Tom Grieve

Overview

Tenure breakdown

Team	Role	Years	Szns	WAB	WAB/yr	TAB	WAR surp	HG	Trade	FA	R5	AcqLev	W-L%	PO	Pen	WS	Surp $M
▸ Rangers	GM	1985–1994	10	-0.5	-0.05	-6.2	+0.2	+159.2	+9.2	-95.4	-0.0	1.67	0.484	–	–	–	-14
1985 62–99				-16.0		-10.5	-10.7						0.385				-3
1986 87–75				+12.8		+6.1	+10.7						0.537				+3
1987 75–87				+0.4		-3.7	+4.8						0.463				+1
1988 70–91				-3.7		+0.5	+8.8						0.435				+3
1989 83–79				+4.9		+6.8	+8.3						0.512				+3
1990 83–79				+3.2		+3.2	+2.2						0.512				+1
1991 85–77				+5.7		+3.4	-3.0						0.525				-2
1992 77–85				-4.3		-0.6	-1.4						0.475				-1
1993 86–76				+2.5		-0.5	-8.0						0.531				-7
1994 52–62				-5.8		-10.9	-11.6						0.456				-13
Career total (1985+ data)			10	-0.5		-6.2	+0.2	+159.2	+9.2	-95.4	-0.0	1.67	0.484	–	–	–	-14

