President of baseball ops: Chris Young
2023: World Series champions · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Semien | 32 | FA-elig | 162 | 6.5 | 26.0 | -0.3 |
| Corey Seager | 29 | FA-elig | 119 | 6.4 | 35.5 | -10.2 |
| Adolis García | 30 | arb | 148 | 4.7 | 0.7 | +17.8 |
| Jonah Heim | 28 | arb | 131 | 4.0 | 0.7 | +15.3 |
| Josh Jung | 25 | pre-arb | 122 | 2.8 | 0.7 | +10.4 |
| Nathaniel Lowe | 27 | arb | 161 | 2.7 | 4.0 | +6.8 |
| Leody Taveras | 24 | arb | 143 | 2.5 | 0.7 | +9.3 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | 33 | FA-elig | 25 | 2.3 | 16.0 | -6.7 |
| Mitch Garver | 32 | FA-elig | 87 | 2.2 | 3.9 | +4.9 |
| Dane Dunning | 28 | arb | 35 | 1.9 | 0.7 | +7.0 |
| Jon Gray | 31 | FA-elig | 29 | 1.7 | 15.0 | -8.3 |
| Jordan Montgomery↔ STL | 30 | FA-elig | 11 | 1.6 | 3.4 | +3.0 |
| Jacob deGrom | 35 | FA-elig | 6 | 1.5 | 30.0 | -24.2 |
| Ezequiel Duran | 24 | pre-arb | 122 | 1.4 | 0.7 | +4.7 |
| Evan Carter | 20 | – | 23 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +4.8 |
| Andrew Heaney | 32 | FA-elig | 34 | 1.2 | 12.0 | -7.3 |
| Max Scherzer↔ NYM | 38 | FA-elig | 8 | 1.1 | 12.8 | -8.3 |
| Travis Jankowski | 32 | FA-elig | 107 | 1.1 | 1.2 | +3.2 |
| Will Smith | 33 | FA-elig | 60 | 1.1 | 1.5 | +2.7 |
| José Leclerc | 29 | FA-elig | 57 | 0.8 | 6.0 | -2.6 |
| Josh Sborz | 29 | arb | 44 | 0.7 | 0.7 | +1.9 |
| Robbie Grossman | 33 | FA-elig | 115 | 0.5 | 2.0 | -0.2 |
| Aroldis Chapman↔ KCR | 35 | FA-elig | 30 | 0.5 | 1.8 | -0.0 |
| Martín Pérez | 32 | FA-elig | 35 | 0.3 | 19.6 | -18.5 |
| Cody Bradford | 25 | – | 20 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.7 |
| Yerry Rodríguez | 25 | pre-arb | 13 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| John King↔ STL | 28 | – | 15 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Sam Huff | 25 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Chris Stratton↔ STL | 32 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.6 |
| Grant Anderson | 26 | – | 26 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Josh Smith | 25 | pre-arb | 90 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Austin Hedges↔ PIT | 30 | FA-elig | 17 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.8 |
| Jacob Latz | 27 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Jonathan Hernández | 26 | arb | 33 | 0.0 | 1.0 | -0.9 |
| Taylor Hearn↔ ATL | 28 | arb | 4 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Jonathan Ornelas | 23 | – | 8 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Alex Speas | 25 | – | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Spencer Howard | 26 | – | 3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Joe Barlow | 27 | – | 13 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Owen White | 23 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Ian Kennedy | 38 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.1 | 2.2 | -2.8 |
| Brad Miller | 33 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.2 | 4.0 | -4.6 |
| Cole Ragans↔ KCR | 25 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Brock Burke | 26 | arb | 53 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -1.8 |
| J.P. Martínez | 27 | – | 17 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| Bubba Thompson | 25 | pre-arb | 37 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -2.2 |
| Sandy León | 34 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -1.9 |
| Glenn Otto Jr. | 27 | – | 6 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -2.9 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Nathan Eovaldi | 2.3 |
| Jordan Montgomery | 1.6 |
| Jacob deGrom | 1.5 |
| Evan Carter | 1.2 |
| Andrew Heaney | 1.2 |
| Max Scherzer | 1.1 |
| Player | 2022 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Matt Moore | 1.3 |
| Dennis Santana | 0.7 |
| Eli White | 0.6 |
| Mark Mathias | 0.6 |
| Meibrys Viloria | 0.4 |
| Garrett Richards | 0.3 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2023, 2023–2029. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2023; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Seager | 29 | 7.032 | $35.5M | $35.0M | $32.5M | $31.5M | $31.5M | $31.5M | $31.5M |
| Jacob deGrom | 35 | 8.139 | $30.0M | $40.0M | $40.1M | $38.0M | $37.0M | FREE AGENT | |
| Marcus Semien | 32 | 8.118 | $26.0M | $26.0M | $26.0M | $26.0M | $26.0M | $20.0M | FREE AGENT |
| Martín Pérez | 32 | 10.038 | $19.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Nathan Eovaldi | 33 | 11.013 | $16.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jon Gray | 31 | 7.062 | $15.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Max Scherzer | 38 | 14.079 | $12.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andrew Heaney | 32 | 7.150 | $12.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| José Leclerc | 29 | 6.041 | $6.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brad Miller | 33 | 9.004 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ian Kennedy | 38 | 16.000 | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Robbie Grossman | 33 | 8.060 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Aroldis Chapman | 35 | 12.009 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Will Smith | 33 | 11.000 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Austin Hedges | 30 | 6.166 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Sandy León | 34 | 8.043 | $100k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Garver | 32 | 5.045 | $3.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jordan Montgomery | 30 | 5.153 | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Travis Jankowski | 32 | 5.153 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jonathan Hernández | 26 | 3.041 | $995k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chris Stratton | 32 | 5.100 | $962k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Taylor Hearn | 28 | 3.125 | $450k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Lowe | 27 | 2.145 | $4.0M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Adolis García | 30 | 2.095 | $748k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jonah Heim | 28 | 2.097 | $746k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Brock Burke | 26 | 2.065 | $743k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Dane Dunning | 28 | 2.083 | $743k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Josh Sborz | 29 | 2.055 | $733k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Leody Taveras | 24 | 1.124 | $733k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Josh Smith | 25 | 1.000 | $727k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Bubba Thompson | 25 | 0.063 | $724k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ezequiel Duran | 24 | 0.072 | $724k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Josh Jung | 25 | 0.027 | $721k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Glenn Otto Jr. | 27 | 1.033 | $495k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Cole Ragans | 25 | 0.063 | $424k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Grant Anderson | 26 | 0.000 | $321k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Cody Bradford | 25 | 0.000 | $317k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Spencer Howard | 26 | 2.088 | $315k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Sam Huff | 25 | 1.070 | $248k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Joe Barlow | 27 | 1.103 | $197k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Yerry Rodríguez | 25 | 0.005 | $139k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| J.P. Martínez | 27 | 0.000 | $112k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| John King | 28 | 2.026 | $101k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Evan Carter | 20 | 0.000 | $89k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jonathan Ornelas | 23 | 0.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jacob Latz | 27 | 0.006 | $46k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alex Speas | 25 | 0.000 | $27k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Owen White | 23 | 0.000 | $23k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Rangers 2023; 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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