2006 Texas Rangers Roster

The 2006 Texas Rangers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2006 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2006 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 2006 Texas Rangers salary list, a 2006 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 2006 Texas Rangers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"I've read some national publications where they say we are going to tear this thing down and start over. That's ludicrous. I believe in this core, and I believe in the guys working around them in the organization. We have our work cut out for us. We took a shot this year and committed to some guys who had the ability to be free agents after the season. That was a risk, but we went into it with our eyes wide open. We still hope to re-sign those guys, and I think we'll have the wherewithal to do it." - Texas Rangers General Manager Jon Daniels on MLB.com (T.R. Sullivan, 10/02/2006)
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57 Antonio Alfonseca 6-05 235 Right Right 1972-04-16
30 Rick Bauer 6-06 212 Right Right 1977-01-10
53 Joaquin Benoit 6-03 205 Right Right 1977-07-26
51 Fabio Castro 5-07 175 Left Left 1985-01-20
31 Francisco Cordero 6-02 200 Right Right 1975-05-11
37 Bryan Corey 6-01 170 Right Right 1973-10-21
45 R.A. Dickey 6-03 205 Right Right 1974-10-29
21 Adam Eaton 6-02 190 Right Right 1977-11-23
39 Scott Feldman 6-05 210 Right Left 1983-02-07
50 Frank Francisco 6-02 180 Right Right 1979-09-11
41 John Koronka 6-01 180 Left Left 1980-07-03
58 Wes Littleton 6-02 210 Right Right 1982-09-02
43 Kameron Loe 6-07 240 Right Right 1981-09-10
32 Ron Mahay 6-02 185 Left Left 1971-06-28
57 Nick Masset 6-04 180 Right Right 1982-05-17
33 Kevin Millwood 6-04 205 Right Right 1974-12-24
40 Akinori Otsuka 6-00 200 Right Right 1972-01-13
44 Vicente Padilla 6-02 200 Right Right 1977-09-27
48 John Rheinecker 6-02 230 Left Left 1979-05-29
59 Josh Rupe 6-02 200 Right Right 1982-08-18
58 Brian Shouse 5-11 180 Left Left 1968-09-26
55 Robinson Tejeda 6-03 190 Right Right 1982-03-24
38 Edinson Volquez 6-01 190 Right Right 1983-07-03
47 John Wasdin 6-02 190 Right Right 1972-08-05
31 Kip Wells 6-03 195 Right Right 1977-04-21
36 C.J. Wilson 6-02 200 Left Left 1980-11-18
27 Rod Barajas 6-02 229 Right Right 1975-09-05
15 Gerald Laird 6-01 225 Right Right 1979-11-13
49 Miguel Ojeda 6-01 190 Right Right 1975-01-29
3 Joaquin Arias 6-01 165 Right Right 1984-09-21
9 Hank Blalock 6-01 195 Right Left 1980-11-21
4 D'Angelo Jimenez 6-00 194 Right Both 1977-12-21
5 Ian Kinsler 6-00 200 Right Right 1982-06-22
2 Drew Meyer 5-10 200 Right Left 1981-08-29
23 Mark Teixeira 6-03 220 Right Both 1980-04-11
2 Eric Young 5-09 180 Right Right 1967-05-18
10 Michael Young 6-01 190 Right Right 1976-10-19
20 Jason Botts 6-05 250 Right Both 1980-07-26
24 Adrian Brown 6-00 175 Right Both 1974-02-07
17 Nelson Cruz 6-03 175 Right Right 1980-07-01
7 Mark DeRosa 6-01 195 Right Right 1975-02-26
4 Freddy Guzman 5-10 165 Right Both 1981-01-20
25 Jerry Hairston, Jr. 5-10 175 Right Right 1976-05-29
16 Adam Hyzdu 6-02 220 Right Right 1971-12-06
45 Carlos Lee 6-02 235 Right Right 1976-06-20
14 Gary Matthews, Jr. 6-03 210 Right Both 1974-08-25
28 Kevin Mench 6-00 230 Right Right 1978-01-07
17 Laynce Nix 6-00 190 Left Left 1980-10-30
6 Brad Wilkerson 6-00 200 Left Left 1977-06-01
25 Phil Nevin 6-02 180 Right Right 1971-01-19
12 Matt Stairs 5-09 175 Right Left 1968-02-27
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The 2006 Texas Rangers played 162 games during the regular season, won 80 games, lost 82 games, and finished in third position. They played their home games at The Ballpark at Arlington (Park Factors: 104/103) where 2,388,757 fans witnessed their 2006 Rangers finish the season with a .494 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2006 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 2006 Texas Rangers salary list, a 2006 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 2006 Texas Rangers primary starters list:

