Rosternomics

Royals KCR

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GM: John Schuerholz (since 1982)

1989 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+7.5
WAB — wins above budget
+2.4
TAB — roster Talent above budget
92–70 (0.568)
record
-2M
surplus $M (value/$)
39.1
roster fWAR
$16.5M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Bret Saberhagen 25 arb 39 7.5 1.4 +1.3
Mark Gubicza 26 arb 36 6.3 1.4 +0.9
Jim Eisenreich 30 FA-elig 134 3.1 0.1 +1.0
Bob Boone 41 FA-elig 131 2.9 0.9 +0.2
Jeff Montgomery 27 pre-arb 63 2.7 0.1 +0.9
Bo Jackson 26 arb 135 2.4 0.6 +0.3
Tom Gordon 21 pre-arb 49 2.4 0.1 +0.8
Kevin Seitzer 27 arb 160 2.3 0.3 +0.5
Danny Tartabull 26 arb 133 2.2 1.0 -0.3
Luis Aquino 25 arb 34 2.0 0.1 +0.7
Kurt Stillwell 24 arb 130 1.8 0.5 +0.2
Frank White 38 FA-elig 135 1.7 1.0 -0.4
George Brett 36 FA-elig 124 1.6 2.0 -1.4
Willie Wilson 33 FA-elig 112 1.2 2.1 -1.7
Charlie Leibrandt 32 FA-elig 33 1.2 1.2 -0.8
Steve Farr 32 arb 51 0.8 0.6 -0.3
Floyd Bannister 34 FA-elig 14 0.6 0.9 -0.7
Larry McWilliams↔ PHI 35 FA-elig 8 0.6 0.0 +0.2
Bill Pecota 29 arb 65 0.6 0.1 +0.1
Steve Crawford 31 FA-elig 25 0.4 0.1 -0.0
Brad Wellman 29 FA-elig 103 0.2 0.2 -0.1
Jerry Don Gleaton 31 15 0.1
Jeff Schulz 28 7 0.0
Terry Leach↔ NYM 35 FA-elig 30 -0.0 0.3 -0.3
Luis de los Santos 22 28 -0.1
Mike Macfarlane 25 pre-arb 69 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
Bob Buchanan 28 2 -0.1
Kevin Appier 21 6 -0.2
Jose De Jesus 24 3 -0.2
Rick Luecken 28 pre-arb 19 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Stan Clarke 28 2 -0.2
Rey Palacios 26 55 -0.3
Matt Winters 29 pre-arb 42 -0.4 0.1 -0.2
Gary Thurman 24 pre-arb 72 -0.8 0.1 -0.3
Bill Buckner 39 FA-elig 79 -1.3 0.4 -0.9
Pat Tabler 31 FA-elig 123 -1.9 0.8 -1.5

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