Roster Construction

Players acquired — 172 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

All channels Hitters & pitchersHitters onlyPitchers only

Player	Pos	Team	How	Year	Szns	fWAR	WAR/yr	Lev
Iván Rodríguez	C	TEX	Intl FA	1988	13	+49.3	+3.8	–
Juan González	OF	TEX	Intl FA	1986	12	+30.3	+2.5	–
Rafael Palmeiro	1B	TEX	Trade	1988	10	+22.4	+2.2	4.8
Kevin Brown	P	TEX	Draft	1986	8	+21.7	+2.7	–
Nolan Ryan	P	TEX	Free agency	1988	5	+21.3	+4.3	11.0
Julio Franco	2B/SS	TEX	Trade	1989	4	+18.7	+4.7	9.2
Rusty Greer	OF	TEX	Draft	1990	8	+18.2	+2.3	–
Bobby Witt	P	TEX	Draft	1985	10	+13.4	+1.3	–
Will Clark	1B	TEX	Free agency	1993	5	+13.2	+2.6	1.0
John Burkett	P	TEX	Trade	1994	4	+11.0	+2.7	10.0
Darren Oliver	P	TEX	Draft	1988	9	+9.2	+1.0	–
Roger Pavlik	P	TEX	Draft	1986	6	+8.7	+1.5	–
Mark McLemore	2B	TEX	Free agency	1994	5	+8.3	+1.7	0.5
Pete Incaviglia	OF	TEX	Trade	1985	5	+7.2	+1.4	–
Scott Fletcher	2B/SS	TEX	Trade	1985	4	+6.4	+1.6	2.4
Dean Palmer	3B	TEX	Draft	1986	5	+6.4	+1.3	–
Jeff Russell	P	TEX	Trade	1985	9	+5.3	+0.6	–
Greg Harris	P	TEX	Trade	1985	3	+5.1	+1.7	–
Geno Petralli	C	TEX	Trade	1985	6	+4.6	+0.8	–
Brian Downing	C/DH/OF	TEX	Free agency	1991	2	+4.4	+2.2	10.3
Scott Fletcher	2B/SS	TEX	Free agency	1988	4	+3.9	+1.0	2.4
Toby Harrah	3B/SS	TEX	Trade	1985	1	+3.9	+3.9	–
Mike Jeffcoat	P	TEX	Free agency	1986	5	+3.2	+0.6	0.0
Ed Correa	P	TEX	Trade	1986	1	+2.8	+2.8	2.1
Gary Pettis	OF	TEX	Free agency	1989	2	+2.7	+1.3	4.8
José Canseco	DH/OF	TEX	Trade	1992	2	+2.6	+1.3	1.9
Danny Patterson	P	TEX	Draft	1989	3	+2.6	+0.9	–
Jeff Huson	2B/SS	TEX	Trade	1990	3	+2.3	+0.8	2.7
Kevin Gross	P	TEX	Free agency	1994	2	+2.2	+1.1	0.6
Tom Henke	P	TEX	Free agency	1992	2	+2.2	+1.1	–
Charlie Leibrandt	P	TEX	Trade	1992	1	+2.2	+2.2	4.7
Don Slaught	C	TEX	Trade	1985	2	+2.1	+1.1	–
Matt Whiteside	P	TEX	Draft	1990	5	+2.1	+0.4	–
Jeff Frye	2B	TEX	Draft	1988	3	+1.9	+0.6	–
Dale Mohorcic	P	TEX	Draft	1986	2	+1.9	+1.0	–
Doug Strange	2B/3B	TEX	Free agency	1993	1	+1.8	+1.8	4.5
Scott Chiamparino	P	TEX	Trade	1990	3	+1.4	+0.5	–
Darrell Porter	C	TEX	Free agency	1986	2	+1.4	+0.7	0.6
Jamie Moyer	P	TEX	Trade	1988	2	+1.2	+0.6	0.4
Todd Burns	P	TEX	Free agency	1991	2	+1.1	+0.5	3.3
Chris James	OF	TEX	Trade	1993	2	+1.1	+0.6	1.3
Dickie Thon	SS	TEX	Free agency	1991	1	+1.1	+1.1	3.5
Harold Baines	DH/OF	TEX	Trade	1989	2	+1.1	+0.5	0.0
Rick Leach	1B/OF	TEX	Free agency	1989	1	+1.0	+1.0	2.0
Manuel Lee	2B/SS	TEX	Free agency	1992	2	+1.0	+0.5	1.6
Kevin Reimer	DH/OF	TEX	Draft	1985	2	+0.9	+0.4	–
Fred Manrique	2B	TEX	Trade	1989	1	+0.9	+0.9	1.8
Gary Redus	OF	TEX	Free agency	1993	1	+0.8	+0.8	2.1
Dave Valle	C	TEX	Free agency	1994	1	+0.8	+0.8	4.1
Brian Bohanon	P	TEX	Draft	1987	3	+0.7	+0.2	–
Burt Hooton	P	TEX	Trade	1985	1	+0.7	+0.7	–
Otis Nixon	OF	TEX	Trade	1994	1	+0.7	+0.7	0.5
Jim Sundberg	C	TEX	Free agency	1988	2	+0.7	+0.3	–
John Barfield	P	TEX	Draft	1986	3	+0.6	+0.2	–
Benji Gil	SS	TEX	Draft	1991	3	+0.6	+0.2	–
Cris Carpenter	P	TEX	Trade	1993	2	+0.5	+0.3	0.3
