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Rangers TEX

201196–66 (0.593)Lost World Series
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President of baseball ops: Jon Daniels

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2011, 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
$96M
Surplus $M
+35
Win %
0.593
TAB
+18.6
WAB
+14.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
52.9
Dead money %
20%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-3.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2011 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RYorvit Torrealba98
RMike Napoli61
RTaylor Teagarden14
RMatt Treanor⇄7

1B

LMitch Moreland99
RMichael Young36
RMike Napoli35
LChris Davis⇄26

2B

RIan Kinsler144
RMichael Young14
BAndrés Blanco5
LOmar Quintanilla5
REsteban German2

3B

RAdrian Beltré112
RMichael Young40
BAndrés Blanco6
REsteban German4
LOmar Quintanilla3

SS

RElvis Andrus147
BAndrés Blanco23
LOmar Quintanilla3
RMichael Young1

LF

LJosh Hamilton85
LDavid Murphy78
RNelson Cruz18
LEndy Chavez12
RCraig Gentry2

CF

LEndy Chavez66
RCraig Gentry55
LJosh Hamilton35
LJulio Borbon32
LDavid Murphy13
LLeonys Martin8

RF

RNelson Cruz109
LMitch Moreland34
LDavid Murphy32
RCraig Gentry7
LEndy Chavez6
BAndrés Blanco1

DH

RMichael Young69
RMike Napoli19
RYorvit Torrealba13
RAdrian Beltré11
RIan Kinsler11
LJosh Hamilton9
LDavid Murphy9
LMitch Moreland8
RNelson Cruz8
LChris Davis⇄2
REsteban German2
RElvis Andrus1

Starters

LC.J. Wilson5.2 WAR
LMatt Harrison3.8 WAR
RAlexi Ogando3.5 WAR
LDerek Holland3.1 WAR
RColby Lewis2.1 WAR
RScott Feldman0.2 WAR
RDave Bush-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RNeftali Feliz32 sv
RMike Adams⇄32 h
RKoji Uehara⇄22 h
LDarren Oliver16 h
RMark Lowe11 h
RYoshinori Tateyama4 h
RDave Bush1 h
LArthur Rhodes⇄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 2010)

PlayerfWAR
Adrian Beltré5.5
Mike Napoli4.3
Endy Chavez1.4
Yorvit Torrealba0.6
Mike Adams0.4
Yoshinori Tateyama0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2010)

Player2010 fWAR
Cliff Lee3.2
Frank Francisco1.1
Vladimir Guerrero1.1
Jeff Francoeur0.4
Guillermo Moscoso-0.0
Jarrod Saltalamacchia-0.0

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 2011; everyone else is shown as a 2011 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
C.J. Wilson 2011 +5.2 +104.5 7.0 +97.5 $1.3M 2.50× –
Ian Kinsler 2011 +7.3 +80.2 6.2 +74.0 $0.9M 1.38× –
Matt Harrison 2011 +3.8 +67.0 0.4 +66.6 $0.1M 2.19× –
Alexi Ogando 2011 +3.5 +61.9 0.4 +61.4 $0.1M 2.19× –
Adrian Beltré 2011 +5.5 +62.9 14.0 +48.9 $2.5M 1.43× –
Derek Holland 2011 +3.1 +49.2 0.4 +48.8 $0.1M 1.96× –
Josh Hamilton 2011 +4.0 +57.1 8.8 +48.3 $2.2M 1.79× –
Elvis Andrus 2011 +4.0 +42.2 0.5 +41.8 $0.1M 1.32× –
Mike Napoli 2011 +4.3 +38.3 5.8 +32.5 $1.4M 1.12× –
Colby Lewis 2011 +2.1 +24.7 2.0 +22.7 $1.0M 1.49× –
Michael Young 2011 +3.2 +33.7 16.2 +17.6 $5.1M 1.33× –
Craig Gentry 2011 +1.7 +16.1 0.4 +15.7 $0.3M 1.22× –
Neftalí Feliz 2011 +1.0 +10.3 0.5 +9.9 $0.5M 1.34× –
Darren Oliver 2011 +1.2 +13.0 3.2 +9.8 $2.7M 1.34× –
Endy Chavez 2011 +1.4 +9.3 1.2 +8.0 $0.9M 0.83× –
Nelson Cruz 2011 +1.4 +9.1 3.6 +5.5 $2.7M 0.83× –
Mike Adams↔ 2011 +0.4 +4.7 0.9 +3.8 $2.0M 1.34× –
David Murphy 2011 +0.6 +3.9 2.4 +1.5 $4.1M 0.83× –
Taylor Teagarden 2011 +0.3 +1.1 0.4 +0.7 $1.6M 0.52× –
Tommy Hunter↔ 2011 +0.2 +0.8 0.2 +0.6 $1.2M 0.67× –
Mitch Moreland 2011 +0.2 +1.0 0.4 +0.5 $2.0M 0.56× –
Mark Hamburger 2011 +0.1 +0.5 0.4 +0.1 $4.5M 0.67× –
Michael Gonzalez↔ 2011 +0.2 +0.9 0.8 +0.1 $4.7M 0.67× –
Pedro Strop↔ 2011 +0.1 +0.3 0.2 +0.1 $3.9M 0.67× –
Yoshinori Tateyama 2011 +0.2 +0.9 0.8 +0.1 $4.8M 0.67× –
Mark Lowe 2011 +0.2 +1.1 1.2 -0.1 $5.8M 0.67× –
Julio Borbon 2011 -0.0 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Koji Uehara↔ 2011 +0.1 +0.4 1.0 -0.6 $12.3M 0.67× –
Yorvit Torrealba 2011 +0.6 +2.4 3.0 -0.6 $5.2M 0.52× –
Leonys Martin 2011 +0.1 +0.6 1.5 -0.9 $16.7M 0.83× –
Chris Davis↔ 2011 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.69× –
Mason Tobin 2011 -0.2 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Dave Bush 2011 -0.1 -0.3 1.0 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Matt Treanor↔ 2011 -0.3 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 – 0.52× –
Michael Kirkman 2011 -0.2 -1.3 0.4 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Andrés Blanco 2011 -0.3 -1.2 0.5 -1.8 – 0.61× –
Cody Eppley 2011 -0.5 -2.8 0.4 -3.2 – 0.67× –
Scott Feldman 2011 +0.2 +1.2 4.4 -3.2 $19.5M 0.67× –
Darren O'Day 2011 -0.5 -2.5 1.3 -3.7 – 0.67× –
Arthur Rhodes↔ 2011 -0.5 -2.6 2.4 -5.1 – 0.67× –
Brett Tomko 2011 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Esteban German 2011 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.58× –
Merkin Valdez 2011 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Omar Quintanilla 2011 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.56× –
Ryan Tucker 2011 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+53.0+683.495.3+590.1—

