President of baseball ops: Jon Daniels
2010: won pennant · 90–72. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hamilton | 29 | arb | 133 | 8.4 | 3.2 | +16.5 |
| Nelson Cruz | 29 | arb | 108 | 4.9 | 0.4 | +11.1 |
| Colby Lewis | 30 | FA-elig | 32 | 4.9 | 1.8 | +9.7 |
| C.J. Wilson | 29 | arb | 33 | 4.1 | 3.1 | +6.5 |
| Ian Kinsler | 28 | arb | 103 | 3.4 | 4.2 | +3.7 |
| Cliff Lee↔ SEA | 31 | FA-elig | 15 | 3.2 | 4.8 | +2.6 |
| Michael Young | 33 | FA-elig | 157 | 2.4 | 13.2 | -7.5 |
| Elvis Andrus | 21 | pre-arb | 148 | 2.1 | 0.4 | +4.5 |
| Neftalí Feliz | 22 | pre-arb | 70 | 2.0 | 0.4 | +4.3 |
| David Murphy | 28 | arb | 138 | 1.8 | 0.4 | +3.9 |
| Darren Oliver | 39 | FA-elig | 64 | 1.5 | 3.0 | +0.6 |
| Julio Borbon | 24 | pre-arb | 137 | 1.2 | 0.6 | +2.3 |
| Scott Feldman | 27 | arb | 29 | 1.1 | 2.4 | +0.3 |
| Darren O'Day | 27 | pre-arb | 72 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +2.1 |
| Frank Francisco | 30 | FA-elig | 56 | 1.1 | 3.3 | -0.7 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 35 | FA-elig | 152 | 1.1 | 5.5 | -3.0 |
| Alexi Ogando | 26 | – | 44 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.7 |
| Tommy Hunter | 23 | pre-arb | 23 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.7 |
| Derek Holland | 23 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.8 | 0.4 | +1.6 |
| Mitch Moreland | 24 | – | 47 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.2 |
| Jeff Francoeur↔ NYM | 26 | arb | 15 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Michael Kirkman | 23 | – | 14 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Taylor Teagarden | 26 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Esteban German | 32 | – | 13 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mark Lowe↔ SEA | 27 | arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Guillermo Moscoso | 26 | – | 1 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Andrés Blanco | 26 | FA-elig | 68 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia↔ BOS | 25 | arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Alex Cora↔ NYM | 34 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Matt Treanor | 34 | – | 82 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Craig Gentry | 26 | – | 20 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Matt Harrison | 24 | pre-arb | 37 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Chris Ray↔ SFG | 28 | arb | 35 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Pedro Strop | 25 | – | 15 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| Joaquin Arias↔ NYM | 25 | arb | 50 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Clay Rapada | 29 | – | 13 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jorge Cantu↔ MIA | 28 | FA-elig | 30 | -0.3 | 1.4 | -2.1 |
| Omar Beltre | 28 | – | 2 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Dustin Nippert | 29 | arb | 38 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -1.3 |
| Brandon Boggs | 27 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Justin Smoak↔ SEA | 23 | – | 70 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Max Ramirez | 25 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
| Doug Mathis | 27 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.6 |
| Ryan Garko | 29 | arb | 15 | -0.6 | 0.6 | -2.0 |
| Rich Harden | 28 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.7 | 6.5 | -8.0 |
| Bengie Molina↔ SFG | 35 | FA-elig | 57 | -0.7 | 2.2 | -3.8 |
| Chris Davis | 24 | pre-arb | 45 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -2.1 |
| Cristian Guzman↔ WSN | 32 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.7 | 1.2 | -2.8 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Colby Lewis | 4.9 |
| Cliff Lee | 3.2 |
| Darren Oliver | 1.5 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 1.1 |
| Alexi Ogando | 0.9 |
| Mitch Moreland | 0.7 |
| Player | 2009 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Kevin Millwood | 2.0 |
| Marlon Byrd | 1.3 |
| Brandon McCarthy | 0.9 |
| Omar Vizquel | 0.9 |
| Vicente Padilla | 0.8 |
| Andruw Jones | 0.6 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2010, 2010–2016. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Young | 33 | 10.000 | $13.2M | $16.2M | $16.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Rich Harden | 28 | 7.000 | $6.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Vladimir Guerrero | 35 | 14.000 | $5.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Cliff Lee | 31 | 8.000 | $4.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Frank Francisco | 30 | 6.000 | $3.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Darren Oliver | 39 | 17.000 | $3.0M | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bengie Molina | 35 | 12.000 | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Colby Lewis | 30 | 8.000 | $1.8M | $2.0M | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | $2.0M | $4.0M | $6.0M |
| Jorge Cantu | 28 | 6.000 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Cristian Guzman | 32 | 11.000 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andrés Blanco | 26 | 6.000 | $510k | $520k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Alex Cora | 34 | 12.000 | $121k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Treanor | 34 | 6.000 | — | $767k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Esteban German | 32 | 8.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler | 28 | 4.000 | $4.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Josh Hamilton | 29 | 3.000 | $3.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| C.J. Wilson | 29 | 5.000 | $3.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Feldman | 27 | 5.000 | $2.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dustin Nippert | 29 | 5.000 | $665k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ryan Garko | 29 | 5.000 | $550k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Ray | 28 | 5.000 | $542k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Francoeur | 26 | 5.000 | $540k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Nelson Cruz | 29 | 5.000 | $440k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| David Murphy | 28 | 4.000 | $428k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Joaquin Arias | 25 | 4.000 | $279k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mark Lowe | 27 | 4.000 | $246k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 25 | 3.000 | $70k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Clay Rapada | 29 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Borbon | 24 | 1.000 | $600k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Darren O'Day | 27 | 2.000 | $427k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Elvis Andrus | 21 | 1.000 | $418k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Derek Holland | 23 | 1.000 | $414k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Chris Davis | 24 | 2.000 | $414k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Pedro Strop | 25 | 0.000 | $410k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tommy Hunter | 23 | 2.000 | $410k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Doug Mathis | 27 | 2.000 | $407k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Brandon Boggs | 27 | 2.000 | $407k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Taylor Teagarden | 26 | 2.000 | $407k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Matt Harrison | 24 | 2.000 | $406k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Neftalí Feliz | 22 | 1.000 | $402k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Max Ramirez | 25 | 2.000 | $402k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Guillermo Moscoso | 26 | 1.000 | $402k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mitch Moreland | 24 | 0.000 | $400k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Craig Gentry | 26 | 1.000 | $400k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Alexi Ogando | 26 | 0.000 | $400k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Justin Smoak | 23 | 0.000 | $280k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Omar Beltre | 28 | 0.038 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Michael Kirkman | 23 | 1.079 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Rangers 2010; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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