2008 Texas Rangers Roster

The 2008 Texas Rangers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2008 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 2008 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Texas Rangers salary list, a 2008 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Texas Rangers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"That's a very resilient offense we (the 2008 Texas Rangers) had this year. Everybody played a part in it, not just a few guys. Certainly our 1-2-3-4 guys did it all year, but everybody contributed. It was a very fluid offense, and we were able to get it done all year." - Texas Rangers Manager Ron Washington on MLB.com (T.R. Sullivan, 09/28/08)
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Complete Roster  
 

53 Joaquin Benoit 6-03 205 Right Right 1977-07-26
65 Jose Diaz 6-00 240 Right Right 1980-04-13
39 Scott Feldman 6-05 210 Right Left 1983-02-07
50 Frank Francisco 6-02 180 Right Right 1979-09-11
14 Kazuo Fukumori 6-00 175 Right Right 1976-08-04
13 Kason Gabbard 6-03 200 Left Left 1982-04-08
54 Franklyn German 6-04 170 Right Right 1980-01-20
52 Brian Gordon 6-00 205 Right Left 1978-08-16
18 Eddie Guardado 6-00 193 Left Right 1970-10-02
54 Matt Harrison 6-04 225 Left Left 1985-09-16
35 Tommy Hunter 6-03 255 Right Right 1986-07-03
37 Eric Hurley 6-04 195 Right Right 1985-09-17
31 Jason Jennings 6-02 242 Right Right 1978-07-17
58 Wes Littleton 6-02 210 Right Right 1982-09-02
43 Kameron Loe 6-07 240 Right Right 1981-09-10
60 Warner Madrigal 6-00 200 Right Right 1984-03-21
49 Doug Mathis 6-03 220 Right Right 1983-06-07
20 Brandon McCarthy 6-07 190 Right Right 1983-07-07
46 Luis Mendoza 6-03 180 Right Right 1983-10-31
33 Kevin Millwood 6-04 205 Right Right 1974-12-24
47 A.J. Murray 6-03 220 Left Both 1982-03-17
57 Dustin Nippert 6-07 215 Right Right 1981-05-06
44 Vicente Padilla 6-02 200 Right Right 1977-09-27
35 Sidney Ponson 6-01 225 Right Right 1976-11-02
47 Elizardo Ramirez 6-00 180 Right Both 1983-01-28
59 Josh Rupe 6-02 200 Right Right 1982-08-18
55 Robinson Tejeda 6-03 190 Right Right 1982-03-24
56 Bill White 6-03 215 Left Left 1978-11-20
36 C.J. Wilson 6-02 200 Left Left 1980-11-18
45 Jamey Wright 6-06 205 Right Right 1974-12-24
15 Gerald Laird 6-01 225 Right Right 1979-11-13
2 Adam Melhuse 6-02 185 Right Both 1972-03-27
51 Max Ramirez 5-11 175 Right Right 1984-10-11
25 Jarrod Saltalamacchia 6-04 195 Right Both 1985-05-02
2 Taylor Teagarden 6-01 200 Right Right 1983-12-21
4 Joaquin Arias 6-01 165 Right Right 1984-09-21
9 Hank Blalock 6-01 195 Right Left 1980-11-21
29 Jason Botts 6-05 250 Right Both 1980-07-26
23 Ben Broussard 6-02 220 Left Left 1976-09-24
27 Frank Catalanotto 6-00 170 Right Left 1974-04-27
19 Chris Davis 6-04 235 Right Left 1986-03-17
6 German Duran 5-10 185 Right Right 1984-08-03
5 Ian Kinsler 6-00 200 Right Right 1982-06-22
30 Travis Metcalf 6-03 215 Right Right 1982-08-17
16 Chris Shelton 6-00 200 Right Right 1980-06-26
12 Ramon Vazquez 5-11 170 Right Left 1976-08-21
10 Michael Young 6-01 190 Right Right 1976-10-19
41 Brandon Boggs 5-11 205 Right Both 1983-01-09
21 Milton Bradley 6-00 180 Right Both 1978-04-15
22 Marlon Byrd 6-00 225 Right Right 1977-08-30
17 Nelson Cruz 6-03 175 Right Right 1980-07-01
16 Jason Ellison 5-10 180 Right Right 1978-04-04
32 Josh Hamilton 6-04 235 Left Left 1981-05-21
7 David Murphy 6-04 190 Left Left 1981-10-18
14 Ryan Roberts 5-11 190 Right Right 1980-09-19
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The 2008 Texas Rangers played 162 games during the regular season, won 79 games, lost 83 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at The Ballpark at Arlington (Park Factors: 97/98) where 1,945,677 fans witnessed their 2008 Rangers finish the season with a .488 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 2008 Texas Rangers Opening Day starters list, a 2008 Texas Rangers salary list, a 2008 Texas Rangers uniform number breakdown and a 2008 Texas Rangers primary starters list:

