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President of baseball ops: Jon Daniels

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2008, 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
$68M
Surplus $M
-2
Win %
0.488
TAB
+2.0
WAB
+0.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
33.2
Dead money %
40%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-5.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2008 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RGerald Laird88
BJarrod Saltalamacchia54
RMax Ramirez12
RTaylor Teagarden12

1B

LChris Davis51
RChris Shelton39
LHank Blalock34
LFrank Catalanotto33
LBen Broussard26
BJason Botts8
RMax Ramirez3
LRamón Vázquez1

2B

RIan Kinsler121
RJoaquin Arias30
RGerman Duran17
LRamón Vázquez11
RRyan Roberts1

3B

LRamón Vázquez70
LChris Davis32
LHank Blalock31
RGerman Duran30
RTravis Metcalf19
BAdam Melhuse⇄2
RGerald Laird2
RChris Shelton1

SS

RMichael Young151
LRamón Vázquez26
RGerman Duran2
RTravis Metcalf1

LF

BBrandon Boggs76
LDavid Murphy54
RMarlon Byrd31
LFrank Catalanotto26
RGerman Duran6
BJason Botts4
RJason Ellison2
BMilton Bradley1

CF

LJosh Hamilton111
RMarlon Byrd57
LDavid Murphy13
BBrandon Boggs5
RJason Ellison2

RF

LDavid Murphy56
RMarlon Byrd39
LJosh Hamilton34
RNelson Cruz31
BMilton Bradley19
BBrandon Boggs3
RJason Ellison3
RGerman Duran2

DH

BMilton Bradley98
LFrank Catalanotto23
LJosh Hamilton15
BBrandon Boggs15
RGerald Laird5
BJarrod Saltalamacchia5
RTaylor Teagarden4
BJason Botts3
RMichael Young3
RMax Ramirez2
LDavid Murphy2
RJason Ellison2
RMarlon Byrd2
RJoaquin Arias1
RRyan Roberts1
RTravis Metcalf1

Starters

RKevin Millwood3.2 WAR
RVicente Padilla1.3 WAR
RSidney Ponson⇄1.0 WAR
RScott Feldman0.6 WAR
LMatt Harrison0.5 WAR
RLuis Mendoza0.3 WAR
RDustin Nippert0.3 WAR
LA.J. Murray0.3 WAR
LKason Gabbard0.2 WAR
RWarner Madrigal0.2 WAR
RBrandon McCarthy0.1 WAR
REric Hurley0.0 WAR
RDoug Mathis-0.1 WAR
RTommy Hunter-0.1 WAR
RJason Jennings-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ LC.J. Wilson24 sv
RJamey Wright17 h
RJoaquin Benoit13 h
RFrank Francisco12 h
RWarner Madrigal3 h
RJosh Rupe2 h
LEddie Guardado⇄0 h
RFranklyn German0 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 2007)

PlayerfWAR
Josh Hamilton4.3
Milton Bradley4.3
Sidney Ponson1.0
Taylor Teagarden1.0
Brandon Boggs1.0
Chris Davis0.8

Key subtractions (gone from 2007)

Player2007 fWAR
Kenny Lofton2.4
Mark Teixeira2.1
Akinori Otsuka1.0
Brad Wilkerson0.8
Eric Gagne0.6
Edinson Volquez0.5

