As the Texas Rangers shift their focus, in the aftermath of their 8 game losing streak that has put them, if not completely out of contention, at least in a deep hole they are unlikely to dig out of, from 2020 to 2021, its worth taking a moment for us to peruse the Rangers’ payroll situation for 2021, in terms of what they have committed, and to whom.
The Opening Day payroll for the 2020 Texas Rangers was, per Cots, $153,136,666 pre-pandemic. That puts the Rangers in the middle of the pack for 2020, in the 13-15 range, depending on how you calculate signing bonuses and the like, just ahead of the San Diego Padres, and a little behind the Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves.