President of baseball ops: Jon Daniels
2015: made playoffs · 88–74. 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 | 36 | FA-elig | 143 | 4.3 | 16.0 | -2.4 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | 32 | FA-elig | 149 | 3.4 | 14.0 | -3.2 |
| Yovani Gallardo | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.7 | 14.0 | -5.5 |
| Colby Lewis | 35 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.6 | 4.0 | +4.1 |
| Rougned Odor | 21 | pre-arb | 120 | 2.5 | 0.5 | +7.3 |
| Mitch Moreland | 29 | arb | 132 | 2.2 | 3.0 | +4.0 |
| Prince Fielder | 31 | FA-elig | 158 | 2.0 | 24.0 | -17.7 |
| Elvis Andrus | 26 | FA-elig | 160 | 1.8 | 15.0 | -9.2 |
| Martín Pérez | 24 | arb | 14 | 1.6 | 1.0 | +4.2 |
| Delino DeShields | 22 | – | 121 | 1.6 | 0.5 | +4.5 |
| Keone Kela | 22 | – | 68 | 1.5 | 0.5 | +4.1 |
| Cole Hamels↔ PHI | 31 | FA-elig | 12 | 1.4 | 8.8 | -4.4 |
| Shawn Tolleson | 27 | arb | 73 | 1.1 | 0.5 | +2.9 |
| Wandy Rodriguez | 36 | FA-elig | 17 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +2.6 |
| Sam Dyson↔ MIA | 27 | arb | 31 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +2.8 |
| Robinson Chirinos | 31 | arb | 78 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +1.9 |
| Leonys Martin | 27 | arb | 95 | 0.7 | 4.8 | -2.6 |
| Carlos Peguero↔ BOS | 28 | – | 30 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +2.0 |
| Chris Gimenez | 32 | arb | 36 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +1.9 |
| Kyle Blanks | 28 | arb | 18 | 0.6 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Joey Gallo | 21 | – | 36 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Bobby Wilson↔ TBR | 32 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +1.0 |
| Nick Martinez | 24 | pre-arb | 24 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| Josh Hamilton | 34 | FA-elig | 50 | 0.4 | 22.7 | -21.5 |
| Mike Napoli↔ BOS | 33 | FA-elig | 35 | 0.3 | 4.2 | -3.1 |
| Anthony Bass | 27 | arb | 33 | 0.3 | 0.7 | +0.2 |
| Neftalí Feliz↔ DET | 27 | FA-elig | 18 | 0.2 | 1.5 | -0.9 |
| Jake Diekman↔ PHI | 28 | arb | 26 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Chi Chi González | 23 | – | 14 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Will Venable↔ SDP | 32 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.1 | 1.2 | -1.0 |
| Stolmy Pimentel | 25 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Drew Stubbs↔ COL | 30 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.0 | 2.0 | -1.9 |
| Carlos Corporán | 31 | FA-elig | 33 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.9 |
| Anthony Ranaudo | 25 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Luke Jackson | 23 | – | 7 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Roman Mendez↔ BOS | 24 | pre-arb | 12 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Andrew Faulkner | 22 | – | 11 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Derek Holland | 28 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.1 | 7.4 | -7.6 |
| Logan Verrett↔ NYM | 25 | – | 4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Hanser Alberto | 22 | – | 41 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Tommy Field | 28 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Ross Ohlendorf | 32 | – | 21 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Michael Choice | 25 | – | 1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Sam Freeman | 28 | arb | 54 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Kyuji Fujikawa | 34 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -1.4 |
| Matt Harrison | 29 | – | 3 | -0.1 | 8.4 | -8.8 |
| Jake Smolinski↔ OAK | 26 | pre-arb | 35 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| Tomás Telis↔ MIA | 24 | – | 6 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Jon Edwards↔ SDP | 27 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Ryan Rua | 25 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| Phil Klein | 26 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| Ryan Strausborger | 27 | – | 31 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.2 |
| Spencer Patton | 27 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.2 |
| Alex Claudio | 23 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.6 |
| Adam Rosales | 32 | FA-elig | 55 | -0.4 | 0.9 | -2.2 |
| Ross Detwiler↔ ATL | 29 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.5 | 1.4 | -3.1 |
| Tanner Scheppers | 28 | arb | 42 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -2.2 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Yovani Gallardo | 2.7 |
| Delino DeShields | 1.6 |
| Keone Kela | 1.5 |
| Cole Hamels | 1.4 |
| Wandy Rodriguez | 1.0 |
| Sam Dyson | 1.0 |
| Player | 2014 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Joakim Soria | 1.6 |
| Neal Cotts | 0.6 |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff | 0.6 |
| Jerome Williams | 0.2 |
| Josh Wilson | 0.2 |
