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Rangers TEX

201293–69 (0.574)Made Playoffs
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President of baseball ops: Jon Daniels

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2012, 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
$134M
Surplus $M
-16
Win %
0.574
TAB
+7.7
WAB
+7.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
45.5
Dead money %
29%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-3.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2012 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Napoli72
RYorvit Torrealba⇄49
RGeovany Soto⇄47
RLuis Martinez10
RBrandon Snyder1

1B

LMitch Moreland95
RMichael Young41
RMike Napoli28
RBrandon Snyder11
RMike Olt8

2B

RIan Kinsler144
RMichael Young16
RAlberto Gonzalez5
BJurickson Profar5

3B

RAdrian Beltré129
RMichael Young25
RAlberto Gonzalez8
RBrandon Snyder7
RMike Olt5
BLuis Hernandez1
RIan Kinsler1

SS

RElvis Andrus153
RAlberto Gonzalez9
RMichael Young4
BJurickson Profar3
BLuis Hernandez1

LF

LDavid Murphy120
LJosh Hamilton84
RNelson Cruz6
RBrandon Snyder5
LLeonys Martin4

CF

RCraig Gentry114
LJosh Hamilton95
LLeonys Martin14
LDavid Murphy2

RF

RNelson Cruz151
LDavid Murphy17
RBrandon Snyder5
RCraig Gentry3
LMitch Moreland3
RMike Olt2
LJosh Hamilton2

DH

RMichael Young72
RAdrian Beltré23
RIan Kinsler13
LJosh Hamilton10
RMike Napoli9
LDavid Murphy8
LMitch Moreland7
RNelson Cruz7
RElvis Andrus4
RBrandon Snyder3
RCraig Gentry2
RAlberto Gonzalez1
LLeonys Martin1
RGeovany Soto⇄1

Starters

RYu Darvish4.7 WAR
LMatt Harrison3.4 WAR
RScott Feldman2.3 WAR
RColby Lewis2.3 WAR
LDerek Holland1.5 WAR
RRyan Dempster⇄0.9 WAR
RAlexi Ogando0.9 WAR
RRoy Oswalt0.7 WAR
RNeftali Feliz0.6 WAR
LMartin Perez0.4 WAR
RJustin Grimm0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJoe Nathan37 sv
RMike Adams27 h
RAlexi Ogando12 h
LRobbie Ross Jr.9 h
RKoji Uehara7 h
RTanner Scheppers3 h
RMark Lowe1 h
LMichael Kirkman1 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 2011)

PlayerfWAR
Yu Darvish4.7
Joe Nathan1.7
Ryan Dempster0.9
Robbie Ross Jr.0.8
Roy Oswalt0.7
Martín Pérez0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2011)

Player2011 fWAR
C.J. Wilson5.2
Endy Chavez1.4
Darren Oliver1.2
Esteban German0.3
Taylor Teagarden0.3
Michael Gonzalez0.2

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 2012; everyone else is shown as a 2012 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Yu Darvish 2012 +4.7 +83.2 5.5 +77.7 $1.2M 2.19× Extension · 2023–2028 · $18.0M AAV
Adrian Beltré 2012 +6.3 +72.4 15.0 +57.4 $2.4M 1.43× –
Josh Hamilton 2012 +4.8 +69.5 13.8 +55.8 $2.8M 1.79× –
Matt Harrison 2012 +3.4 +53.7 3.0 +50.7 $0.9M 1.96× –
David Murphy 2012 +3.4 +43.0 3.6 +39.3 $1.1M 1.60× –
Elvis Andrus 2012 +3.7 +39.0 2.4 +36.7 $0.6M 1.32× –
Craig Gentry 2012 +2.5 +24.3 0.5 +23.8 $0.2M 1.22× –
Colby Lewis 2012 +2.3 +26.8 3.2 +23.5 $1.4M 1.49× –
Scott Feldman 2012 +2.3 +27.4 6.5 +20.9 $2.8M 1.49× –
Joe Nathan 2012 +1.7 +26.7 7.0 +19.7 $4.1M 1.95× –
Ian Kinsler 2012 +2.9 +25.1 7.0 +18.1 $2.4M 1.07× –
Derek Holland 2012 +1.5 +12.1 1.0 +11.1 $0.7M 1.02× –
Alexi Ogando 2012 +0.9 +9.6 0.5 +9.1 $0.6M 1.34× –
Neftalí Feliz 2012 +0.6 +4.7 0.5 +4.2 $0.9M 1.02× –
Robbie Ross Jr. 2012 +0.8 +4.4 0.5 +3.9 $0.6M 0.67× –
Martín Pérez 2012 +0.4 +3.6 0.5 +3.2 $1.1M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.5M AAV
Mitch Moreland 2012 +0.7 +3.3 0.5 +2.8 $0.7M 0.56× –
Nelson Cruz 2012 +1.1 +7.4 5.0 +2.4 $4.5M 0.83× –
Ryan Dempster↔ 2012 +0.9 +7.6 6.0 +1.6 $6.4M 1.02× –
Justin Grimm 2012 +0.3 +1.3 0.3 +1.0 $1.2M 0.67× –
Roy Oswalt 2012 +0.7 +5.9 5.0 +0.9 $6.9M 1.02× –
Brandon Snyder 2012 +0.2 +1.0 0.5 +0.5 $2.2M 0.56× –
Koji Uehara 2012 +0.8 +4.5 4.0 +0.5 $4.8M 0.67× –
Michael Kirkman 2012 +0.1 +0.4 0.5 -0.1 $7.3M 0.67× –
Jurickson Profar 2012 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.56× Free Agent · 2027–2027 · $14.0M AAV
Tanner Scheppers 2012 +0.0 +0.1 0.5 -0.3 $19.2M 0.67× –
Mike Adams 2012 +0.7 +3.9 4.4 -0.5 $6.0M 0.67× –
Wilmer Font 2012 -0.0 -0.3 0.5 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Yoshinori Tateyama 2012 +0.0 +0.0 1.0 -1.0 $114.4M 0.67× –
Mark Lowe 2012 +0.1 +0.5 1.7 -1.2 $20.0M 0.67× –
Geovany Soto↔ 2012 +0.0 +0.1 2.0 -1.9 $60.6M 0.52× –
Luis Martinez 2012 -0.4 -1.6 0.5 -2.1 – 0.52× –
Mike Olt 2012 -0.5 -2.4 0.2 -2.6 – 0.56× –
Yorvit Torrealba↔ 2012 -0.3 -1.1 2.5 -3.6 – 0.52× –
Leonys Martin 2012 -0.2 -1.6 2.2 -3.9 – 0.83× –
Mike Napoli 2012 +0.4 +1.5 9.4 -7.9 $26.4M 0.52× –
Michael Young 2012 -1.6 -8.6 16.0 -24.6 – 0.69× –
Alberto Gonzalez 2012 +0.1 +0.7 0.8 -0.0 $5.1M 0.61× –
Luis Hernandez 2012 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.58× –
Total—+45.3+547.8134.1+414.2—

