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Rangers TEX

200775–87 (0.463)
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President of baseball ops: Jon Daniels

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2007, 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
$61M
Surplus $M
-16
Win %
0.463
TAB
-6.4
WAB
-3.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
24.3
Dead money %
11%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-4.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2007 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RGerald Laird119
BJarrod Saltalamacchia⇄25
BAdam Melhuse⇄18
RChris Stewart17
RGuillermo Quiroz8

1B

BMark Teixeira⇄74
LBrad Wilkerson68
BJarrod Saltalamacchia⇄21
LFrank Catalanotto14
LRamón Vázquez7
BMatt Kata⇄4

2B

RIan Kinsler130
RJerry Hairston Jr.16
LRamón Vázquez13
BDesi Relaford12

3B

LRamón Vázquez71
RTravis Metcalf55
LHank Blalock39
RJerry Hairston Jr.10
BAdam Melhuse⇄4

SS

RMichael Young150
LRamón Vázquez19
RJerry Hairston Jr.2

LF

LFrank Catalanotto64
LBrad Wilkerson36
BJason Botts28
LDavid Murphy⇄24
RJerry Hairston Jr.21
RMarlon Byrd18
RNelson Cruz16
RVictor Diaz3
BDesi Relaford2
RGerald Laird1
BFreddy Guzman1

CF

RMarlon Byrd63
RJerry Hairston Jr.22
LDavid Murphy⇄8
RKevin Mahar5
BFreddy Guzman3
LBrad Wilkerson1

RF

RNelson Cruz82
RMarlon Byrd40
RVictor Diaz24
LBrad Wilkerson19
RSammy Sosa16
LDavid Murphy⇄11
RJerry Hairston Jr.6
RKevin Mahar2

DH

RSammy Sosa88
LHank Blalock18
BJason Botts18
LFrank Catalanotto17
RMichael Young6
RVictor Diaz5
BMark Teixeira⇄4
BMatt Kata⇄3
BAdam Melhuse⇄1
LBrad Wilkerson1
RNelson Cruz1

Starters

RKevin Millwood2.0 WAR
RKameron Loe1.3 WAR
RBrandon McCarthy1.1 WAR
RVicente Padilla0.7 WAR
REdinson Volquez0.5 WAR
RJamey Wright0.4 WAR
RLuis Mendoza0.2 WAR
LJohn Koronka0.1 WAR
LKason Gabbard⇄0.0 WAR
RWillie Eyre0.0 WAR
RArmando Galarraga-0.1 WAR
RRobinson Tejeda-0.2 WAR
LJohn Rheinecker-0.2 WAR
RMike Wood-0.2 WAR
LA.J. Murray-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ LC.J. Wilson12 sv
RFrank Francisco21 h
RJoaquin Benoit18 h
RAkinori Otsuka11 h
RWes Littleton2 h
RWillie Eyre1 h
REric Gagne⇄0 h
RScott Feldman0 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 2006)

PlayerfWAR
Marlon Byrd2.5
Kenny Lofton2.4
Brandon McCarthy1.1
David Murphy1.0
Frank Catalanotto0.8
Eric Gagne0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2006)

Player2006 fWAR
Gary Matthews Jr.3.9
Mark DeRosa2.9
Rod Barajas1.1
Francisco Cordero0.8
Rick Bauer0.7
Carlos Lee0.4

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 2007; everyone else is shown as a 2007 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Joaquín Benoit 2007 +1.8 +28.0 1.1 +27.0 $0.6M 1.95× –
Kenny Lofton↔ 2007 +2.4 +23.3 3.7 +19.6 $1.5M 1.22× –
Ian Kinsler 2007 +2.5 +16.2 0.4 +15.8 $0.2M 0.82× –
Kevin Millwood 2007 +2.0 +24.3 9.8 +14.5 $4.8M 1.49× –
Mark Teixeira↔ 2007 +2.1 +17.4 5.3 +12.1 $2.5M 1.01× –
Michael Young 2007 +2.1 +15.2 3.6 +11.6 $1.7M 0.89× –
Kameron Loe 2007 +1.3 +10.6 0.4 +10.3 $0.3M 1.02× –
Brandon McCarthy 2007 +1.1 +8.8 0.4 +8.4 $0.4M 1.02× –
Akinori Otsuka 2007 +1.0 +10.2 3.0 +7.2 $3.1M 1.34× –
C.J. Wilson 2007 +0.7 +7.2 0.4 +6.8 $0.6M 1.34× –
David Murphy↔ 2007 +1.0 +6.4 0.4 +6.0 $0.4M 0.83× –
Gerald Laird 2007 +1.1 +4.7 0.4 +4.3 $0.4M 0.52× –
Frank Catalanotto 2007 +0.8 +5.3 3.5 +1.8 $4.4M 0.83× –
Sammy Sosa 2007 +0.3 +1.8 0.5 +1.3 $1.6M 0.69× –
Jamey Wright 2007 +0.4 +2.0 0.9 +1.1 $2.4M 0.67× –
Ron Mahay↔ 2007 +0.2 +1.0 0.6 +0.4 $3.1M 0.67× –
Chris Stewart 2007 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Brad Wilkerson 2007 +0.8 +3.7 4.3 -0.6 $5.2M 0.56× –
Eric Gagne↔ 2007 +0.6 +3.1 3.8 -0.7 $6.5M 0.67× –
Armando Galarraga 2007 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 – 0.67× –
John Rheinecker 2007 -0.2 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Nelson Cruz 2007 -0.1 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 – 0.83× –
Mike Wood 2007 -0.2 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Bruce Chen 2007 -0.2 -1.0 0.6 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Adam Melhuse↔ 2007 -0.3 -1.1 0.5 -1.7 – 0.52× –
Robinson Tejeda 2007 -0.2 -1.4 0.4 -1.8 – 1.02× –
Scott Feldman 2007 -0.4 -2.1 0.4 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Vicente Padilla 2007 +0.7 +5.9 9.0 -3.1 $12.5M 1.02× –
Matt Kata↔ 2007 -0.7 -3.2 0.2 -3.4 – 0.56× –
Jerry Hairston Jr. 2007 -0.7 -4.4 0.8 -5.1 – 0.83× –
Hank Blalock 2007 +1.0 +4.8 4.8 +0.0 $4.6M 0.58× –
A.J. Murray 2007 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Bill White 2007 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Desi Relaford 2007 -0.4 -1.7 – – – 0.56× –
Edinson Volquez 2007 +0.5 +3.7 – – – 1.02× –
Frank Francisco 2007 +0.4 +2.0 – – – 0.67× –
Freddy Guzman 2007 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.83× –
Guillermo Quiroz 2007 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Jarrod Saltalamacchia↔ 2007 -0.4 -1.5 – – – 0.52× –
Jason Botts 2007 +0.8 +5.4 – – – 0.83× –
John Koronka 2007 +0.1 +0.8 – – – 1.02× –
Kason Gabbard↔ 2007 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Kevin Mahar 2007 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.83× –
Luis Mendoza 2007 +0.2 +1.2 – – – 1.02× –
Marlon Byrd 2007 +2.5 +23.9 – – – 1.22× –
Ramón Vázquez 2007 +0.3 +1.6 – – – 0.58× –
Travis Metcalf 2007 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.58× –
Victor Diaz 2007 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Wes Littleton 2007 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Willie Eyre 2007 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+24.1+215.161.2+122.0—