Trades

Every graded 2011 deal involving the Rangers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2011 · TEX / TOR
TEX · Jon Daniels +$35.2M
Mike Napoli
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$35.2M
Frank Francisco
TEX came out ahead by $35.2M
2011 · OAK / TEX
OAK · Billy Beane +$16.8M
Guillermo Moscoso
TEX · Jon Daniels −$16.8M
Ryan Kelly
OAK came out ahead by $16.8M
2011 · TEX / BAL
TEX · Jon Daniels +$1.6M
Nick Green
BAL · Andy MacPhail −$1.6M
Zach Phillips
TEX came out ahead by $1.6M
2011 · TEX / BAL
TEX · Jon Daniels +$6.4M
Randy Henry, Greg Miclat
BAL · Andy MacPhail −$6.4M
Taylor Teagarden
TEX came out ahead by $6.4M
2011 · BAL / TEX
BAL · Andy MacPhail +$12.0M
Pedro Strop
TEX · Jon Daniels −$12.0M
Mike Gonzalez
BAL came out ahead by $12.0M
2011 · SDP / TEX
SDP · Jed Hoyer +$3.2M
Ryan Kelly
TEX · Jon Daniels −$3.2M
Luis Martinez
SDP came out ahead by $3.2M
2011 · SDP / TEX
SDP · Jed Hoyer +$29.6M
Joe Wieland, Robbie Erlin
TEX · Jon Daniels −$29.6M
Mike Adams
SDP came out ahead by $29.6M
2011 · BAL / TEX
BAL · Andy MacPhail +$79.2M
Tommy Hunter, Chris Davis
TEX · Jon Daniels −$79.2M
Koji Uehara
BAL came out ahead by $79.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2011 payroll
$95.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 2011, 2011–2017. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Michael Young349.134$16.2M$16.0MFREE AGENT
Adrian Beltré3212.096$14.0M$15.0M$16.0M$17.0M$16.0M$18.0M$18.0M
Darren Oliver4015.127$3.2MFREE AGENT
Yorvit Torrealba329.030$3.0M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Arthur Rhodes4120.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Endy Chavez337.065$1.2MFREE AGENT
Dave Bush316.154$1.0MFREE AGENT
Michael Gonzalez338.000$750kFREE AGENT
Matt Treanor356.093$83kFREE AGENT
Brett Tomko3814.000—FREE AGENT
Esteban German339.000—FREE AGENT
Merkin Valdez297.000—FREE AGENT
Omar Quintanilla296.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Josh Hamilton304.000$8.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
C.J. Wilson305.055$7.0MFREE AGENT
Ian Kinsler295.000$6.2MFREE AGENT
Mike Napoli294.151$5.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Feldman284.091$4.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Nelson Cruz303.081$3.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Murphy293.087$2.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colby Lewis314.136$2.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Lowe284.087$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Adams324.019$901kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Leonys Martin230.000$1.5MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren O'Day282.140$1.3MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Koji Uehara362.000$1.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yoshinori Tateyama351.044$800kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrés Blanco272.087$520kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Julio Borbon252.105$490kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Neftalí Feliz231.064$457kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Elvis Andrus222.000$452kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Holland241.120$432kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alexi Ogando270.114$430kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Harrison252.083$429kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Moreland250.067$426kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Kirkman242.079$423kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Teagarden271.118$417kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Gentry270.111$416kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Hamburger240.030$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Eppley251.022$414kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mason Tobin230.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Strop260.094$199kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Hunter241.090$177kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Davis251.120$132kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Tucker24–—

Graphs

How each 2011 acquisition stacked onto Rangers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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