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Rangers TEX

201090–72 (0.556)Lost World Series
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President of baseball ops: Jon Daniels

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2010, 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
+30
Win %
0.556
TAB
+10.6
WAB
+11.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
41.2
Dead money %
28%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-7.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2010 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMatt Treanor81
RBengie Molina⇄56
RTaylor Teagarden28
RMax Ramirez26
BJarrod Saltalamacchia⇄2

1B

BJustin Smoak⇄70
LChris Davis41
LMitch Moreland40
RJorge Cantu⇄12
RRyan Garko6
RJoaquin Arias⇄5

2B

RIan Kinsler103
BAndrés Blanco40
BCristian Guzman⇄11
LAlex Cora⇄4
REsteban German3
RJorge Cantu⇄1

3B

RMichael Young155
RJorge Cantu⇄17
BAndrés Blanco9
LAlex Cora⇄1
LChris Davis1

SS

RElvis Andrus148
BAndrés Blanco16
BCristian Guzman⇄3
REsteban German1

LF

LJosh Hamilton92
LDavid Murphy74
RNelson Cruz14
RCraig Gentry6
BBrandon Boggs1
RJeff Francoeur⇄1
REsteban German1
LJulio Borbon1
RVladimir Guerrero1

CF

LJulio Borbon133
LJosh Hamilton40
LDavid Murphy10
RCraig Gentry7

RF

RNelson Cruz94
LDavid Murphy51
RVladimir Guerrero17
RJeff Francoeur⇄15
LMitch Moreland7
RCraig Gentry4
BBrandon Boggs3

DH

RVladimir Guerrero129
LJosh Hamilton13
REsteban German5
RRyan Garko5
RJoaquin Arias⇄3
LJulio Borbon2
RNelson Cruz2
RMichael Young2
RJeff Francoeur⇄1
RBengie Molina⇄1
BCristian Guzman⇄1
BAndrés Blanco1
LDavid Murphy1
RMax Ramirez1
RMatt Treanor1

Starters

RColby Lewis4.9 WAR
LC.J. Wilson4.1 WAR
LCliff Lee⇄3.2 WAR
RScott Feldman1.1 WAR
RTommy Hunter0.9 WAR
LDerek Holland0.8 WAR
LMatt Harrison-0.2 WAR
RDustin Nippert-0.3 WAR
ROmar Beltre-0.3 WAR
RRich Harden-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RNeftali Feliz40 sv
RDarren O'Day21 h
RFrank Francisco15 h
LDarren Oliver14 h
RAlexi Ogando7 h
RDustin Nippert5 h
RPedro Strop1 h
RChris Ray⇄0 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 2009)

PlayerfWAR
Colby Lewis4.9
Cliff Lee3.2
Darren Oliver1.5
Vladimir Guerrero1.1
Alexi Ogando0.9
Mitch Moreland0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2009)

Player2009 fWAR
Kevin Millwood2.0
Marlon Byrd1.3
Brandon McCarthy0.9
Omar Vizquel0.9
Vicente Padilla0.8
Andruw Jones0.6

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 2010; everyone else is shown as a 2010 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Josh Hamilton 2010 +8.4 +137.9 3.2 +134.7 $0.4M 2.05× –
Colby Lewis 2010 +4.9 +85.6 1.8 +83.9 $0.4M 2.19× –
Nelson Cruz 2010 +4.9 +70.6 0.4 +70.1 $0.1M 1.79× –
C.J. Wilson 2010 +4.1 +71.7 3.1 +68.6 $0.8M 2.19× –
Cliff Lee↔ 2010 +3.2 +49.4 4.8 +44.6 $1.5M 1.96× –
Neftalí Feliz 2010 +2.0 +31.1 0.4 +30.7 $0.2M 1.95× –
Ian Kinsler 2010 +3.4 +29.0 4.2 +24.8 $1.2M 1.07× –
David Murphy 2010 +1.8 +17.8 0.4 +17.4 $0.2M 1.22× –
Elvis Andrus 2010 +2.1 +15.1 0.4 +14.7 $0.2M 0.89× –
Darren Oliver 2010 +1.5 +11.8 3.0 +8.8 $2.0M 0.98× –
Frank Francisco 2010 +1.1 +11.4 3.3 +8.2 $3.1M 1.34× –
Julio Borbon 2010 +1.2 +8.1 0.6 +7.5 $0.5M 0.83× –
Scott Feldman 2010 +1.1 +9.3 2.4 +6.9 $2.1M 1.02× –
Tommy Hunter 2010 +0.9 +7.3 0.4 +6.9 $0.5M 1.02× –
Derek Holland 2010 +0.8 +6.8 0.4 +6.4 $0.5M 1.02× –
Darren O'Day 2010 +1.1 +5.8 0.4 +5.4 $0.4M 0.67× –
Alexi Ogando 2010 +0.9 +4.9 0.4 +4.5 $0.4M 0.67× –
Michael Young 2010 +2.4 +16.5 13.2 +3.3 $5.4M 0.85× –
Mitch Moreland 2010 +0.7 +3.0 0.4 +2.6 $0.6M 0.56× –
Jeff Francoeur↔ 2010 +0.4 +2.4 0.5 +1.9 $1.5M 0.83× –
Taylor Teagarden 2010 +0.2 +0.9 0.4 +0.5 $2.0M 0.52× –
Vladimir Guerrero 2010 +1.1 +5.8 5.5 +0.3 $5.2M 0.69× –
Jarrod Saltalamacchia↔ 2010 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.52× –
Alex Cora↔ 2010 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.56× –
Mark Lowe↔ 2010 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Guillermo Moscoso 2010 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Andrés Blanco 2010 -0.0 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 – 0.56× –
Matt Harrison 2010 -0.2 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Craig Gentry 2010 -0.2 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 – 0.83× –
Joaquin Arias↔ 2010 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.4 – 0.56× –
Pedro Strop 2010 -0.2 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Chris Ray↔ 2010 -0.2 -1.0 0.5 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Justin Smoak↔ 2010 -0.3 -1.5 0.3 -1.8 – 0.56× –
Max Ramirez 2010 -0.4 -1.6 0.4 -2.0 – 0.52× –
Dustin Nippert 2010 -0.3 -1.5 0.7 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Brandon Boggs 2010 -0.3 -2.2 0.4 -2.7 – 0.83× –
Jorge Cantu↔ 2010 -0.3 -1.3 1.4 -2.7 – 0.58× –
Doug Mathis 2010 -0.5 -2.7 0.4 -3.1 – 0.67× –
Ryan Garko 2010 -0.6 -2.8 0.6 -3.3 – 0.56× –
Chris Davis 2010 -0.7 -3.2 0.4 -3.6 – 0.56× –
Cristian Guzman↔ 2010 -0.7 -3.2 1.2 -4.4 – 0.56× –
Bengie Molina↔ 2010 -0.7 -2.8 2.2 -5.0 – 0.52× –
Rich Harden 2010 -0.7 -5.3 6.5 -11.8 – 1.02× –
Clay Rapada 2010 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Esteban German 2010 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.69× –
Matt Treanor 2010 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.52× –
Michael Kirkman 2010 +0.3 +1.6 – – – 0.67× –
Omar Beltre 2010 -0.3 -2.3 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+41.3+566.167.4+500.8—

