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Rangers TEX

201867–95 (0.414)
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President of baseball ops: Jon Daniels

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2018, 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
$122M
Surplus $M
-52
Win %
0.414
TAB
-12.9
WAB
-14.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
20.5
Dead money %
25%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-5.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2018 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRobinson Chirinos108
RIsiah Kiner-Falefa35
RCarlos Pérez⇄25
LJuan Centeno10
RJose Trevino3

1B

LRonald Guzmán117
LJoey Gallo35
BJurickson Profar24
RRyan Rua7

2B

LRougned Odor127
RIsiah Kiner-Falefa20
BJurickson Profar10
LDrew Robinson8
RHanser Alberto4

3B

RAdrian Beltré70
BJurickson Profar51
RIsiah Kiner-Falefa46
RHanser Alberto3
LDrew Robinson3

SS

RElvis Andrus97
BJurickson Profar68
RHanser Alberto5
RIsiah Kiner-Falefa2
LDrew Robinson1

LF

LJoey Gallo85
RRyan Rua38
LWillie Calhoun27
LShin-Soo Choo26
LDrew Robinson9
RCarlos Tocci5
RRenato Núñez⇄4
LNomar Mazara2
BJurickson Profar1

CF

RDelino DeShields102
RCarlos Tocci47
LDrew Robinson22
LJoey Gallo15
RRyan Rua4

RF

LNomar Mazara113
LShin-Soo Choo34
LJoey Gallo16
RCarlos Tocci10
RRyan Rua7
LDrew Robinson1

DH

LShin-Soo Choo85
RAdrian Beltré44
LNomar Mazara12
LJoey Gallo4
RDelino DeShields3
RRobinson Chirinos3
RRyan Rua2
LRougned Odor2
RIsiah Kiner-Falefa1
RCarlos Tocci1
BJurickson Profar1
LWillie Calhoun1

Starters

LMike Minor2.6 WAR
LAlex Claudio1.0 WAR
LCole Hamels⇄0.6 WAR
RYovani Gallardo⇄0.5 WAR
RBartolo Colon0.4 WAR
RDoug Fister0.4 WAR
RAriel Jurado0.3 WAR
LJeffrey Springs0.2 WAR
RAustin Bibens-Dirkx0.2 WAR
LMatt Moore0.2 WAR
LYohander Mendez0.0 WAR
RConnor Sadzeck-0.0 WAR
RAdrian Sampson-0.0 WAR
LMartin Perez-0.1 WAR
RDrew Hutchison⇄-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJose Leclerc12 sv
LAlex Claudio14 h
RChris Martin14 h
REddie Butler⇄2 h
RTony Barnette1 h
LJake Diekman⇄0 h
RJesse Chavez⇄0 h
RKeone Kela⇄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 2017)

PlayerfWAR
Mike Minor2.6
Chris Martin0.7
Yovani Gallardo0.5
Isiah Kiner-Falefa0.5
Ronald Guzmán0.4
Doug Fister0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2017)

Player2017 fWAR
Yu Darvish2.7
Andrew Cashner2.2
Carlos Gómez2.0
Nick Martinez0.3
Jason Grilli0.2
Ernesto Frieri0.1