2008 Texas Rangers
Opening Day Starters


Hank Blalock
Milton Bradley
Ben Broussard
Marlon Byrd
Josh Hamilton
Jason Jennings
Ian Kinsler
Gerald Laird
David Murphy
Michael Young

2008 Texas Rangers
Most Games by Position

C Gerald Laird (88)
1B Chris Davis (51)
2B Ian Kinsler (121)
3B Ramon Vazquez (70)
SS Michael Young (151)
LF Brandon Boggs (76)
CF Josh Hamilton (111)
RF David Murphy (56)
DH Ryan Roberts (1)
  
SP Scott Feldman
SP Matt Harrison
SP Kevin Millwood
SP Vicente Padilla
  
RP Joaquin Benoit
RP Frank Francisco
RP Eddie Guardado
RP Warner Madrigal
RP Dustin Nippert
RP Josh Rupe
RP Jamey Wright
CL C.J. Wilson


2008 Texas Rangers
Salaries

Vicente Padilla $11,000,000.00
Kevin Millwood $10,368,892.00
Michael Young $6,174,974.00
Hank Blalock $6,000,000.00
Milton Bradley $5,250,000.00
Frank Catalanotto $4,000,000.00
Joaquin Benoit $2,250,000.00
Marlon Byrd $1,800,000.00
Gerald Laird $1,600,000.00
Jamey Wright $1,000,000.00
Ramon Vazquez $810,000.00
C.J. Wilson $417,460.00
Brandon McCarthy $404,760.00
Josh Hamilton $396,830.00
Dustin Nippert $395,500.00
David Murphy $393,000.00
Travis Metcalf $392,000.00
Josh Rupe $392,000.00
Luis Mendoza $391,000.00


2008 Texas Rangers
Uniform Numbers

#2 Adam Melhuse
#2 Taylor Teagarden
#4 Joaquin Arias
#5 Ian Kinsler
#6 German Duran
#7 David Murphy
#9 Hank Blalock
#10 Michael Young
#12 Ramon Vazquez
#13 Kason Gabbard
#14 Kazuo Fukumori
#14 Ryan Roberts
#15 Gerald Laird
#16 Jason Ellison
#16 Chris Shelton
#17 Nelson Cruz
#18 Eddie Guardado
#19 Chris Davis
#20 Brandon McCarthy
#21 Milton Bradley
#22 Marlon Byrd
#23 Ben Broussard
#25 Jarrod Saltalamacchia
#27 Frank Catalanotto
#29 Jason Botts
#30 Travis Metcalf
#31 Jason Jennings
#32 Josh Hamilton
#33 Kevin Millwood
#35 Tommy Hunter
#35 Sidney Ponson
#36 C.J. Wilson
#37 Eric Hurley
#39 Scott Feldman
#41 Brandon Boggs
#43 Kameron Loe
#44 Vicente Padilla
#45 Jamey Wright
#46 Luis Mendoza
#47 A.J. Murray
#47 Elizardo Ramirez
#49 Doug Mathis
#50 Frank Francisco
#51 Max Ramirez
#52 Brian Gordon
#53 Joaquin Benoit
#54 Franklyn German
#54 Matt Harrison
#55 Robinson Tejeda
#56 Bill White
#57 Dustin Nippert
#58 Wes Littleton
#59 Josh Rupe
#60 Warner Madrigal
#65 Jose Diaz

Did you know that a 2008 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)?