President of baseball ops: Jon Daniels
2011: won pennant · 96–66. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler | 29 | arb | 155 | 7.3 | 6.2 | +11.6 |
| Adrian Beltré | 32 | FA-elig | 124 | 5.5 | 14.0 | -0.5 |
| C.J. Wilson | 30 | FA-elig | 34 | 5.2 | 7.0 | +5.8 |
| Mike Napoli | 29 | arb | 113 | 4.3 | 5.8 | +4.7 |
| Elvis Andrus | 22 | pre-arb | 150 | 4.0 | 0.5 | +9.4 |
| Josh Hamilton | 30 | arb | 121 | 4.0 | 8.8 | +1.0 |
| Matt Harrison | 25 | arb | 31 | 3.8 | 0.4 | +8.9 |
| Alexi Ogando | 27 | pre-arb | 31 | 3.5 | 0.4 | +8.2 |
| Michael Young | 34 | FA-elig | 159 | 3.2 | 16.2 | -8.4 |
| Derek Holland | 24 | pre-arb | 32 | 3.1 | 0.4 | +7.3 |
| Colby Lewis | 31 | FA-elig | 32 | 2.1 | 2.0 | +3.1 |
| Craig Gentry | 27 | pre-arb | 64 | 1.7 | 0.4 | +3.6 |
| Endy Chavez | 33 | FA-elig | 83 | 1.4 | 1.2 | +2.2 |
| Nelson Cruz | 30 | FA-elig | 124 | 1.4 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Darren Oliver | 40 | FA-elig | 61 | 1.2 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| Neftalí Feliz | 23 | pre-arb | 64 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +1.9 |
| David Murphy | 29 | arb | 120 | 0.6 | 2.4 | -1.0 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | 32 | FA-elig | 113 | 0.6 | 3.0 | -1.6 |
| Mike Adams↔ SDP | 32 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.4 | 0.9 | +0.2 |
| Esteban German | 33 | – | 11 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Taylor Teagarden | 27 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Scott Feldman | 28 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.2 | 4.4 | -3.8 |
| Mitch Moreland | 25 | pre-arb | 134 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Mark Lowe | 28 | arb | 52 | 0.2 | 1.2 | -0.7 |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | 35 | pre-arb | 39 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Michael Gonzalez↔ BAL | 33 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Tommy Hunter↔ BAL | 24 | arb | 8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Mark Hamburger | 24 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Leonys Martin | 23 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.1 | 1.5 | -1.3 |
| Koji Uehara↔ BAL | 36 | pre-arb | 22 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.8 |
| Pedro Strop↔ BAL | 26 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Julio Borbon | 25 | pre-arb | 32 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Dave Bush | 31 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -1.1 |
| Merkin Valdez | 29 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ryan Tucker | 24 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mason Tobin | 23 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Chris Davis↔ BAL | 25 | – | 28 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Michael Kirkman | 24 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Omar Quintanilla | 29 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Andrés Blanco | 27 | FA-elig | 36 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| Brett Tomko | 38 | – | 8 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Matt Treanor↔ KCR | 35 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Darren O'Day | 28 | arb | 16 | -0.5 | 1.3 | -2.4 |
| Arthur Rhodes↔ STL | 41 | FA-elig | 32 | -0.5 | 2.4 | -3.6 |
| Cody Eppley | 25 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.7 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Adrian Beltré | 5.5 |
| Mike Napoli | 4.3 |
| Endy Chavez | 1.4 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | 0.6 |
| Mike Adams | 0.4 |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | 0.2 |
| Player | 2010 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Cliff Lee | 3.2 |
| Frank Francisco | 1.1 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 1.1 |
| Jeff Francoeur | 0.4 |
| Guillermo Moscoso | -0.0 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | -0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2011, 2011–2017. 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 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Young | 34 | 9.134 | $16.2M | $16.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Adrian Beltré | 32 | 12.096 | $14.0M | $15.0M | $16.0M | $17.0M | $16.0M | $18.0M | $18.0M |
| Darren Oliver | 40 | 15.127 | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yorvit Torrealba | 32 | 9.030 | $3.0M | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Arthur Rhodes | 41 | 20.000 | $2.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Endy Chavez | 33 | 7.065 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dave Bush | 31 | 6.154 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Michael Gonzalez | 33 | 8.000 | $750k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Treanor | 35 | 6.093 | $83k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brett Tomko | 38 | 14.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Esteban German | 33 | 9.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Merkin Valdez | 29 | 7.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Omar Quintanilla | 29 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hamilton | 30 | 4.000 | $8.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| C.J. Wilson | 30 | 5.055 | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ian Kinsler | 29 | 5.000 | $6.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Napoli | 29 | 4.151 | $5.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Scott Feldman | 28 | 4.091 | $4.4M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Nelson Cruz | 30 | 3.081 | $3.6M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| David Murphy | 29 | 3.087 | $2.4M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Colby Lewis | 31 | 4.136 | $2.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mark Lowe | 28 | 4.087 | $1.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Adams | 32 | 4.019 | $901k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonys Martin | 23 | 0.000 | $1.5M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Darren O'Day | 28 | 2.140 | $1.3M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Koji Uehara | 36 | 2.000 | $1.0M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | 35 | 1.044 | $800k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Andrés Blanco | 27 | 2.087 | $520k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Julio Borbon | 25 | 2.105 | $490k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Neftalí Feliz | 23 | 1.064 | $457k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Elvis Andrus | 22 | 2.000 | $452k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Derek Holland | 24 | 1.120 | $432k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Alexi Ogando | 27 | 0.114 | $430k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matt Harrison | 25 | 2.083 | $429k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mitch Moreland | 25 | 0.067 | $426k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Michael Kirkman | 24 | 2.079 | $423k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Taylor Teagarden | 27 | 1.118 | $417k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Craig Gentry | 27 | 0.111 | $416k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mark Hamburger | 24 | 0.030 | $414k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Cody Eppley | 25 | 1.022 | $414k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mason Tobin | 23 | 0.000 | $414k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Pedro Strop | 26 | 0.094 | $199k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tommy Hunter | 24 | 1.090 | $177k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Chris Davis | 25 | 1.120 | $132k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ryan Tucker | 24 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Rangers 2011; 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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