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 2018; everyone else is shown as a 2018 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
José Leclerc 2018 +2.6 +53.6 0.5 +53.1 $0.2M 2.57× –
Mike Minor 2018 +2.6 +40.5 8.3 +32.1 $3.2M 1.96× –
Joey Gallo 2018 +2.2 +21.1 0.6 +20.5 $0.3M 1.22× –
Jurickson Profar 2018 +2.2 +15.8 1.1 +14.7 $0.5M 0.89× Free Agent · 2027–2027 · $14.0M AAV
Rougned Odor 2018 +2.4 +15.5 3.3 +12.2 $1.4M 0.82× –
Keone Kela↔ 2018 +1.1 +6.1 0.8 +5.2 $0.7M 0.67× –
Alex Claudio 2018 +1.0 +5.1 0.6 +4.5 $0.6M 0.67× –
Delino DeShields 2018 +0.6 +4.1 0.6 +3.5 $0.9M 0.83× –
Yovani Gallardo↔ 2018 +0.5 +4.2 1.0 +3.3 $1.9M 1.02× –
Nomar Mazara 2018 +0.6 +3.7 0.6 +3.1 $1.0M 0.83× –
Ariel Jurado 2018 +0.3 +2.5 0.2 +2.3 $0.6M 1.02× –
Jake Diekman↔ 2018 +0.7 +4.0 1.8 +2.2 $2.4M 0.67× –
Chris Martin 2018 +0.7 +3.5 1.8 +1.7 $2.7M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2018 +0.5 +2.1 0.5 +1.6 $1.1M 0.58× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.0M AAV
Bartolo Colon 2018 +0.4 +3.1 1.8 +1.4 $4.6M 1.02× –
Robinson Chirinos 2018 +0.9 +3.6 2.2 +1.4 $2.6M 0.52× –
Cory Gearrin↔ 2018 +0.4 +1.9 0.6 +1.3 $1.6M 0.67× –
Ronald Guzmán 2018 +0.4 +1.8 0.5 +1.3 $1.2M 0.56× –
Jeffrey Springs 2018 +0.2 +1.3 0.2 +1.1 $0.8M 0.67× Arb extension · 2023–2026 · $7.8M AAV
Austin Bibens-Dirkx 2018 +0.2 +1.1 0.2 +0.9 $0.9M 0.67× –
Jesse Chavez↔ 2018 +0.2 +1.2 0.5 +0.7 $2.4M 0.67× –
CD Pelham 2018 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.6M 0.67× –
Ricardo Rodríguez 2018 +0.1 +0.8 0.2 +0.5 $1.7M 0.67× –
Nick Gardewine 2018 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.5M 0.67× –
Tony Barnette 2018 +0.3 +1.8 1.5 +0.3 $4.5M 0.67× –
Yohander Méndez 2018 +0.0 +0.4 0.1 +0.2 $2.8M 1.02× –
Adrian Sampson 2018 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 1.02× –
Connor Sadzeck 2018 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Doug Fister 2018 +0.4 +3.2 3.5 -0.3 $8.9M 1.02× –
Jose Trevino 2018 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.52× Extension · 2026–2028 · $5.8M AAV
Brandon Mann 2018 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Zac Curtis↔ 2018 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Hanser Alberto 2018 -0.2 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 – 0.61× –
Matt Bush 2018 -0.1 -0.6 0.6 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Carlos Pérez↔ 2018 -0.5 -2.1 0.2 -2.3 – 0.52× –
Drew Robinson 2018 -0.3 -2.2 0.3 -2.5 – 0.83× –
Juan Centeno 2018 -0.5 -1.9 0.6 -2.5 – 0.52× –
Drew Hutchison↔ 2018 -0.3 -2.1 0.9 -3.0 – 1.02× –
Renato Núñez↔ 2018 -0.5 -3.1 0.0 -3.1 – 0.83× –
Kevin Jepsen 2018 -0.6 -3.1 0.4 -3.5 – 0.67× –
Willie Calhoun 2018 -0.6 -3.9 0.2 -4.1 – 0.83× –
Carlos Tocci 2018 -0.6 -3.9 0.5 -4.4 – 0.83× –
Shin-Soo Choo 2018 +1.9 +15.6 20.0 -4.4 $10.4M 1.01× –
Ryan Rua 2018 -0.6 -4.0 0.9 -4.8 – 0.83× –
Eddie Butler↔ 2018 -0.9 -4.6 0.4 -5.1 – 0.67× –
Martín Pérez 2018 -0.1 -0.7 6.0 -6.7 – 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.5M AAV
Matt Moore 2018 +0.2 +1.0 9.0 -8.0 $47.9M 0.67× –
Cole Hamels↔ 2018 +0.6 +4.9 14.7 -9.7 $24.2M 1.02× –
Elvis Andrus 2018 +0.8 +4.0 15.2 -11.3 $18.7M 0.61× –
Adrian Beltré 2018 +1.2 +5.3 18.0 -12.7 $15.6M 0.58× –
Total—+20.3+199.4121.7+77.5—

Trades

Every graded 2018 deal involving the Rangers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 12 total.

