Rosternomics
Ross Fenstermaker

Ross Fenstermaker

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General manager for the Rangers (2025–present).

2 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

Titles0
Pennants0
Playoffs0
Record112–114
Win %0.496
-6.3WAB — wins above budget96th/195 execs
-5.0Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)92nd/195 execs
0.78Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)114th/195 execs
-34.1WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)106th/195 execs
-168Roster surplus $M149th/195 execs

How the roster was sourced

Share of gross-positive acquired fWAR by channel (vs. league average).

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)-0.4
Trade-1.1
Free agency-3.9
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.0
Sourcing mix: 0% draft · 100% FA · 0% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Rangers GM 2025–present 1 -6.3 -6.29 -5.0 -34.1 -0.4 -1.1 -3.9 +0.0 0.78 0.496 -168
Career total (1985+ data) 2 -6.3 -5.0 -34.1 -0.4 -1.1 -3.9 +0.0 0.78 0.496 -168

Players acquired — 18 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Patrick Corbin P TEX Free agency 2025 +1.9
Jakob Junis P TEX Free agency 2026 +0.7
Tyler Alexander P TEX Free agency 2025 +0.3
Peyton Gray P TEX Draft 2026 +0.3
Cal Quantrill P TEX Free agency 2025 +0.2
Alejandro Osuna OF TEX Draft 2025 -0.0
Nick Ahmed SS TEX Free agency 2025 -0.1
Carter Baumler P TEX Trade 2025 -0.1
Gavin Collyer P TEX Draft 2026 -0.1
Luis Curvelo P TEX Draft 2025 -0.1
Sam Haggerty OF TEX Free agency 2025 -0.1
Danny Jansen C TEX Free agency 2025 -0.1
Rowdy Tellez 1B TEX Free agency 2025 -0.1
Jalen Beeks P TEX Free agency 2026 -0.2
Jose Corniell P TEX Draft 2025 -0.2
Cody Freeman 2B TEX Draft 2025 -0.2
Billy McKinney OF TEX Free agency 2025 -0.2
Andrew McCutchen OF TEX Free agency 2026 -0.5

WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.