2006 Texas Rangers
Opening Day Starters


Rod Barajas
Hank Blalock
Ian Kinsler
Kevin Mench
Kevin Millwood
Phil Nevin
Laynce Nix
Mark Teixeira
Brad Wilkerson
Michael Young

2006 Texas Rangers
Most Games by Position

C Rod Barajas (94)
1B Mark Teixeira (159)
2B Ian Kinsler (119)
3B Hank Blalock (122)
SS Michael Young (155)
LF Brad Wilkerson (80)
CF Gary Matthews, Jr. (142)
RF Mark DeRosa (60)
  
SP John Koronka
SP Kameron Loe
SP Kevin Millwood
SP Vicente Padilla
  
RP Rick Bauer
RP Joaquin Benoit
RP Francisco Cordero
RP Scott Feldman
RP Wes Littleton
RP Ron Mahay
RP C.J. Wilson
CL Akinori Otsuka


2006 Texas Rangers
Salaries

Phil Nevin $10,333,347.00
Kevin Millwood $7,868,893.00
Mark Teixeira $6,400,000.00
Adam Eaton $4,650,000.00
Vicente Padilla $4,410,000.00
Francisco Cordero $4,125,000.00
Brad Wilkerson $3,900,000.00
Rod Barajas $3,200,000.00
Michael Young $3,075,000.00
Hank Blalock $3,050,000.00
Kevin Mench $2,800,000.00
Gary Matthews, Jr. $2,387,500.00
Akinori Otsuka $1,750,000.00
Joaquin Benoit $775,000.00
Mark DeRosa $675,000.00
Antonio Alfonseca $540,000.00
Adrian Brown $425,000.00
R.A. Dickey $380,000.00
Kameron Loe $348,770.00
Gerald Laird $332,300.00
Frank Francisco $331,500.00
C.J. Wilson $331,000.00
Scott Feldman $329,000.00
John Koronka $329,000.00
Josh Rupe $328,000.00
Ian Kinsler $327,000.00


2006 Texas Rangers
Uniform Numbers

#2 Drew Meyer
#2 Eric Young
#3 Joaquin Arias
#4 Freddy Guzman
#4 D'Angelo Jimenez
#5 Ian Kinsler
#6 Brad Wilkerson
#7 Mark DeRosa
#9 Hank Blalock
#10 Michael Young
#12 Matt Stairs
#14 Gary Matthews, Jr.
#15 Gerald Laird
#16 Adam Hyzdu
#17 Nelson Cruz
#17 Laynce Nix
#20 Jason Botts
#21 Adam Eaton
#23 Mark Teixeira
#24 Adrian Brown
#25 Jerry Hairston, Jr.
#25 Phil Nevin
#27 Rod Barajas
#28 Kevin Mench
#30 Rick Bauer
#31 Francisco Cordero
#31 Kip Wells
#32 Ron Mahay
#33 Kevin Millwood
#36 C.J. Wilson
#37 Bryan Corey
#38 Edinson Volquez
#39 Scott Feldman
#40 Akinori Otsuka
#41 John Koronka
#43 Kameron Loe
#44 Vicente Padilla
#45 R.A. Dickey
#45 Carlos Lee
#47 John Wasdin
#48 John Rheinecker
#49 Miguel Ojeda
#50 Frank Francisco
#51 Fabio Castro
#53 Joaquin Benoit
#55 Robinson Tejeda
#57 Antonio Alfonseca
#57 Nick Masset
#58 Wes Littleton
#58 Brian Shouse
#59 Josh Rupe

Did you know that a 2006 Texas Rangers Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?