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Rangers TEX

200987–75 (0.537)
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President of baseball ops: Jon Daniels

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2009, 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
$67M
Surplus $M
+14
Win %
0.537
TAB
+3.4
WAB
+9.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
33.9
Dead money %
25%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-3.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2009 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BJarrod Saltalamacchia83
RTaylor Teagarden60
RIvan Rodriguez⇄27
RKevin Richardson4

1B

LChris Davis100
LHank Blalock66
RAndruw Jones8
REsteban German1

2B

RIan Kinsler144
BOmar Vizquel16
REsteban German6
RJoaquin Arias2

3B

RMichael Young134
BOmar Vizquel20
LChris Davis11
REsteban German10
RJoaquin Arias1
LHank Blalock1

SS

RElvis Andrus145
BOmar Vizquel27

LF

LDavid Murphy104
RMarlon Byrd36
LJulio Borbon16
RAndruw Jones12
BBrandon Boggs3
RNelson Cruz2
REsteban German1

CF

RMarlon Byrd104
LJosh Hamilton56
RCraig Gentry7
LJulio Borbon4
BBrandon Boggs3
LDavid Murphy1
RGreg Golson1

RF

RNelson Cruz120
LJosh Hamilton24
LDavid Murphy10
RMarlon Byrd6
RAndruw Jones5
RCraig Gentry2

DH

RAndruw Jones55
LHank Blalock50
LJulio Borbon23
LDavid Murphy11
LJosh Hamilton6
RNelson Cruz5
LChris Davis4
RCraig Gentry1
RIvan Rodriguez⇄1
BJarrod Saltalamacchia1
RMichael Young1

Starters

RScott Feldman2.7 WAR
RKevin Millwood2.0 WAR
RTommy Hunter1.7 WAR
RBrandon McCarthy0.9 WAR
RDustin Nippert0.9 WAR
RVicente Padilla⇄0.8 WAR
LDerek Holland0.5 WAR
LMatt Harrison0.5 WAR
RDoug Mathis0.3 WAR
RKris Benson-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RFrank Francisco25 sv
RDarren O'Day⇄20 h
LC.J. Wilson19 h
RJason Jennings12 h
RNeftali Feliz9 h
RJason Grilli⇄7 h
LEddie Guardado5 h
RDoug Mathis1 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 2008)

PlayerfWAR
Elvis Andrus3.3
Darren O'Day1.2
Neftalí Feliz1.1
Omar Vizquel0.9
Andruw Jones0.6
Julio Borbon0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2008)

Player2008 fWAR
Milton Bradley4.3
Sidney Ponson1.0
Ramón Vázquez0.9
Jamey Wright0.6
Kameron Loe0.3
Franklyn German0.3

