612.000$395k$658kFREE AGENT
Chad Allen306.000$380kFREE AGENT
Matt Riley256.000$328kFREE AGENT
James Baldwin3310.000—FREE AGENT
Justin Thompson329.000—FREE AGENT
John Wasdin3210.000—FREE AGENT
Michael Tejera286.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Michael Young285.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Hank Blalock243.000$850kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
R.A. Dickey304.000$372kARB 3FREE AGENT
Joaquín Benoit274.000$372kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Mench273.000$345kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Bukvich273.000$320kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Drese294.000$275kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Gryboski313.000$230kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Standridge264.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andres Torres273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ricardo Rodriguez273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Esteban German273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Mark Teixeira252.000$3.6MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Young261.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erasmo Ramirez292.000$332kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gerald Laird252.000$325kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Regilio261.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adrián González231.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Laynce Nix242.000$316kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marshall McDougall26–—
Juan Dominguez25–—
Kameron Loe231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Botts240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Rupe220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Feldman220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edinson Volquez210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
C.J. Wilson240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2005 acquisition stacked onto Rangers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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