Trades

Every graded 2012 deal involving the Rangers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2012 · CHC / TEX
CHC · Theo Epstein +$7.2M
Jake Brigham
TEX · Jon Daniels −$7.2M
Geovany Soto
CHC came out ahead by $7.2M
2012 · TEX / PHI
TEX · Jon Daniels +$16.8M
Josh Lindblom, Lisalverto Bonilla
PHI · Ruben Amaro −$16.8M
Michael Young
TEX came out ahead by $16.8M
2012 · COL / TEX
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$0.0M
Chad Tracy
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.0M
Greg Reynolds
Even trade
2012 · CHC / TEX
CHC · Theo Epstein +$189.6M
Christian Villanueva, Kyle Hendricks
TEX · Jon Daniels −$189.6M
Ryan Dempster
CHC came out ahead by $189.6M
2012 · SDP / TEX
SDP · Josh Byrnes +$0.8M
Wilfredo Boscán
TEX · Jon Daniels −$0.8M
Cory Burns
SDP came out ahead by $0.8M
2012 · TEX / KCR
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.0M
Tommy Hottovy
KCR · Dayton Moore +$0.0M
Desmond Henry
Even trade
2012 · CHC / TEX
CHC · Theo Epstein +$0.0M
Barret Loux
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.0M
Jake Brigham
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

2012 payroll
$133.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2012, 2012–2018. 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 (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Michael Young3510.134$16.0MFREE AGENT
Adrian Beltré3313.096$15.0M$16.0M$17.0M$16.0M$18.0M$18.0M$18.0M
Ian Kinsler306.000$7.0M$13.0MFREE AGENT
Joe Nathan3710.120$7.0M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Ryan Dempster3513.063$6.0MFREE AGENT
Roy Oswalt3410.149$5.0MFREE AGENT
Yorvit Torrealba3310.030$2.5MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Josh Hamilton315.000$13.8MFREE AGENT
Mike Napoli305.151$9.4MFREE AGENT
Scott Feldman295.091$6.5MFREE AGENT
Nelson Cruz314.081$5.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Adams335.019$4.4MFREE AGENT
Koji Uehara373.000$4.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Murphy304.087$3.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Colby Lewis325.136$3.2MFREE AGENT
Matt Harrison263.083$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Elvis Andrus233.000$2.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Geovany Soto294.096$2.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Lowe295.087$1.7MFREE AGENT
Alberto Gonzalez293.135$750kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilmer Font224.085$480kARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Hernandez285.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Yu Darvish250.000$5.5MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Leonys Martin240.030$2.2MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Holland252.120$1.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yoshinori Tateyama361.044$1.0MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Neftalí Feliz242.064$502kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alexi Ogando281.114$498kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Moreland261.067$491kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Gentry281.084$484kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Kirkman252.079$483kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Martinez270.116$482kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Snyder250.044$481kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tanner Scheppers250.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robbie Ross Jr.230.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Martín Pérez210.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Grimm230.000$289kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Olt230.000$165kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jurickson Profar190.000$87kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2012 acquisition stacked onto Rangers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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