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 2009; everyone else is shown as a 2009 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Scott Feldman 2009 +2.7 +42.2 0.4 +41.7 $0.2M 1.96× –
Ian Kinsler 2009 +4.6 +43.8 3.2 +40.6 $0.7M 1.20× –
Nelson Cruz 2009 +3.0 +38.8 0.4 +38.4 $0.1M 1.60× –
Elvis Andrus 2009 +3.3 +30.9 0.4 +30.5 $0.1M 1.18× –
C.J. Wilson 2009 +1.7 +26.7 1.9 +24.8 $1.1M 1.95× –
Tommy Hunter 2009 +1.7 +19.9 0.4 +19.5 $0.2M 1.49× –
Kevin Millwood 2009 +2.0 +23.8 12.9 +10.9 $6.4M 1.49× –
Michael Young 2009 +2.6 +23.5 13.1 +10.5 $5.0M 1.12× –
Frank Francisco 2009 +1.0 +11.2 1.6 +9.6 $1.5M 1.34× –
Josh Hamilton 2009 +1.3 +8.7 0.6 +8.2 $0.4M 0.83× –
David Murphy 2009 +1.3 +8.4 0.4 +8.0 $0.3M 0.83× –
Dustin Nippert 2009 +0.9 +7.3 0.4 +6.9 $0.5M 1.02× –
Brandon McCarthy 2009 +0.9 +7.5 0.7 +6.8 $0.7M 1.02× –
Darren O'Day↔ 2009 +1.2 +6.6 0.4 +6.2 $0.3M 0.67× –
Marlon Byrd 2009 +1.3 +8.8 3.1 +5.7 $2.3M 0.83× –
Neftalí Feliz 2009 +1.1 +5.6 0.4 +5.2 $0.4M 0.67× –
Taylor Teagarden 2009 +1.1 +4.7 0.4 +4.3 $0.4M 0.52× –
Derek Holland 2009 +0.5 +3.9 0.4 +3.5 $0.8M 1.02× –
Omar Vizquel 2009 +0.9 +4.5 1.0 +3.5 $1.1M 0.61× –
Matt Harrison 2009 +0.5 +3.7 0.4 +3.3 $0.9M 1.02× –
Andruw Jones 2009 +0.6 +3.3 0.5 +2.8 $0.8M 0.69× –
Julio Borbon 2009 +0.6 +3.1 0.3 +2.7 $0.6M 0.69× –
Doug Mathis 2009 +0.3 +1.5 0.4 +1.1 $1.4M 0.67× –
Jason Grilli↔ 2009 +0.3 +1.4 0.5 +0.9 $1.8M 0.67× –
Jarrod Saltalamacchia 2009 +0.3 +1.2 0.4 +0.8 $1.4M 0.52× –
Willie Eyre 2009 +0.2 +1.1 0.4 +0.7 $2.1M 0.67× –
Pedro Strop 2009 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $0.9M 0.67× –
Guillermo Moscoso 2009 +0.1 +0.3 0.4 -0.1 $6.2M 0.67× –
Ivan Rodriguez↔ 2009 +0.1 +0.3 0.3 -0.1 $5.4M 0.52× –
Jason Jennings 2009 +0.1 +0.4 0.8 -0.4 $9.7M 0.67× –
Greg Golson 2009 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Esteban German 2009 +0.1 +0.5 1.2 -0.7 $11.3M 0.58× –
Luis Mendoza 2009 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Josh Rupe 2009 -0.2 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Warner Madrigal 2009 -0.2 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Joaquin Arias 2009 -0.3 -1.2 0.4 -1.6 – 0.56× –
Craig Gentry 2009 -0.2 -1.3 0.4 -1.7 – 0.83× –
Vicente Padilla↔ 2009 +0.8 +6.4 8.3 -1.9 $10.6M 1.02× –
Kris Benson 2009 -0.3 -1.8 0.8 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Chris Davis 2009 -0.5 -2.3 0.4 -2.7 – 0.56× –
Brandon Boggs 2009 -0.5 -3.1 0.4 -3.5 – 0.83× –
Eddie Guardado 2009 -0.5 -2.7 1.0 -3.7 – 0.67× –
Hank Blalock 2009 -0.4 -1.9 6.2 -8.1 – 0.56× –
Kevin Richardson 2009 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+34.1+334.067.3+266.2—

Trades

Every graded 2009 deal involving the Rangers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2009 · HOU / TEX
HOU · Ed Wade +$2.4M
Matt Nevarez, Jose Vallejo
TEX · Jon Daniels −$2.4M
Iván Rodríguez
HOU came out ahead by $2.4M
2009 · TEX / KCR
TEX · Jon Daniels +$1.6M
Danny Gutierrez
KCR · Dayton Moore −$1.6M
Manny Piña, Tim Smith
TEX came out ahead by $1.6M
2009 · TEX / BAL
TEX · Jon Daniels +$10.4M
Chris Ray, Ben Snyder
BAL · Andy MacPhail −$10.4M
Kevin Millwood
TEX came out ahead by $10.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2009 payroll
$67.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2009, 2009–2015. 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 (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Michael Young329.000$13.1M$13.2M$16.2M$16.0MFREE AGENT
Kevin Millwood3412.000$12.9MFREE AGENT
Vicente Padilla3110.000$8.3MFREE AGENT
Hank Blalock287.000$6.2MFREE AGENT
Marlon Byrd317.000$3.1MFREE AGENT
Esteban German317.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Omar Vizquel4220.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Eddie Guardado3816.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Jason Jennings308.000$800kFREE AGENT
Kris Benson3410.000$750kFREE AGENT
Andruw Jones3213.000$500kFREE AGENT
Jason Grilli329.000$462kFREE AGENT
Ivan Rodriguez3718.000$347kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Ian Kinsler273.000$3.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
C.J. Wilson284.000$1.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Francisco295.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Brandon McCarthy254.000$650kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Feldman264.000$435kARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Rupe264.000$416kARB 3FREE AGENT
David Murphy273.000$415kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Nippert284.000$412kARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Eyre303.000$410kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nelson Cruz284.000$408kARB 3FREE AGENT
Joaquin Arias243.000$402kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Josh Hamilton282.000$555kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jarrod Saltalamacchia242.000$411kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Boggs261.000$409kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Davis231.000$407kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Mendoza252.000$406kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Harrison231.000$406kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Warner Madrigal251.000$405kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Hunter221.000$401kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Teagarden251.000$401kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Golson231.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Guillermo Moscoso250.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Mathis261.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Holland220.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Elvis Andrus200.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Gentry250.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Neftalí Feliz210.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren O'Day261.000$382kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Julio Borbon230.000$325kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Strop240.000$87kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Richardson28–—

Graphs

How each 2009 acquisition stacked onto Rangers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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