Rosternomics

Royals KCR

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GM: John Schuerholz (since 1982)

1986 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-7.7
WAB — wins above budget
-4.8
TAB — roster Talent above budget
76–86 (0.469)
record
-4M
surplus $M (value/$)
31.1
roster fWAR
$12.8M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Frank White 35 FA-elig 151 4.3 0.5 +0.8
George Brett 33 FA-elig 124 3.8 1.5 -0.3
Charlie Leibrandt 29 FA-elig 35 3.7 0.8 +0.3
Bret Saberhagen 22 pre-arb 30 3.5 0.9 +0.1
Mark Gubicza 23 pre-arb 35 3.0 0.2 +0.6
Danny Jackson 24 arb 32 2.9 0.2 +0.7
Dennis Leonard 35 FA-elig 33 2.6 0.9 -0.1
Lonnie Smith 30 FA-elig 134 2.3 1.0 -0.3
Willie Wilson 30 FA-elig 156 1.9 1.2 -0.6
Scott Bankhead 22 pre-arb 24 1.8 0.1 +0.5
Jim Sundberg 35 FA-elig 140 1.5 0.7 -0.2
Dan Quisenberry 33 FA-elig 62 1.3 0.9 -0.6
Steve Farr 29 pre-arb 56 0.9 0.1 +0.2
Kevin Seitzer 24 28 0.9
Jamie Quirk 31 FA-elig 80 0.9 0.1 +0.1
Angel Salazar 24 arb 117 0.8 0.1 +0.2
Mark Huismann↔ SEA 28 arb 10 0.3 0.0 +0.1
Bill Pecota 26 12 0.2
Bud Black 29 arb 56 0.1 0.6 -0.6
David Cone 23 pre-arb 11 0.1 0.1 -0.0
Steve Balboni 29 arb 138 0.0 0.5 -0.5
Rudy Law 29 FA-elig 87 0.0 0.4 -0.4
Terry Bell 23 8 0.0
Jorge Orta 35 FA-elig 106 -0.0 0.5 -0.5
Rondin Johnson 27 11 -0.1
Dwight Taylor 26 4 -0.1
Alan Hargesheimer 31 FA-elig 5 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
Steve Shields↔ ATL 27 3 -0.1
Mike Brewer 26 12 -0.2
Buddy Biancalana 26 arb 100 -0.3 0.2 -0.2
Mike Kingery 25 pre-arb 62 -0.4 0.1 -0.2
Hal McRae 40 FA-elig 112 -0.6 0.7 -0.8
Bo Jackson 23 25 -0.7
Lynn Jones 33 FA-elig 67 -0.8 0.2 -0.4
Greg Pryor 36 FA-elig 63 -1.0 0.3 -0.6
Darryl Motley↔ ATL 26 arb 72 -1.2 0.2 -0.6

36 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 28 of them (78%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for KCR
Charlie Leibrandt198316.8
Danny Tartabull198613.9
Joe Randa199812.8
Jeff Montgomery198812.0
Joakim Soria20069.8
José Offerman19958.1
Brad Keller20177.9
Chris Haney19926.9
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Mark Ellis200122.1
David Cone198721.2
Jorge De La Rosa200813.1
Sean Manaea201511.2
Rance Mulliniks198211.1
Bret Saberhagen199110.8
Charlie Leibrandt19899.9
Jon Lieber19939.8