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Rangers TEX

202478–84 (0.481)
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President of baseball ops: Chris Young

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2024, 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
$263M
Surplus $M
-142
Win %
0.481
TAB
-11.0
WAB
-10.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
29.1
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-6.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2024 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BJonah Heim119
RAndrew Knizner34
RCarson Kelly⇄28
RSam Huff2

1B

LNathaniel Lowe138
LJared Walsh16
REzequiel Duran12
RDavis Wendzel1
RJustin Foscue1

2B

RMarcus Semien159
REzequiel Duran5
RJonathan Ornelas4
RDavis Wendzel2
RJustin Foscue2
LJosh Smith1

3B

LJosh Smith83
RJosh Jung40
REzequiel Duran28
RDavis Wendzel18
RJonathan Ornelas7
RMatt Duffy4

SS

LCorey Seager113
LJosh Smith49
REzequiel Duran9
RJonathan Ornelas6

LF

RWyatt Langford105
LEvan Carter33
LTravis Jankowski26
REzequiel Duran19
LJosh Smith4
RSandro Fabian2

CF

BLeody Taveras148
LTravis Jankowski15
RWyatt Langford15
LEvan Carter2
REzequiel Duran1
RJonathan Ornelas1

RF

RAdolis García131
LTravis Jankowski31
LEvan Carter9
RDerek Hill⇄7
REzequiel Duran4
LJosh Smith1
RSandro Fabian1

DH

RWyatt Langford25
LTravis Jankowski25
RAdolis García23
BJonah Heim13
LJosh Smith13
REzequiel Duran12
RJustin Foscue11
LCorey Seager10
RJosh Jung6
RCarson Kelly⇄3
LEvan Carter3
LDustin Harris2
LNathaniel Lowe2
RDavis Wendzel2
BLeody Taveras2
RAndrew Knizner1

Starters

RNathan Eovaldi2.6 WAR
LAndrew Heaney2.2 WAR
RJon Gray1.8 WAR
LCody Bradford1.5 WAR
RMax Scherzer0.6 WAR
RJacob deGrom0.4 WAR
RMichael Lorenzen⇄0.2 WAR
RTyler Mahle0.2 WAR
RKumar Rocker0.2 WAR
RJose Urena0.0 WAR
LWalter Pennington⇄-0.0 WAR
RDane Dunning-0.1 WAR
RGerson Garabito-0.1 WAR
RJack Leiter-0.2 WAR
RJonathan Hernandez⇄-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKirby Yates33 sv
RDavid Robertson34 h
RJose Leclerc13 h
LAndrew Chafin⇄13 h
LJacob Latz9 h
RGrant Anderson1 h
RJonathan Hernandez⇄0 h
RMatt Festa⇄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 2023)

PlayerfWAR
Wyatt Langford3.1
Kirby Yates1.9
David Robertson1.8
Matt Festa0.4
Derek Hill0.2
Michael Lorenzen0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2023)

Player2023 fWAR
Mitch Garver2.2
Jordan Montgomery1.6
Will Smith1.1
Aroldis Chapman0.5
Martín Pérez0.3
John King0.2

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 2024; everyone else is shown as a 2024 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Marcus Semien 2022–2024 +15.1 +166.5 77.0 +89.5 $5.1M 1.38× Free Agent · 2022–2025 · $25.0M AAV
Corey Seager 2022–2024 +15.4 +185.4 103.5 +81.9 $6.7M 1.51× Free Agent · 2022–2031 · $32.5M AAV
Wyatt Langford 2024 +3.1 +39.4 0.7 +38.6 $0.2M 1.60× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Josh Smith 2024 +2.9 +26.2 0.7 +25.4 $0.3M 1.12× –
Kirby Yates 2024 +1.9 +29.6 4.5 +25.1 $2.4M 1.95× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $5.0M AAV
Nathan Eovaldi 2024 +2.6 +41.1 16.0 +25.1 $6.1M 1.96× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $25.0M AAV
David Robertson 2024 +1.8 +28.8 10.0 +18.8 $5.4M 1.95× –
Nathaniel Lowe 2024 +2.9 +25.1 7.5 +17.6 $2.6M 1.07× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.8M AAV
Cody Bradford 2024 +1.5 +18.2 0.7 +17.5 $0.5M 1.49× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Andrew Heaney 2024 +2.2 +25.8 13.0 +12.8 $6.0M 1.49× –
Jon Gray 2024 +1.8 +21.4 13.0 +8.4 $7.2M 1.49× –
Leody Taveras 2024 +1.2 +7.9 2.5 +5.4 $2.1M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.0M AAV
Matt Festa↔ 2024 +0.4 +2.1 0.2 +1.9 $0.5M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Derek Hill↔ 2024 +0.2 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.3M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Kumar Rocker 2024 +0.2 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.3M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Josh Jung 2024 +0.3 +1.6 0.8 +0.9 $2.2M 0.58× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.9M AAV
Josh Sborz 2024 +0.4 +1.9 1.0 +0.9 $2.8M 0.67× –
Dustin Harris 2024 +0.2 +0.9 0.0 +0.8 $0.1M 0.69× –
Matt Duffy 2024 +0.1 +0.7 0.0 +0.7 $0.2M 0.58× –
Shaun Anderson↔ 2024 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.3 $0.5M 0.67× –
Robbie Grossman↔ 2024 +0.1 +0.7 0.5 +0.2 $4.5M 0.83× –
Ezequiel Duran 2024 +0.2 +0.9 0.8 +0.1 $4.0M 0.58× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.4M AAV
Marc Church 2024 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $0.4M 0.67× –
Daniel Robert 2024 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Walter Pennington↔ 2024 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Carson Kelly↔ 2024 +0.2 +0.8 1.2 -0.4 $6.5M 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $5.8M AAV
Chase Anderson↔ 2024 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Cole Winn 2024 -0.0 -0.0 0.7 -0.7 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Sam Huff 2024 -0.0 -0.0 0.7 -0.7 – 0.52× –
Sandro Fabian 2024 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Brock Burke↔ 2024 -0.2 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.3M AAV
Jesus Tinoco↔ 2024 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Owen White 2024 -0.1 -0.4 0.7 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Jonathan Ornelas 2024 -0.1 -0.6 0.7 -1.4 – 0.58× –
Gerson Garabito 2024 -0.1 -0.8 0.7 -1.5 – 0.67× –
José Ureña 2024 +0.0 +0.2 1.8 -1.6 $47.3M 0.67× –
Michael Lorenzen↔ 2024 +0.2 +1.7 3.3 -1.6 $15.7M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $8.0M AAV
Davis Wendzel 2024 -0.3 -1.2 0.7 -1.9 – 0.58× –
Jared Walsh 2024 -0.1 -0.6 1.2 -1.9 – 0.56× –
José Leclerc 2024 +0.8 +4.3 6.2 -1.9 $7.7M 0.67× –
Jacob Latz 2024 -0.3 -1.5 0.7 -2.2 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Austin Pruitt 2024 -0.4 -1.9 0.6 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Jack Leiter 2024 -0.2 -2.0 0.7 -2.7 – 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Jonah Heim 2024 -0.1 -0.3 3.0 -3.3 – 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Jonathan Hernández↔ 2024 -0.4 -2.2 1.1 -3.3 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Travis Jankowski 2024 -0.2 -1.6 1.7 -3.3 – 0.83× –
Andrew Chafin↔ 2024 -0.3 -1.7 1.6 -3.4 – 0.67× –
Yerry Rodríguez↔ 2024 -0.6 -3.0 0.6 -3.6 – 0.67× –
Tyler Mahle 2024 +0.2 +1.5 5.5 -4.0 $30.2M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $10.0M AAV
Dane Dunning 2024 -0.1 -0.8 3.3 -4.2 – 1.02× –
Andrew Knizner 2024 -0.6 -2.6 1.8 -4.4 – 0.52× –
Justin Foscue 2024 -0.8 -4.5 0.7 -5.2 – 0.69× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Adolis García 2024 -0.1 -0.9 4.8 -5.7 – 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $10.0M AAV
Grant Anderson 2024 -0.9 -5.1 0.7 -5.8 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Max Scherzer 2024 +0.6 +4.9 43.3 -38.4 $71.5M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.0M AAV
Jacob deGrom 2023–2024 +1.8 +15.0 70.0 -55.0 $38.0M 1.02× Free Agent · 2023–2028 · $37.0M AAV
Evan Carter 2024 +0.1 +0.7 0.7 -0.0 $6.9M 0.83× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Total—+52.2+621.6412.4+208.5—

Trades

Every graded 2024 deal involving the Rangers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 14 total.