| Jason Frasor | 0.2 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2015, 2015–2021. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2015; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Fielder | 31 | 9.068 | $24.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Josh Hamilton | 34 | 8.000 | $22.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adrian Beltré | 36 | 16.096 | $16.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Elvis Andrus | 26 | 6.000 | $15.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Shin-Soo Choo | 32 | 7.119 | $14.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yovani Gallardo | 29 | 7.108 | $14.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Cole Hamels | 31 | 8.143 | $8.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Harrison | 29 | 6.083 | $8.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Napoli | 33 | 8.151 | $4.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Colby Lewis | 35 | 8.132 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Wandy Rodriguez | 36 | 10.000 | $507k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Holland | 28 | 5.120 | $7.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mitch Moreland | 29 | 4.067 | $3.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Drew Stubbs | 30 | 5.047 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Neftalí Feliz | 27 | 4.151 | $1.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ross Detwiler | 29 | 5.002 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Will Venable | 32 | 5.155 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kyle Blanks | 28 | 5.005 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carlos Corporán | 31 | 3.019 | $975k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Adam Rosales | 32 | 5.022 | $900k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bobby Wilson | 32 | 3.090 | $388k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ross Ohlendorf | 32 | 5.170 | $214k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Gimenez | 32 | 3.097 | $180k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonys Martin | 27 | 2.113 | $4.8M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kyuji Fujikawa | 34 | 2.000 | $1.1M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Martín Pérez | 24 | 2.038 | $1.0M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Anthony Bass | 27 | 2.148 | $725k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Shawn Tolleson | 27 | 2.122 | $520k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Robinson Chirinos | 31 | 2.102 | $518k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Sam Freeman | 28 | 1.066 | $517k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tanner Scheppers | 28 | 2.119 | $515k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Nick Martinez | 24 | 1.000 | $515k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Rougned Odor | 21 | 0.144 | $514k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Phil Klein | 26 | 0.086 | $509k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alex Claudio | 23 | 0.047 | $508k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Rua | 25 | 0.031 | $508k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Delino DeShields | 22 | 0.000 | $507k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Keone Kela | 22 | 0.000 | $507k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Roman Mendez | 24 | 1.000 | $408k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jon Edwards | 27 | 1.141 | $254k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jake Smolinski | 26 | 0.084 | $234k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Hanser Alberto | 22 | 0.000 | $233k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sam Dyson | 27 | 0.142 | $210k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jake Diekman | 28 | 2.050 | $208k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Chi Chi González | 23 | 0.000 | $191k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Spencer Patton | 27 | 0.025 | $186k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joey Gallo | 21 | 0.000 | $172k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Strausborger | 27 | – | $169k | ||||||
| Stolmy Pimentel | 25 | 1.030 | $112k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Luke Jackson | 23 | 0.000 | $103k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Andrew Faulkner | 22 | 0.000 | $103k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Carlos Peguero | 28 | 2.008 | $95k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tommy Field | 28 | 0.070 | $53k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Anthony Ranaudo | 25 | 0.052 | $50k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Logan Verrett | 25 | 0.000 | $48k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tomás Telis | 24 | 0.035 | $43k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Michael Choice | 25 | 0.164 | $3k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Rangers 2015; 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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