President of baseball ops: Chris Young (since 2023) · GM: Ross Fenstermaker (since 2025)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Jung | 28 | arb | 48 | 4.2 | 2.9 | +41.4 |
| Ezequiel Duran | 27 | arb | 43 | 4.0 | 1.4 | +41.1 |
| Brandon Nimmo | 33 | FA-elig | 49 | 4.0 | 15.2 | +26.9 |
| Jacob Latz | 30 | pre-arb | 19 | 2.8 | 0.8 | +28.8 |
| MacKenzie Gore | 27 | arb | 10 | 2.4 | 5.6 | +20.4 |
| Jacob deGrom | 38 | FA-elig | 10 | 2.4 | 38.0 | -12.3 |
| Evan Carter | 23 | pre-arb | 51 | 2.3 | 0.8 | +23.8 |
| Jack Leiter | 26 | pre-arb | 10 | 2.1 | 0.8 | +21.2 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | 36 | FA-elig | 10 | 2.0 | 29.0 | -7.6 |
| Kumar Rocker | 26 | pre-arb | 9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | +19.5 |
| Justin Foscue | 27 | pre-arb | 14 | 1.7 | 0.6 | +17.9 |
| Jake Burger | 30 | arb | 49 | 1.7 | 3.2 | +14.4 |
| Wyatt Langford | 24 | pre-arb | 20 | 1.3 | 0.8 | +13.1 |
| Jakob Junis | 33 | – | 18 | 1.2 | – | – |
| Tyler Alexander | 31 | FA-elig | 23 | 1.1 | 1.1 | +11.0 |
| Peyton Gray | 31 | – | 8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | +9.0 |
| Corey Seager | 32 | FA-elig | 42 | 0.7 | 31.5 | -24.2 |
| Alejandro Osuna | 23 | pre-arb | 26 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +6.2 |
| Cal Quantrill | 31 | FA-elig | 8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | +4.5 |
| Cole Winn | 26 | pre-arb | 22 | 0.3 | 0.8 | +2.3 |
| Joc Pederson | 34 | FA-elig | 47 | 0.2 | 18.5 | -16.1 |
| Gavin Collyer | 25 | – | 14 | 0.2 | 0.7 | +1.2 |
| Michael Helman | 30 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | +0.9 |
| Robert Garcia | 30 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.1 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Danny Jansen | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | -0.1 | 4.2 | -5.0 |
| Jalen Beeks | 32 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.1 | 1.9 | -2.9 |
| Kyle Higashioka | 36 | FA-elig | 25 | -0.1 | 6.8 | -7.8 |
| Chris Martin | 40 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.2 | 4.0 | -6.7 |
| Carter Baumler | 24 | – | 4 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -4.0 |
| Luis Curvelo | 25 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -6.3 |
| Josh Smith | 28 | – | 31 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Sam Haggerty | 32 | arb | 30 | -0.8 | 1.2 | -9.3 |
| Andrew McCutchen | 39 | FA-elig | 35 | -0.9 | 0.4 | -10.2 |
33 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (94%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).
WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR), annualized to full-season pace. Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.
| Player | Year | WAR for TEX |
|---|---|---|
| Elvis Andrus | 2007 | 29.8 |
| Michael Young | 2000 | 25.0 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | 1988 | 22.4 |
| Charlie Hough | 1980 | 11.2 |
| John Burkett | 1994 | 11.0 |
| Nathaniel Lowe | 2020 | 10.8 |
| Aaron Sele | 1997 | 9.6 |
| Rick Helling | 1997 | 9.3 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Hendricks | 2012 | 24.4 |
| Travis Hafner | 2002 | 22.3 |
| Rich Aurilia | 1994 | 19.8 |
| John Danks | 2006 | 17.4 |
| Ian Kinsler | 2013 | 16.3 |
| Tom Henke | 1985 | 16.2 |
| Ron Darling | 1982 | 14.0 |
| Odúbel Herrera | 2014 | 13.2 |