Texas Rangers 2026 Financial Summary

A current summary of Texas Rangers 2026 player cap & cash figures.

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Projected Total Tax

$200,101,666 / 14th

Projected Tax Space

$43,898,334

Tax Status

50% / 3+-Time Payor

Projected Cash Payroll

$191,015,000 / 13th

2026 Active Roster

Estimate

	Player (38)	Pos	Age	Type	Luxury Tax	Luxury Tax % League CBT	Cash Salary 2026	Free Agent Year
1	deGrom Jacob deGrom	SP	38	Free Agent	$37,000,000	15.16%	$38,000,000	2029
2	Seager Corey Seager	SS	32	Free Agent	$32,500,000	13.32%	$31,000,000	2032
3	Eovaldi Nathan Eovaldi	SP	36	Free Agent	$25,000,000	10.25%	$25,000,000	2028
4	Pederson Joc Pederson	DH	34	Free Agent	$18,500,000	7.58%	$18,500,000	2028
5	Nimmo Brandon Nimmo	CF	33	Free Agent	$15,250,000	6.25%	$15,250,000	2031
6	Jansen Danny Jansen	C	31	Free Agent	$7,250,000	2.97%	$5,000,000	2029
7	Higashioka Kyle Higashioka	C	36	Free Agent	$6,750,000	2.77%	$6,750,000	2028
8	Gore MacKenzie Gore	SP	27	Arbitration 2	$5,600,000	2.30%	$5,600,000	2028
9	Martin Chris Martin	RP	40	Free Agent	$4,000,000	1.64%	$4,000,000	2027
10	Junis Jake Junis	RP	33	Free Agent	$4,000,000	1.64%	$2,750,000	2028
11	Smith Josh H. Smith	SS	28	Arbitration 1	$3,225,000	1.32%	$3,225,000	2029
12	Burger Jake Burger	1B	30	Arbitration 1	$3,200,000	1.31%	$3,200,000	2029
13	Jung Josh Jung	3B	28	Arbitration 1	$2,900,000	1.19%	$2,900,000	2029
14	Duran Ezequiel Duran	2B	27	Arbitration 1	$1,375,000	0.56%	$1,375,000	2029
15	Montgomery Jordan Montgomery	SP	33	Free Agent	$1,250,000	0.51%	$1,250,000	2027
16	Haggerty Sam Haggerty	2B	32	Arbitration 3	$1,250,000	0.51%	$1,250,000	2027
17	Alexander Tyler Alexander	RP	31	Free Agent	$1,125,000	0.46%	$1,125,000	2027
18	Diaz Alexis Diaz	RP	29	Free Agent	$1,000,000	0.41%	$1,000,000	2029
19	Latz Jacob Latz	SP	30	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000
20	Garcia Robert Garcia	RP	30	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000
21	Winn Cole Winn	RP	26	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000
22	MacIver Willie MacIver	C	29	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000
23	Helman Michael Helman	2B	30	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000
24	Freeman Cody Freeman	3B	25	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000
25	Bradford Cody Bradford	RP	28	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000	2030
26	Church Marc Church	RP	25	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000
27	Foscue Justin Foscue	2B	27	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000
28	Carter Evan Carter	CF	23	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000
29	Baumler Carter Baumler	P	24	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000
30	Osuna Alejandro Osuna	OF	23	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000
31	Leiter Jack Leiter	SP	26	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000
32	Rocker Kumar Rocker	SP	26	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000
33	Otanez Michel Otanez	RP	28	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000
34	Langford Wyatt Langford	LF	24	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000	2030
35	Corniell Jose Corniell	SP	23	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000
36	Lopez Leandro Lopez	P	24	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000
37	Curvelo Luis Curvelo	RP	25	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000
38	Davalillo David Davalillo	P	23	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000

2026 Luxury Tax Payroll Totals

Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.

Competitive Balance Tax Threshold	$244,000,000
Guaranteed Contracts	$171,175,000	14th
Projected Pre-Arbitration Contracts	$6,560,000	-
Injured Contracts	$0	-
Retained Contracts	$0	-
Player Benefits	$18,000,000	-
Minor League Contracts	$2,700,000	-
Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution	$1,666,666	-
Projected Tax Payroll	$200,101,666	-
Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space	$43,898,334	-
Projected Tax Bill This team is currently a tax repeater at 50%.	$0	-

Glossary

MLB Tax Rate Penalties

First-Time Payor:

20% for exceeding by $20M or less
32% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
62.5% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
80% for exceeding by $60M+

Second-Time Payor:

30% for exceeding by $20M or less
42% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
75% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
90% for exceeding by $60M+

Third-Time (or more) Payor:

50% for exceeding by $20M or less
62% for exceeding by $20M-$40M
95% for exceeding by $40M-$60M
110% for exceeding by $60M+

Teams are considered “tax repeaters” when they exceed the threshold in consecutive seasons. They revert back to First-Time status after completing one season below the threshold.

MLB Tax Salaries

Luxury Tax salaries are based on the Average Annual Value of all 40-man roster contracts, guaranteed contracts on the 60-day IL, retained salary from trades or releases, buried contracts in the minor leagues, a player benefits stipend, and the required pre-arbitration bonus pool contribution.

Players who are acquired or have contracts purchased during the season are calculated at a rate based on the amount of league days remaining in the season. If multiple years remain on the contract at the time of acquisition, the AAV is recalculated based on the total guaranteed money remaining.

Pre-Arbitration Players (0-3 years of service) are currently estimated at $820,000 ($40k above the $780,000 MLB minimum) Arbitration Salaries (3-6 years of service) are currently estimated based on the level of service (Arbitration 1-4), and Spotrac’s current Market Valuation for that player.

Player Benefits account for insurance, room & board stipends, transportation fees, etc…

The MLB Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool is a $50 million pot of money created in the 2022 CBA to reward top-performing young players (under three years of service time) who are not yet eligible for salary arbitration. It's funded by all 30 teams, split into award bonuses and a statistical pool based on a version of Wins Above Replacement (WAR).

2026 Minor

Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.

Player (2)		Pos	Age	Type	Luxury Tax	Luxury Tax %	Cash Salary	Free Agent
1 Winston Santos		SP	24	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000
2 Emiliano Teodo		SP	25	Pre-Arbitration	$820,000	0.34%	$820,000