2024 · TEX / MIA Dec 11, 2024
TEX · Chris Young +$3.2M
Jake Burger
MIA · Peter Bendix −$3.2M
Echedry Vargas, Maximo Acosta, Brayan Mendoza
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TEX / ATL Jan 26, 2024
TEX · Chris Young +$0.0M
Tyler Owens
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
J. P. Martínez
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PHI / TEX Mar 28, 2024
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
TEX · Chris Young +$0.0M
Marco Soto
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · CHW / TEX May 8, 2024
CHW · Chris Getz +$0.8M
Anthony Hoopii-Tuionetoa
TEX · Chris Young −$0.8M
Robbie Grossman
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TEX / TOR Apr 17, 2024
TEX · Chris Young +$0.0M
Jimmy Robbins
TOR · Ross Atkins +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TEX / MIA May 30, 2024
TEX · Chris Young +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
MIA · Peter Bendix +$0.0M
Shaun Anderson
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TEX / CIN Jul 30, 2024
TEX · Chris Young +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
CIN · Nick Krall +$0.0M
Davis Wendzel
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TEX / TOR Jun 30, 2024
TEX · Chris Young +$0.8M
Josh Mollerus
TOR · Ross Atkins −$0.8M
Yerry Rodríguez
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TEX / DET Jul 28, 2024
TEX · Chris Young +$0.0M
Carson Kelly
DET · Scott Harris +$0.0M
Liam Hicks, Tyler Owens
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · CLE / TEX Mar 28, 2024
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
Zak Kent
TEX · Chris Young +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · KCR / TEX Jul 29, 2024
KCR · J.J. Picollo +$4.8M
Michael Lorenzen
TEX · Chris Young −$4.8M
Walter Pennington
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · DET / TEX Jul 30, 2024
DET · Scott Harris +$2.4M
Chase Lee, Joseph Montalvo
TEX · Chris Young −$2.4M
Andrew Chafin
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TEX / CIN Jan 16, 2024
TEX · Chris Young +$0.0M
Daniel Duarte
CIN · Nick Krall +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TEX / WSN Dec 22, 2024
TEX · Chris Young +$16.0M
Robert Garcia
WSN · Michael Rizzo −$16.0M
Nathaniel Lowe
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2024 payroll
$263.4M
2025 guaranteed
$98.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 2024, 2024–2030. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2024; 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 (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
Max Scherzer3915.079$43.3MPLAYERFREE AGENT
Jacob deGrom369.139$40.0M$40.1M$38.0M$37.0MFREE AGENT
Corey Seager308.032$35.0M$32.5M$31.5M$31.5M$31.5M$31.5M$31.5M
Marcus Semien339.118$26.0M$26.0M$26.0M$26.0M$20.0MFREE AGENT
Nathan Eovaldi3412.013$16.0MFREE AGENT
Andrew Heaney338.150$13.0MFREE AGENT
Jon Gray328.062$13.0MFREE AGENT
David Robertson3914.119$10.0MFREE AGENT
José Leclerc307.041$6.2MFREE AGENT
Tyler Mahle296.018$5.5MFREE AGENT
Kirby Yates379.021$4.5MFREE AGENT
Michael Lorenzen328.159$3.3MFREE AGENT
José Ureña327.045$1.8MFREE AGENT
Travis Jankowski336.153$1.7MFREE AGENT
Andrew Chafin349.020$1.6MFREE AGENT
Robbie Grossman349.060$495kFREE AGENT
Chase Anderson368.141$86kFREE AGENT
Matt Duffy338.059$27kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
Nathaniel Lowe283.145$7.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adolis García313.095$4.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dane Dunning293.083$3.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonah Heim293.097$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Knizner294.021$1.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jared Walsh305.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Carson Kelly295.161$1.2MCLUBFREE AGENT
Jonathan Hernández273.131$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Sborz303.055$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Pruitt345.055$567kFREE AGENT
Brock Burke273.065$396kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (28)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
Leody Taveras252.124$2.5MARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Josh Jung261.027$756kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ezequiel Duran251.072$754kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Smith262.000$750kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Bradford260.086$748kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Grant Anderson270.083$746kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Evan Carter210.024$745kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Latz280.022$741kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Owen White240.006$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Leiter240.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wyatt Langford220.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Foscue250.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Ornelas240.030$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Davis Wendzel270.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cole Winn240.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Huff261.150$740kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gerson Garabito280.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yerry Rodríguez260.044$557kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesus Tinoco291.010$208kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Festa311.119$185kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Walter Pennington26–$179k
Sandro Fabian26–$91k
Derek Hill281.095$66kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Robert290.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kumar Rocker240.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shaun Anderson292.014$25kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Harris240.000$20kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Church230.000$8kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2024 acquisition stacked onto Rangers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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