2018 · TEX / SFG
TEX · Jon Daniels +$1.6M
Austin Jackson, Cory Gearrin, Jason Bahr
SFG · Brian Sabean −$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
TEX came out ahead by $1.6M
2018 · STL / TEX
STL · John Mozeliak +$0.8M
Drew Robinson
TEX · Jon Daniels −$0.8M
Patrick Wisdom
STL came out ahead by $0.8M
2018 · TEX / SDP
TEX · Jon Daniels +$1.6M
Emmanuel Clase
SDP · AJ Preller −$1.6M
Brett Nicholas
TEX came out ahead by $1.6M
2018 · TEX / CIN
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.0M
Tony Sanchez
CIN · Dick Williams +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2018 · CHC / TEX
CHC · Theo Epstein +$11.2M
cash / PTBNL
TEX · Jon Daniels −$11.2M
Drew Smyly
CHC came out ahead by $11.2M
2018 · TEX / ARI
TEX · Jon Daniels +$2.4M
Wei-Chieh Huang, Joshua Javier
ARI · Mike Hazen −$2.4M
Jake Diekman
TEX came out ahead by $2.4M
2018 · TEX / OAK
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.8M
Abdiel Mendoza, Teodoro Ortega
OAK · Billy Beane −$0.8M
Cory Gearrin
TEX came out ahead by $0.8M
2018 · CHC / TEX
CHC · Theo Epstein +$7.2M
Jesse Chavez
TEX · Jon Daniels −$7.2M
Tyler Thomas
CHC came out ahead by $7.2M
2018 · TEX / PIT
TEX · Jon Daniels +$2.4M
Taylor Hearn, Sherten Apostel
PIT · Neal Huntington −$2.4M
Keone Kela
TEX came out ahead by $2.4M
2018 · TBR / TEX / OAK
TBR · Erik Neander +$13.6M
Emilio Pagán, Rollie Lacy
TEX · Jon Daniels −$4.0M
Eli White, Kyle Bird, Brock Burke, Yoel Espinal
OAK · Billy Beane −$9.6M
Jurickson Profar
TBR came out ahead by $13.6M 3-team
2018 · TEX / MIL
TEX · Jon Daniels +$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
MIL · David Stearns −$2.4M
Alex Claudio
TEX came out ahead by $2.4M
2018 · CHC / TEX
CHC · Theo Epstein +$20.8M
Cole Hamels
TEX · Jon Daniels −$20.8M
Eddie Butler, Rollie Lacy, Alexander Ovalles
CHC came out ahead by $20.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2018 payroll
$121.7M
2019 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2018, 2018–2024. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2018; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
Shin-Soo Choo3510.119$20.0MFREE AGENT
Adrian Beltré3919.096$18.0MFREE AGENT
Elvis Andrus299.000$15.2MFREE AGENT
Cole Hamels3411.143$14.7MFREE AGENT
Matt Moore296.000$9.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Minor306.138$8.3MFREE AGENT
Doug Fister347.158$3.5MFREE AGENT
Bartolo Colon4519.059$1.8MFREE AGENT
Yovani Gallardo3210.108$977kFREE AGENT
Jesse Chavez347.108$533kFREE AGENT
Kevin Jepsen337.163$363kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
Martín Pérez275.038$6.0MFREE AGENT
Rougned Odor243.121$3.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robinson Chirinos345.102$2.2MFREE AGENT
Jake Diekman315.050$1.8MFREE AGENT
Jurickson Profar253.165$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Hutchison273.165$938kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keone Kela253.000$844kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Gearrin324.136$567kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronald Guzmán234.090$501kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (30)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
Chris Martin320.133$1.8MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Barnette342.000$1.5MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Rua282.129$870kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Centeno281.140$600kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Claudio262.114$568kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nomar Mazara232.000$564kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Delino DeShields252.116$562kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Gallo241.103$560kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Bush321.143$556kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Tocci220.000$545kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Isiah Kiner-Falefa230.000$510kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Leclerc241.041$502kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eddie Butler271.141$419kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Robinson260.103$315kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ricardo Rodríguez250.138$237kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Pérez272.021$234kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Bibens-Dirkx33–$199k
Brandon Mann34–$193k
Ariel Jurado220.000$193kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeffrey Springs250.000$182kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hanser Alberto252.023$176kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Calhoun230.020$158kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yohander Méndez230.059$129kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Gardewine240.083$117kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Connor Sadzeck262.047$91kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adrian Sampson260.107$79kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
CD Pelham230.000$79kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zac Curtis250.097$47kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Renato Núñez240.048$38kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Trevino250.000$9kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2018 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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