Steve Howe	P	TEX	Free agency	1987	1	+0.5	+0.5	0.1
Al Newman	2B/SS	TEX	Free agency	1992	1	+0.5	+0.5	1.7
Tom O'Malley	3B	TEX	Free agency	1986	1	+0.5	+0.5	0.1
Dave Rozema	P	TEX	Trade	1985	2	+0.5	+0.2	–
Jack Daugherty	1B/OF	TEX	Trade	1988	2	+0.4	+0.2	1.2
Héctor Fajardo	P	TEX	Trade	1991	4	+0.4	+0.1	–
Terry Mathews	P	TEX	Draft	1987	1	+0.4	+0.4	–
Fernando Tatís	3B	TEX	Intl FA	1992	1	+0.4	+0.4	–
Matt Williams	P	TEX	Trade	1985	1	+0.4	+0.4	–
Ray Hayward	P	TEX	Trade	1988	1	+0.4	+0.4	0.4
Mickey Mahler	P	TEX	Trade	1986	1	+0.4	+0.4	0.3
Bob Patterson	P	TEX	Free agency	1992	1	+0.3	+0.3	0.7
Ed Vande Berg	P	TEX	Free agency	1988	1	+0.3	+0.3	0.3
Ed Núñez	P	TEX	Trade	1992	1	+0.3	+0.3	0.8
Kevin Belcher	OF	TEX	Draft	1987	1	+0.2	+0.2	–
Kevin Brown	C	TEX	Draft	1994	2	+0.2	+0.1	–
Steve Dreyer	P	TEX	Draft	1990	1	+0.2	+0.2	–
Cecilio Guante	P	TEX	Free agency	1989	1	+0.2	+0.2	0.5
Mike Loynd	P	TEX	Draft	1986	1	+0.2	+0.2	–
Julio Santana	P	TEX	Intl FA	1990	1	+0.2	+0.2	–
Drew Hall	P	TEX	Trade	1989	1	+0.2	+0.2	0.4
Junior Ortiz	C	TEX	Trade	1994	1	+0.2	+0.2	0.1
Steve Balboni	1B/DH	TEX	Free agency	1991	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.2
Doug Davis	C/3B	TEX	Free agency	1992	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.2
David Hulse	OF	TEX	Draft	1990	2	+0.1	+0.1	–
Bruce Hurst	P	TEX	Free agency	1993	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.0
Rubén Mateo	OF	TEX	Intl FA	1994	2	+0.1	+0.0	–
Eric Moody	P	TEX	Draft	1993	1	+0.1	+0.1	–
Luis Pujols	C	TEX	Trade	1985	1	+0.1	+0.1	–
Billy Ripken	2B	TEX	Free agency	1993	2	+0.1	+0.0	0.1
Jon Shave	3B/SS	TEX	Draft	1990	1	+0.1	+0.1	–
Mike Stanley	C	TEX	Draft	1985	3	+0.1	+0.0	–
Jim Poole	P	TEX	Trade	1991	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.3
Wilson Álvarez	P	TEX	Intl FA	1986	–	+0.0	–	–
Jack Armstrong	P	TEX	Free agency	1994	–	-0.0	–	–
Floyd Bannister	P	TEX	Free agency	1992	–	-0.0	–	–
Mark Brandenburg	P	TEX	Draft	1992	2	+0.0	+0.0	–
Don Carman	P	TEX	Free agency	1992	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.1
Butch Davis	OF	TEX	Free agency	1992	1	-0.0	-0.0	0.2
John Dettmer	P	TEX	Draft	1992	2	+0.0	+0.0	–
Steve Fireovid	P	TEX	Free agency	1991	–	-0.0	–	–
Rich Gossage	P	TEX	Free agency	1991	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.2
Rick Honeycutt	P	TEX	Free agency	1993	–	-0.0	–	–
John Hoover	P	TEX	Trade	1990	–	-0.0	–	–
Chuck Jackson	3B	TEX	Free agency	1991	–	-0.0	–	–
Ramón Mañón	P	TEX	Rule 5	1989	–	-0.0	–	–
Barry Manuel	P	TEX	Draft	1987	1	+0.0	+0.0	–
Tom Paciorek	1B/OF	TEX	Free agency	1985	1	-0.0	-0.0	0.0
Rick Reed	P	TEX	Free agency	1993	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.0
Mike Schooler	P	TEX	Free agency	1993	–	-0.0	–	–
Paul Wilmet	P	TEX	Trade	1989	–	-0.0	–	–
Darrel Akerfelds	P	TEX	Trade	1989	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.1
Oil Can Boyd	P	TEX	Trade	1991	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.0
Dale Murray	P	TEX	Trade	1985	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.0
Duff Brumley	P	TEX	Trade	1993	–	-0.1	–	–
Glenn Brummer	C	TEX	Trade	1985	–	-0.1	–	–
Mike Campbell	P	TEX	Free agency	1991	–	-0.1	–	–
Keith Creel	P	TEX	Free agency	1986	–	-0.1	–	–
Rob Ducey	OF	TEX	Free agency	1992	1	-0.1	-0.1	1.0
Bill Haselman	C	TEX	Draft	1987	3	-0.1	-0.0	–
James Hurst	P	TEX	Trade	1994	–	-0.1	–	–
Tim Leary	P	TEX	Free agency	1994	–	-0.1	–	–
Lance McCullers	P	TEX	Free agency	1992	–	-0.1	–	–
Dave Meier	OF	TEX	Free agency	1986	–	-0.1	–	–
Tony Scruggs	OF	TEX	Draft	1987	–	-0.1	–	–
Dan Smith	P	TEX	Draft	1990	1	-0.1	-0.1	–
Bill Stein	3B	TEX	Trade	1985	–	-0.1	–	–
Steve Wilson	P	TEX	Draft	1985	–	-0.1	–	–
Thad Bosley	OF	TEX	Free agency	1989	–	-0.2	–	–
José Cecena	P	TEX	Rule 5	1986	–	-0.2	–	–
Cris Colón	SS	TEX	Intl FA	1986	–	-0.2	–	–
Scott Coolbaugh	3B	TEX	Draft	1987	1	-0.2	-0.2	–
Rob Maurer	1B/DH	TEX	Draft	1988	–	-0.2	–	–
Scott May	P	TEX	Trade	1987	–	-0.2	–	–
Russ McGinnis	C	TEX	Trade	1992	–	-0.2	–	–
Orlando Mercado	C	TEX	Trade	1985	–	-0.2	–	–
Wayne Rosenthal	P	TEX	Draft	1986	–	-0.2	–	–
Ellis Valentine	OF	TEX	Trade	1985	–	-0.2	–	–
DeWayne Vaughn	P	TEX	Trade	1988	–	-0.2	–	–
José Alberro	P	TEX	Intl FA	1991	–	-0.3	–	–
Joe Bitker	P	TEX	Trade	1990	1	-0.3	-0.3	0.2
Eric Fox	OF	TEX	Free agency	1994	–	-0.3	–	–
José Hernández	3B/SS	TEX	Intl FA	1987	–	-0.3	–	–
Steve Kemp	OF	TEX	Free agency	1987	–	-0.3	–	–
Craig Lefferts	P	TEX	Free agency	1993	–	-0.3	–	–
Bob Malloy	P	TEX	Draft	1986	–	-0.3	–	–
Gerald Alexander	P	TEX	Draft	1989	1	-0.4	-0.4	–
Monty Fariss	OF	TEX	Draft	1988	1	-0.4	-0.4	–
Bárbaro Garbey	1B	TEX	Free agency	1987	–	-0.4	–	–
Rick Helling	P	TEX	Draft	1992	5	-0.4	-0.1	–
Bob Jones	OF	TEX	Trade	1985	–	-0.4	–	–
Larry See	1B/DH	TEX	Trade	1987	–	-0.4	–	–
Buddy Bell	3B	TEX	Free agency	1989	1	-0.5	-0.5	0.1
Mario Díaz	SS	TEX	Free agency	1990	–	-0.5	–	–
Hanley Frias	SS	TEX	Intl FA	1990	–	-0.5	–	–
Guy Hoffman	P	TEX	Free agency	1988	–	-0.5	–	–
Danny Leon	P	TEX	Trade	1992	–	-0.5	–	–
Ron Meridith	P	TEX	Trade	1986	1	-0.5	-0.5	0.0
Brad Arnsberg	P	TEX	Trade	1987	1	-0.6	-0.6	0.6
Wilson Heredia	P	TEX	Intl FA	1990	–	-0.6	–	–
Gary Mielke	P	TEX	Draft	1985	–	-0.6	–	–
Marc Sagmoen	OF	TEX	Draft	1993	–	-0.6	–	–
Denny Walling	1B/3B/OF	TEX	Free agency	1991	–	-0.6	–	–
Jay Howell	P	TEX	Free agency	1994	–	-0.7	–	–
Craig McMurtry	P	TEX	Free agency	1987	1	-0.7	-0.7	0.2
Terry Burrows	P	TEX	Draft	1990	–	-0.8	–	–
James Steels	OF	TEX	Free agency	1987	–	-0.9	–	–
Esteban Beltré	SS	TEX	Trade	1994	–	-1.0	–	–
John Cangelosi	OF	TEX	Free agency	1991	–	-1.0	–	–
Mark Petkovsek	P	TEX	Draft	1987	–	-1.0	–	–
Doug Dascenzo	OF	TEX	Free agency	1992	–	-1.1	–	–
Dan Peltier	OF	TEX	Draft	1989	–	-1.1	–	–
Luis Ortiz	3B	TEX	Trade	1994	1	-1.2	-1.2	0.5
John Russell	C/OF	TEX	Free agency	1990	1	-1.2	-1.2	0.1
Chad Kreuter	C	TEX	Draft	1985	1	-1.4	-1.4	–
Donald Harris	OF	TEX	Draft	1989	–	-1.5	–	–

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.

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