Trades

Every graded 2007 deal involving the Rangers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2007 · TEX / CIN
TEX · Jon Daniels +$256.8M
Josh Hamilton
CIN · Dan O'Brien −$256.8M
Edinson Vólquez, Danny Herrera
TEX came out ahead by $256.8M
2007 · TEX / CLE
TEX · Jon Daniels +$5.6M
Max Ramírez
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$5.6M
Kenny Lofton
TEX came out ahead by $5.6M
2007 · DET / TEX
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$0.8M
Freddy Guzmán
TEX · Jon Daniels −$0.8M
Chris Shelton
DET came out ahead by $0.8M
2007 · TEX / BOS
TEX · Jon Daniels +$48.0M
Kason Gabbard, David Murphy, Engel Beltré
BOS · Theo Epstein −$48.0M
Éric Gagné
TEX came out ahead by $48.0M
2007 · TEX / ATL
TEX · Jon Daniels +$194.4M
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Elvis Andrus, Neftalí Feliz, Matt Harrison, Beau Jones
ATL · John Schuerholz −$194.4M
Mark Teixeira, Ron Mahay
TEX came out ahead by $194.4M
2007 · SEA / TEX
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$10.4M
Tug Hulett
TEX · Jon Daniels −$10.4M
Ben Broussard
SEA came out ahead by $10.4M
2007 · CHW / TEX
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.8M
John Lujan
TEX · Jon Daniels −$0.8M
Chris Stewart
CHW came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2007 payroll
$61.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2007, 2007–2013. 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 (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Kevin Millwood3210.000$9.8M$10.4M$12.9MFREE AGENT
Vicente Padilla298.000$9.0M$11.0M$8.3MFREE AGENT
Brad Wilkerson306.000$4.3MFREE AGENT
Eric Gagne318.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Kenny Lofton4016.000$3.7MFREE AGENT
Michael Young307.000$3.6M$6.2M$13.1M$13.2M$16.2M$16.0MFREE AGENT
Frank Catalanotto3310.000$3.5M$4.0MFREE AGENT
Joaquín Benoit296.000$1.1M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Jamey Wright3211.000$900k$1.0MFREE AGENT
Jerry Hairston Jr.319.000$750kFREE AGENT
Ron Mahay3612.000$603kFREE AGENT
Bruce Chen309.000$600kFREE AGENT
Adam Melhuse357.000$536k$400kFREE AGENT
Sammy Sosa3818.000$500kFREE AGENT
Desi Relaford3311.000—FREE AGENT
Ramón Vázquez306.000—$810kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Mark Teixeira274.000$5.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Hank Blalock265.000$4.8MFREE AGENT
Akinori Otsuka353.000$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Wood274.000$420kARB 3FREE AGENT
Gerald Laird274.000$400kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kameron Loe253.000$391kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Kata294.000$165kARB 3FREE AGENT
Marlon Byrd295.000—FREE AGENT
Frank Francisco273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Guillermo Quiroz253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Victor Diaz253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Brandon McCarthy232.000$396kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
C.J. Wilson262.000$391kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Kinsler251.000$391kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robinson Tejeda252.000$389kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Feldman242.000$388kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nelson Cruz262.000$382kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Rheinecker281.000$382kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Stewart251.000$381kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Armando Galarraga250.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Murphy251.000$355kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Eyre281.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Koronka262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Freddy Guzman26–—
Jason Botts262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Mendoza230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Metcalf240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edinson Volquez232.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill White28–—
Kason Gabbard251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Murray25–—
Wes Littleton24–—
Jarrod Saltalamacchia220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Mahar26–—

Graphs

How each 2007 acquisition stacked onto Rangers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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