President of baseball ops: Jon Daniels
2012: made playoffs · 93–69. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Beltré | 33 | FA-elig | 156 | 6.3 | 15.0 | +1.3 |
| Josh Hamilton | 31 | arb | 148 | 4.8 | 13.8 | -1.2 |
| Yu Darvish | 25 | pre-arb | 29 | 4.7 | 5.5 | +6.8 |
| Elvis Andrus | 23 | arb | 158 | 3.7 | 2.4 | +7.2 |
| Matt Harrison | 26 | arb | 33 | 3.4 | 3.0 | +5.9 |
| David Murphy | 30 | FA-elig | 147 | 3.4 | 3.6 | +5.0 |
| Ian Kinsler | 30 | FA-elig | 157 | 2.9 | 7.0 | +0.5 |
| Craig Gentry | 28 | arb | 122 | 2.5 | 0.5 | +6.0 |
| Scott Feldman | 29 | FA-elig | 29 | 2.3 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| Colby Lewis | 32 | FA-elig | 16 | 2.3 | 3.2 | +2.6 |
| Joe Nathan | 37 | FA-elig | 66 | 1.7 | 7.0 | -2.6 |
| Derek Holland | 25 | arb | 29 | 1.5 | 1.0 | +2.8 |
| Nelson Cruz | 31 | FA-elig | 159 | 1.1 | 5.0 | -2.1 |
| Ryan Dempster↔ CHC | 35 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.9 | 6.0 | -3.6 |
| Alexi Ogando | 28 | pre-arb | 58 | 0.9 | 0.5 | +1.8 |
| Koji Uehara | 37 | arb | 37 | 0.8 | 4.0 | -1.8 |
| Robbie Ross Jr. | 23 | – | 58 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +1.7 |
| Mike Adams | 33 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.7 | 4.4 | -2.5 |
| Mitch Moreland | 26 | pre-arb | 114 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +1.4 |
| Roy Oswalt | 34 | FA-elig | 17 | 0.7 | 5.0 | -3.1 |
| Neftalí Feliz | 24 | arb | 8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +1.0 |
| Martín Pérez | 21 | – | 12 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.7 |
| Mike Napoli | 30 | FA-elig | 108 | 0.4 | 9.4 | -8.5 |
| Justin Grimm | 23 | – | 5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Brandon Snyder | 25 | pre-arb | 40 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Alberto Gonzalez | 29 | arb | 24 | 0.1 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Mark Lowe | 29 | FA-elig | 36 | 0.1 | 1.7 | -1.5 |
| Michael Kirkman | 25 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Geovany Soto↔ CHC | 29 | FA-elig | 47 | 0.0 | 2.0 | -2.0 |
| Tanner Scheppers | 25 | – | 39 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | 36 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| Jurickson Profar | 19 | – | 9 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Luis Hernandez | 28 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Wilmer Font | 22 | – | 3 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Leonys Martin | 24 | pre-arb | 24 | -0.2 | 2.2 | -2.9 |
| Yorvit Torrealba↔ MIL | 33 | FA-elig | 49 | -0.3 | 2.5 | -3.2 |
| Luis Martinez | 27 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| Mike Olt | 23 | – | 16 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -1.6 |
| Michael Young | 35 | FA-elig | 156 | -1.6 | 16.0 | -20.0 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Yu Darvish | 4.7 |
| Joe Nathan | 1.7 |
| Ryan Dempster | 0.9 |
| Robbie Ross Jr. | 0.8 |
| Roy Oswalt | 0.7 |
| Martín Pérez | 0.4 |
| Player | 2011 fWAR |
|---|---|
| C.J. Wilson | 5.2 |
| Endy Chavez | 1.4 |
| Darren Oliver | 1.2 |
| Esteban German | 0.3 |
| Taylor Teagarden | 0.3 |
| Michael Gonzalez | 0.2 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2012, 2012–2018. 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 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Young | 35 | 10.134 | $16.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adrian Beltré | 33 | 13.096 | $15.0M | $16.0M | $17.0M | $16.0M | $18.0M | $18.0M | $18.0M |
| Ian Kinsler | 30 | 6.000 | $7.0M | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Joe Nathan | 37 | 10.120 | $7.0M | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ryan Dempster | 35 | 13.063 | $6.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Roy Oswalt | 34 | 10.149 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yorvit Torrealba | 33 | 10.030 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hamilton | 31 | 5.000 | $13.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Napoli | 30 | 5.151 | $9.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Feldman | 29 | 5.091 | $6.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Nelson Cruz | 31 | 4.081 | $5.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Adams | 33 | 5.019 | $4.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Koji Uehara | 37 | 3.000 | $4.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| David Murphy | 30 | 4.087 | $3.6M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Colby Lewis | 32 | 5.136 | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Harrison | 26 | 3.083 | $3.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Elvis Andrus | 23 | 3.000 | $2.4M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Geovany Soto | 29 | 4.096 | $2.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mark Lowe | 29 | 5.087 | $1.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alberto Gonzalez | 29 | 3.135 | $750k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Wilmer Font | 22 | 4.085 | $480k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Luis Hernandez | 28 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yu Darvish | 25 | 0.000 | $5.5M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Leonys Martin | 24 | 0.030 | $2.2M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Derek Holland | 25 | 2.120 | $1.0M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Yoshinori Tateyama | 36 | 1.044 | $1.0M | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Neftalí Feliz | 24 | 2.064 | $502k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Alexi Ogando | 28 | 1.114 | $498k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mitch Moreland | 26 | 1.067 | $491k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Craig Gentry | 28 | 1.084 | $484k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Michael Kirkman | 25 | 2.079 | $483k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Luis Martinez | 27 | 0.116 | $482k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brandon Snyder | 25 | 0.044 | $481k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tanner Scheppers | 25 | 0.000 | $480k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Robbie Ross Jr. | 23 | 0.000 | $480k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Martín Pérez | 21 | 0.000 | $480k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Justin Grimm | 23 | 0.000 | $289k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Olt | 23 | 0.000 | $165k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jurickson Profar | 19 | 0.000 | $87k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Rangers 2012; 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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