Trades

Every graded 2010 deal involving the Rangers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

2010 · TEX / SEA
TEX · Jon Daniels +$28.8M
Cliff Lee, Mark Lowe
SEA · Jack Zduriencik −$28.8M
Justin Smoak, Blake Beavan, Josh Lueke, Matt Lawson
TEX came out ahead by $28.8M
2010 · NYM / TEX
NYM · John Ricco +$4.0M
Joaquín Arias
TEX · Jon Daniels −$4.0M
Jeff Francoeur
NYM came out ahead by $4.0M
2010 · BOS / TEX
BOS · Theo Epstein +$44.0M
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
TEX · Jon Daniels −$44.0M
Chris McGuiness, Román Méndez, Michael Thomas
BOS came out ahead by $44.0M
2010 · MIA / TEX
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$12.8M
Evan Reed, Omar Poveda
TEX · Jon Daniels −$12.8M
Jorge Cantú
MIA came out ahead by $12.8M
2010 · TEX / OAK
TEX · Jon Daniels +$1.6M
Gregorio Petit
OAK · Billy Beane −$1.6M
Edwar Ramírez
TEX came out ahead by $1.6M
2010 · SFG / TEX
SFG · Brian Sabean +$0.0M
Edwin Escobar
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2010 · MIL / TEX
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$4.0M
Ray Olmedo
TEX · Jon Daniels −$4.0M
Matt Treanor
MIL came out ahead by $4.0M
2010 · TEX / NYY
TEX · Jon Daniels +$1.6M
Mitch Hilligoss
NYY · Brian Cashman −$1.6M
Greg Golson
TEX came out ahead by $1.6M
2010 · WSN / TEX
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$104.0M
Ryan Tatusko, Tanner Roark
TEX · Jon Daniels −$104.0M
Cristian Guzmán
WSN came out ahead by $104.0M
2010 · SFG / TEX
SFG · Brian Sabean +$11.2M
Chris Ray, Michael Main
TEX · Jon Daniels −$11.2M
Bengie Molina
SFG came out ahead by $11.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2010 payroll
$67.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 2010, 2010–2016. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Michael Young3310.000$13.2M$16.2M$16.0MFREE AGENT
Rich Harden287.000$6.5MFREE AGENT
Vladimir Guerrero3514.000$5.5MFREE AGENT
Cliff Lee318.000$4.8MFREE AGENT
Frank Francisco306.000$3.3MFREE AGENT
Darren Oliver3917.000$3.0M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Bengie Molina3512.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Colby Lewis308.000$1.8M$2.0M$3.2MFREE AGENT$2.0M$4.0M$6.0M
Jorge Cantu286.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Cristian Guzman3211.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Andrés Blanco266.000$510k$520kFREE AGENT
Alex Cora3412.000$121kFREE AGENT
Matt Treanor346.000—$767kFREE AGENT
Esteban German328.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Ian Kinsler284.000$4.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Hamilton293.000$3.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
C.J. Wilson295.000$3.1MFREE AGENT
Scott Feldman275.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Dustin Nippert295.000$665kFREE AGENT
Ryan Garko295.000$550kFREE AGENT
Chris Ray285.000$542kFREE AGENT
Jeff Francoeur265.000$540kFREE AGENT
Nelson Cruz295.000$440kFREE AGENT
David Murphy284.000$428kARB 3FREE AGENT
Joaquin Arias254.000$279kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Lowe274.000$246kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jarrod Saltalamacchia253.000$70kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clay Rapada293.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Julio Borbon241.000$600kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren O'Day272.000$427kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Elvis Andrus211.000$418kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Holland231.000$414kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Davis242.000$414kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Strop250.000$410kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Hunter232.000$410kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Mathis272.000$407kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Boggs272.000$407kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Teagarden262.000$407kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Harrison242.000$406kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Neftalí Feliz221.000$402kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Max Ramirez252.000$402kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Guillermo Moscoso261.000$402kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Moreland240.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Gentry261.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alexi Ogando260.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Smoak230.000$280kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Omar Beltre280.038—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Kirkman231.079—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2010 acquisition stacked onto Rangers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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