The Texas Rangers’ 2020 payroll is not completely locked in yet — the offseason isn’t quite over, and I suspect that there will be another move or two before Opening Day — but we are far enough along that it makes sense to at least take a look at where things stand.
Using the data from Cots Contracts, the Rangers’ Opening Day payroll for 2020 is currently projected at $147,966,666. Because all the team’s arbitration cases have settled, there are no unknowns for unsigned players, and Cots is using $4.6 million as an estimate for the 8 spots on the 25 man roster that would need to be filled by players not currently on guaranteed contracts, and who will likely make around the league minimum.