Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers
Franchise Encyclopedia: 2006 / 2008
75-87, Finished 4th in AL West (Schedule and Results)
View League Standings and Leaders
Manager: Ron Washington (75-87)
Scored 816 runs, Allowed 844 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 79-83
Ballparks: Ameriquest Field · Attendance: 2,353,862 (8th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 98
BaseballAmerica.com: Franchise Executives
News & Views: ThinkFactory
BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this team (what's this?)
Promote your website or business by sponsoring this page for $45 on Baseball-Reference.com. Your message will replace this ad.
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joaquin Benoit | 29 | R | R | 6' 3" | 220 | Jul 26, 1977 | 7 | 70 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | $1,050,000 | |
| Hank Blalock | 26 | L | R | 6' 1" | 192 | Nov 21, 1980 | 6 | 58 | 56 | 58 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1.7 | $4,800,000 | |
| Jason Botts | 26 | B | R | 6' 5" | 250 | Jul 26, 1980 | 3 | 48 | 46 | 48 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | $ | |
| Marlon Byrd | 29 | R | R | 6' 0" | 245 | Aug 30, 1977 | 6 | 109 | 103 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 63 | 40 | 121 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.3 | $ | |
| Frank Catalanotto | 33 | L | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Apr 27, 1974 | 11 | 103 | 89 | 103 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1.3 | $3,500,000 | |
| Bruce Chen | 30 | L | L | 6' 2" | 215 | Jun 19, 1977 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $600,000 | |
| Nelson Cruz | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 240 | Jul 1, 1980 | 3 | 96 | 79 | 96 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 82 | 98 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -0.8 | $382,000 | |
| Victor Diaz | 25 | R | R | 6' 0" | 210 | Dec 10, 1981 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 37 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Willie Eyre | 28 | R | R | 6' 0" | 225 | Jul 21, 1978 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Scott Feldman | 24 | L | R | 6' 6" | 230 | Feb 7, 1983 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $388,203 | |
| Frank Francisco | 27 | R | R | 6' 2" | 250 | Sep 11, 1979 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Kason Gabbard | 25 | L | L | 6' 3" | 200 | Apr 8, 1982 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Eric Gagne | 31 | R | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Jan 7, 1976 | 9 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | $6,000,000 | |
| Armando Galarraga | 25 | R | R | 6' 4" | 235 | Jan 15, 1982 | 1st | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Freddy Guzman | 26 | B | R | 5' 10" | 165 | Jan 20, 1981 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Jerry Hairston | 31 | R | R | 5' 10" | 190 | May 29, 1976 | 10 | 73 | 41 | 73 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0.3 | $750,000 | |
| Matt Kata | 29 | B | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Mar 14, 1978 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 31 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | -0.1 | $415,000 | |
| Ian Kinsler | 25 | R | R | 6' 0" | 200 | Jun 22, 1982 | 2 | 130 | 129 | 130 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.8 | $390,708 | |
| John Koronka | 26 | L | L | 6' 0" | 200 | Jul 3, 1980 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Gerald Laird | 27 | R | R | 6' 1" | 225 | Nov 13, 1979 | 5 | 120 | 114 | 120 | 119 | 0 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.6 | $400,322 | |
| Wes Littleton | 24 | R | R | 6' 2" | 210 | Sep 2, 1982 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Kameron Loe | 25 | R | R | 6' 8" | 240 | Sep 10, 1981 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $390,765 | |
| Kenny Lofton | 40 | L | L | 6' 0" | 180 | May 31, 1967 | 17 | 84 | 79 | 84 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2.2 | $6,000,000 | |
| Kevin Mahar | 26 | R | R | 6' 5" | 210 | Jun 8, 1981 | 1st | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Ron Mahay | 36 | L | L | 6' 2" | 190 | Jun 28, 1971 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | $1,250,000 | |
| Brandon McCarthy | 23 | R | R | 6' 7" | 200 | Jul 7, 1983 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $396,068 | |
| Adam Melhuse | 35 | B | R | 6' 2" | 185 | Mar 27, 1972 | 7 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Luis Mendoza | 23 | R | R | 6' 3" | 235 | Oct 31, 1983 | 1st | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $ | |
| Travis Metcalf | 24 | R | R | 6' 3" | 215 | Aug 17, 1982 | 1st | 57 | 49 | 57 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Kevin Millwood | 32 | R | R | 6' 4" | 230 | Dec 24, 1974 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $9,836,116 | |
| David Murphy | 25 | L | L | 6' 4" | 205 | Oct 18, 1981 | 2 | 43 | 25 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 14 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.7 | $ | |
| A.J. Murray | 25 | B | L | 6' 3" | 220 | Mar 17, 1982 | 1st | 14 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Akinori Otsuka | 35 | R | R | 6' 0" | 200 | Jan 13, 1972 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | $3,000,000 | |
| Vicente Padilla | 29 | R | R | 6' 0" | 230 | Sep 27, 1977 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.9 | $9,000,000 | |
| Guillermo Quiroz | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 215 | Nov 29, 1981 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Desi Relaford | 33 | B | R | 5' 8" | 155 | Sep 16, 1973 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -0.5 | $ | |
| John Rheinecker | 28 | L | L | 6' 2" | 230 | May 29, 1979 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | $382,000 | |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 22 | B | R | 6' 4" | 235 | May 2, 1985 | 1st | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Sammy Sosa | 38 | R | R | 6' 0" | 165 | Nov 12, 1968 | 18 | 114 | 103 | 114 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 88 | 11 | 0 | 0.4 | $500,000 | |
| Chris Stewart | 25 | R | R | 6' 4" | 215 | Feb 19, 1982 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -0.1 | $381,000 | |
| Mark Teixeira | 27 | B | R | 6' 3" | 220 | Apr 11, 1980 | 5 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | $9,000,000 | |
| Rob Tejeda | 25 | R | R | 6' 2" | 245 | Mar 24, 1982 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.6 | $389,450 | |
| Ramon Vazquez | 30 | L | R | 5' 11" | 195 | Aug 21, 1976 | 7 | 104 | 85 | 104 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 71 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | $ | |
| Edinson Volquez | 23 | R | R | 6' 0" | 225 | Jul 3, 1983 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Bill White | 28 | L | L | 6' 3" | 215 | Nov 20, 1978 | 1st | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Brad Wilkerson | 30 | L | L | 6' 0" | 200 | Jun 1, 1977 | 7 | 119 | 93 | 119 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 19 | 56 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1.4 | $4,350,000 | |
| C.J. Wilson | 26 | L | L | 6' 1" | 210 | Nov 18, 1980 | 3 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | $391,043 | |
| Mike Wood | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Apr 26, 1980 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $420,000 | |
| Jamey Wright | 32 | R | R | 6' 6" | 230 | Dec 24, 1974 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | $ | |
| Michael Young | 30 | R | R | 6' 1" | 200 | Oct 19, 1976 | 8 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | $3,575,000 | All-Star |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR |