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Rangers TEX

201391–72 (0.558)
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President of baseball ops: Jon Daniels

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2013, 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
$125M
Surplus $M
-15
Win %
0.558
TAB
+4.1
WAB
+6.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
40.8
Dead money %
31%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-2.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2013 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LA.J. Pierzynski119
RGeovany Soto53
RRobinson Chirinos3

1B

LMitch Moreland146
RJeff Baker21
LChris McGuiness10
BLance Berkman4
LJames Adduci4
RRobinson Chirinos4
RAdam Rosales⇄1

2B

RIan Kinsler124
BJurickson Profar32
RAdam Rosales⇄4
RJeff Baker1

3B

RAdrian Beltré146
RJeff Baker10
BJurickson Profar10
RRobinson Chirinos3
RAdam Rosales⇄1
RGeovany Soto1

SS

RElvis Andrus146
BJurickson Profar18
RAdam Rosales⇄10

LF

LDavid Murphy128
RCraig Gentry34
RJeff Baker21
LJames Adduci8
LLeonys Martin6
LEngel Beltre5
BJurickson Profar4
RJoey Butler3

CF

LLeonys Martin127
RCraig Gentry71
LEngel Beltre5
RAlex Rios⇄1

RF

RNelson Cruz102
RAlex Rios⇄47
LLeonys Martin21
LEngel Beltre6
RJoey Butler2
LDavid Murphy1
RJeff Baker1
LMitch Moreland1

DH

BLance Berkman65
BJurickson Profar19
RAdrian Beltré15
LA.J. Pierzynski12
RIan Kinsler11
RJeff Baker11
RElvis Andrus10
LDavid Murphy10
RNelson Cruz7
LJames Adduci4
BLeury García⇄3
RCraig Gentry2
LEngel Beltre2
RJoey Butler2
RAdam Rosales⇄1
LLeonys Martin1
RRobinson Chirinos1

Starters

RYu Darvish4.6 WAR
LDerek Holland4.5 WAR
LMartin Perez1.3 WAR
RMatt Garza⇄1.2 WAR
RAlexi Ogando1.0 WAR
RNick Tepesch1.0 WAR
RJustin Grimm⇄0.4 WAR
RJosh Lindblom0.3 WAR
LTravis Blackley⇄0.3 WAR
RRoss Wolf0.0 WAR
LMatt Harrison-0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJoe Nathan43 sv
RTanner Scheppers27 h
LRobbie Ross Jr.15 h
LNeal Cotts11 h
RJason Frasor10 h
RJoakim Soria6 h
LJoe Ortiz2 h
LMichael Kirkman0 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 2012)

PlayerfWAR
Neal Cotts1.8
Matt Garza1.2
Nick Tepesch1.0
Jeff Baker1.0
Alex Rios0.8
Jason Frasor0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2012)

Player2012 fWAR
Josh Hamilton4.8
Ryan Dempster0.9
Koji Uehara0.8
Mike Adams0.7
Roy Oswalt0.7
Mike Napoli0.4

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 2013; everyone else is shown as a 2013 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Derek Holland 2013 +4.5 +78.6 3.2 +75.4 $0.7M 2.19× –
Yu Darvish 2013 +4.6 +80.1 9.5 +70.6 $2.1M 2.19× Extension · 2023–2028 · $18.0M AAV
Craig Gentry 2013 +3.0 +38.7 0.5 +38.2 $0.2M 1.60× –
Leonys Martin 2013 +2.9 +37.6 3.2 +34.3 $1.1M 1.60× –
Adrian Beltré 2013 +4.9 +49.2 16.0 +33.2 $3.3M 1.25× –
Joe Nathan 2013 +2.4 +37.9 7.0 +30.9 $2.9M 1.95× –
Elvis Andrus 2013 +2.8 +25.9 4.8 +21.1 $1.7M 1.18× –
Neal Cotts 2013 +1.8 +13.8 0.4 +13.4 $0.2M 0.98× –
Ian Kinsler 2013 +2.8 +23.7 13.0 +10.7 $4.7M 1.07× –
Martín Pérez 2013 +1.3 +10.5 0.5 +10.0 $0.4M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.5M AAV
Alexi Ogando 2013 +1.0 +8.1 0.5 +7.6 $0.5M 1.02× –
Nick Tepesch 2013 +1.0 +7.8 0.5 +7.4 $0.5M 1.02× –
Nelson Cruz 2013 +1.6 +15.3 10.5 +4.8 $6.7M 1.22× –
Robbie Ross Jr. 2013 +1.0 +5.2 0.5 +4.7 $0.5M 0.67× –
Matt Garza↔ 2013 +1.2 +9.5 5.6 +4.0 $4.7M 1.02× –
Tanner Scheppers 2013 +0.7 +3.7 0.5 +3.2 $0.7M 0.67× –
Justin Grimm↔ 2013 +0.4 +3.1 0.2 +2.9 $0.5M 1.02× –
Mitch Moreland 2013 +0.7 +3.1 0.5 +2.6 $0.7M 0.56× –
Jeff Baker 2013 +1.0 +4.3 1.8 +2.5 $1.8M 0.56× –
Jason Frasor 2013 +0.7 +3.9 1.5 +2.4 $2.1M 0.67× –
Travis Blackley↔ 2013 +0.3 +2.2 0.0 +2.2 $0.2M 1.02× –
Josh Lindblom 2013 +0.3 +2.4 0.5 +1.9 $1.7M 1.02× –
Geovany Soto 2013 +1.1 +4.6 2.8 +1.8 $2.5M 0.52× –
Joey Butler 2013 +0.2 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.4M 0.83× –
Alex Rios↔ 2013 +0.8 +5.0 3.8 +1.3 $5.0M 0.83× –
Joe Ortiz 2013 +0.2 +1.0 0.5 +0.5 $2.7M 0.67× –
Adam Rosales↔ 2013 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $11.6M 0.61× –
Michael Kirkman 2013 +0.1 +0.4 0.5 -0.1 $6.8M 0.67× –
Wilmer Font 2013 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Julio Borbon↔ 2013 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.83× –
Ross Wolf 2013 +0.0 +0.0 0.3 -0.3 $63.6M 0.67× –
Cory Burns 2013 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Engel Beltre 2013 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Joakim Soria 2013 +0.2 +1.1 2.0 -0.9 $9.8M 0.67× –
Jurickson Profar 2013 -0.2 -1.0 0.4 -1.3 – 0.56× Free Agent · 2027–2027 · $14.0M AAV
Kyle McClellan 2013 -0.2 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Robinson Chirinos 2013 -0.3 -1.3 0.2 -1.5 – 0.56× –
Chris McGuiness 2013 -0.4 -1.9 0.0 -1.9 – 0.56× –
Derek Lowe 2013 -0.2 -0.9 1.2 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Neftalí Feliz 2013 +0.1 +0.5 2.9 -2.4 $28.9M 0.67× –
Leury García↔ 2013 -0.5 -2.5 0.3 -2.8 – 0.69× –
Matt Harrison 2013 -0.0 -0.1 5.2 -5.3 – 1.02× –
A.J. Pierzynski 2013 +0.4 +1.5 7.5 -6.0 $20.4M 0.52× –
David Murphy 2013 -0.4 -2.5 5.8 -8.3 – 0.83× –
Lance Berkman 2013 -0.3 -1.7 10.0 -11.7 – 0.69× –
James Adduci 2013 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+41.2+465.1125.1+340.7—

Trades

Every graded 2013 deal involving the Rangers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2013 · CHW / TEX
CHW · Kenny Williams +$19.2M
Leury García
TEX · Jon Daniels −$19.2M
Alex Ríos
CHW came out ahead by $19.2M
2013 · TEX / HOU
TEX · Jon Daniels +$2.4M
Travis Blackley
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
TEX came out ahead by $2.4M
2013 · TEX / PIT
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.0M
Miles Mikolas
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
Chris McGuiness
Even trade
2013 · CHC / TEX
CHC · Theo Epstein +$16.0M
Mike Olt, Justin Grimm, Carl Edwards, Neil Ramírez
TEX · Jon Daniels −$16.0M
Matt Garza
CHC came out ahead by $16.0M
2013 · DET / TEX
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$172.8M
Ian Kinsler
TEX · Jon Daniels −$172.8M
Prince Fielder
DET came out ahead by $172.8M
2013 · OAK / TEX
OAK · Billy Beane +$9.6M
Craig Gentry, Josh Lindblom
TEX · Jon Daniels −$9.6M
Michael Choice, Christopher Bostick
OAK came out ahead by $9.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2013 payroll
$124.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019. 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 (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Adrian Beltré3414.096$16.0M$17.0M$16.0M$18.0M$18.0M$18.0MFREE AGENT
Ian Kinsler317.000$13.0MFREE AGENT
Lance Berkman3713.052$10.0MFREE AGENT
A.J. Pierzynski3612.100$7.5MFREE AGENT
Joe Nathan3811.120$7.0MFREE AGENT
Alex Rios328.130$3.8M$12.5MFREE AGENT
Joakim Soria296.000$2.0M$4.0MFREE AGENT
Jeff Baker326.049$1.8MFREE AGENT
Jason Frasor358.134$1.5M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Derek Lowe4016.000$1.2MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Nelson Cruz325.081$10.5MFREE AGENT
David Murphy315.087$5.8MFREE AGENT
Matt Garza295.149$5.6MFREE AGENT
Matt Harrison274.083$5.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Elvis Andrus244.000$4.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Holland263.120$3.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Neftalí Feliz253.064$2.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Geovany Soto305.096$2.8MFREE AGENT
Neal Cotts334.081$356kARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Rosales303.099$175kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle McClellan295.000$75kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (25)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Yu Darvish261.000$9.5MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Leonys Martin250.113$3.2MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alexi Ogando292.114$507kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Moreland272.067$503kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Gentry292.084$501kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Lindblom261.077$500kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robbie Ross Jr.241.000$497kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Kirkman262.079$496kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tanner Scheppers260.119$494kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Martín Pérez220.066$492kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Burns250.115$492kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Ortiz221.062$490kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Tepesch242.136$466kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jurickson Profar200.033$360kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ross Wolf30–$343k
Leury García220.000$272kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robinson Chirinos291.032$190kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Grimm240.040$189kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Engel Beltre231.077$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Butler270.000$88kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Blackley302.026$48kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris McGuiness250.013$32kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilmer Font230.047$19kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Julio Borbon272.105$7kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James Adduci280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2013 acquisition stacked onto Rangers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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