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 2008; everyone else is shown as a 2008 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Josh Hamilton 2008 +4.3 +61.3 0.4 +60.9 $0.1M 1.79× –
Ian Kinsler 2008 +4.8 +46.4 0.7 +45.7 $0.1M 1.20× –
Milton Bradley 2008 +4.3 +50.8 5.2 +45.6 $1.2M 1.49× –
Kevin Millwood 2008 +3.2 +50.7 10.4 +40.3 $3.2M 1.96× –
Marlon Byrd 2008 +3.1 +39.6 1.8 +37.8 $0.6M 1.60× –
Nelson Cruz 2008 +1.8 +17.2 0.1 +17.1 $0.0M 1.22× –
David Murphy 2008 +1.8 +17.4 0.4 +17.0 $0.2M 1.22× –
Michael Young 2008 +2.4 +16.9 6.2 +10.8 $2.6M 0.89× –
Jamey Wright 2008 +0.6 +6.4 1.0 +5.4 $1.7M 1.34× –
Scott Feldman 2008 +0.6 +4.7 0.4 +4.3 $0.7M 1.02× –
Matt Harrison 2008 +0.5 +4.2 0.4 +3.8 $0.7M 1.02× –
Chris Davis 2008 +0.8 +3.6 0.2 +3.5 $0.2M 0.56× –
Ramón Vázquez 2008 +0.9 +4.3 0.8 +3.4 $0.9M 0.58× –
Eddie Guardado↔ 2008 +0.7 +3.6 1.7 +1.9 $2.6M 0.67× –
Kason Gabbard 2008 +0.2 +2.0 0.4 +1.6 $1.6M 1.02× –
Franklyn German 2008 +0.3 +1.8 0.4 +1.4 $1.2M 0.67× –
Dustin Nippert 2008 +0.3 +1.7 0.4 +1.3 $1.3M 0.67× –
Luis Mendoza 2008 +0.3 +1.6 0.4 +1.2 $1.3M 0.67× –
Brandon McCarthy 2008 +0.1 +1.0 0.4 +0.6 $3.2M 1.02× –
Jarrod Saltalamacchia 2008 +0.1 +0.3 0.4 -0.1 $5.6M 0.52× –
Vicente Padilla 2008 +1.3 +10.9 11.0 -0.1 $8.2M 1.02× –
Adam Melhuse↔ 2008 +0.0 +0.2 0.4 -0.2 $11.7M 0.58× –
Tommy Hunter 2008 -0.1 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 1.02× –
Travis Metcalf 2008 -0.2 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 – 0.58× –
Jason Botts 2008 -0.2 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 – 0.56× –
Josh Rupe 2008 -0.2 -1.3 0.4 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Kazuo Fukumori 2008 -0.2 -1.1 1.4 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Joaquín Benoit 2008 -0.2 -0.9 2.2 -3.2 – 0.67× –
Gerald Laird 2008 -0.4 -1.8 1.6 -3.4 – 0.52× –
Hank Blalock 2008 +0.4 +1.6 6.0 -4.4 $16.7M 0.56× –
Frank Catalanotto 2008 -0.3 -1.3 4.0 -5.3 – 0.56× –
C.J. Wilson 2008 -0.5 -5.8 0.4 -6.2 – 1.34× –
Ben Broussard 2008 -0.9 -4.2 3.9 -8.1 – 0.56× –
Jason Jennings 2008 -0.5 -4.4 4.0 -8.4 – 1.02× –
A.J. Murray 2008 +0.3 +2.3 – – – 1.02× –
Bill White 2008 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Brandon Boggs 2008 +1.0 +6.5 – – – 0.83× –
Brian Gordon 2008 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Shelton 2008 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.56× –
Doug Mathis 2008 -0.1 -0.9 – – – 1.02× –
Elizardo Ramirez 2008 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Eric Hurley 2008 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 1.02× –
Frank Francisco 2008 +1.5 +23.9 – – – 1.95× –
German Duran 2008 -0.8 -3.8 – – – 0.58× –
Jason Ellison 2008 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Joaquin Arias 2008 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Joselo Diaz 2008 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Kameron Loe 2008 +0.3 +1.9 – – – 0.67× –
Max Ramirez 2008 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.52× –
Robinson Tejeda↔ 2008 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Ryan Roberts 2008 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.69× –
Sidney Ponson↔ 2008 +1.0 +8.2 – – – 1.02× –
Taylor Teagarden 2008 +1.0 +4.2 – – – 0.52× –
Warner Madrigal 2008 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Wes Littleton 2008 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+33.2+366.668.3+256.6—

Trades

Every graded 2008 deal involving the Rangers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2008 · TEX / MIN
TEX · Jon Daniels +$4.0M
Mark Hamburger
MIN · Bill Smith −$4.0M
Eddie Guardado
TEX came out ahead by $4.0M
2008 · DET / TEX
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$20.0M
Armando Galarraga
TEX · Jon Daniels −$20.0M
Mike Hernandez
DET came out ahead by $20.0M
2008 · TEX / DET
TEX · Jon Daniels +$31.2M
Guillermo Moscoso, Carlos Melo
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$31.2M
Gerald Laird
TEX came out ahead by $31.2M
2008 · BOS / TEX
BOS · Theo Epstein +$0.0M
Wes Littleton
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.0M
Beau Vaughan
Even trade
2008 · TEX / ARI
TEX · Jon Daniels +$1.6M
Dustin Nippert
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$1.6M
José Marte
TEX came out ahead by $1.6M
2008 · PHI / TEX
PHI · Pat Gillick +$12.0M
John Mayberry
TEX · Jon Daniels −$12.0M
Greg Golson
PHI came out ahead by $12.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2008 payroll
$68.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2008, 2008–2014. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Vicente Padilla309.000$11.0M$8.3MFREE AGENT
Kevin Millwood3311.000$10.4M$12.9MFREE AGENT
Michael Young318.000$6.2M$13.1M$13.2M$16.2M$16.0MFREE AGENT
Hank Blalock276.000$6.0M$6.2MFREE AGENT
Milton Bradley308.000$5.2MFREE AGENT
Frank Catalanotto3411.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Jason Jennings297.000$4.0M$800kFREE AGENT
Ben Broussard316.000$3.9MFREE AGENT
Joaquín Benoit307.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Marlon Byrd306.000$1.8M$3.1MFREE AGENT
Eddie Guardado3715.000$1.7M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Jamey Wright3312.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Ramón Vázquez317.000$810kFREE AGENT
Adam Melhuse368.000$400kFREE AGENT
Franklyn German286.000$390kFREE AGENT
Sidney Ponson3110.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Gerald Laird285.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
C.J. Wilson273.000$417kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon McCarthy243.000$405kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Feldman253.000$397kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Nippert273.000$396kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Botts273.000$394kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Rupe253.000$392kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nelson Cruz273.000$65kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Francisco284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Ellison305.000—FREE AGENT
Elizardo Ramirez254.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Shelton284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kameron Loe264.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robinson Tejeda263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (25)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Kazuo Fukumori310.000$1.4MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Kinsler262.000$700kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Hamilton271.000$397kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jarrod Saltalamacchia231.000$397kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kason Gabbard262.000$396kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Murphy262.000$393kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Metcalf251.000$392kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Mendoza241.000$391kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Harrison220.000$390kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Davis220.000$198kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Hunter210.000$117kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joselo Diaz28–—
Brian Gordon29–—
Joaquin Arias232.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Roberts272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Warner Madrigal240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Max Ramirez230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill White29–—
Doug Mathis250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Murray26–—
Wes Littleton25–—
Eric Hurley22–—
German Duran23–—
Taylor Teagarden240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Boggs250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2008 acquisition stacked onto Rangers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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