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Royals KCR

199075–86 (0.466)
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GM: John Schuerholz

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1990, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$23M
Surplus $M
-10
Win %
0.466
TAB
-10.2
WAB
-10.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
27.4
Dead money %
41%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-5.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1990 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Macfarlane112
RBob Boone40
RRey Palacios27
LBrent Mayne5

1B

LGeorge Brett102
LGerald Perry51
RJeff Conine9
RRey Palacios7
RPat Tabler⇄5
RBill Pecota4
RRuss Morman3

2B

RFrank White79
RBill Pecota50
BSteve Jeltz34
RTerry Shumpert27
RKevin Seitzer10

3B

RKevin Seitzer152
RBill Pecota11
RSean Berry8
RPat Tabler⇄6
RRey Palacios3
BSteve Jeltz3
LGeorge Brett1

SS

BKurt Stillwell141
BSteve Jeltz23
RBill Pecota21

LF

LJim Eisenreich70
BWillie Wilson54
RBo Jackson36
RRuss Morman8
LJeff Schulz8
RGary Thurman5
RBill Pecota4
LGeorge Brett2
BSteve Jeltz1

CF

RBo Jackson61
BWillie Wilson48
BBrian McRae45
LJim Eisenreich19
RGary Thurman2
BSteve Jeltz1

RF

LJim Eisenreich78
RDanny Tartabull52
LJeff Schulz16
RGary Thurman15
BSteve Jeltz11
LGeorge Brett7
BWillie Wilson4
RBill Pecota3
RFrank White1
RRey Palacios1

DH

LGerald Perry68
RDanny Tartabull32
LGeorge Brett31
RPat Tabler⇄11
RBo Jackson10
RMike Macfarlane5
LJim Eisenreich2
RRuss Morman1
BWillie Wilson1

Starters

RKevin Appier3.2 WAR
RBret Saberhagen2.9 WAR
RTom Gordon2.5 WAR
RSteve Farr1.6 WAR
RMark Gubicza1.6 WAR
RStorm Davis1.4 WAR
RAndy McGaffigan⇄0.8 WAR
RDaryl Smith0.2 WAR
LJim Campbell0.1 WAR
RMel Stottlemyre-0.0 WAR
RRichard Dotson-0.1 WAR
RHector Wagner-0.1 WAR
RLuis Aquino-0.2 WAR
LPete Filson-0.4 WAR
RChris Codiroli-0.4 WAR
LMark Davis-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJeff Montgomery24 sv
LMark Davis0 h
RSteve Crawford0 h
RLuis Aquino0 h
RMel Stottlemyre0 h
LLarry McWilliams0 h
LIsrael Sanchez0 h
RChris Codiroli0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 1989)

PlayerfWAR
Storm Davis1.4
Brian McRae0.8
Andy McGaffigan0.8
Russ Morman0.3
Daryl Smith0.2
Carlos Maldonado0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1989)

Player1989 fWAR
Charlie Leibrandt1.2
Floyd Bannister0.6
Brad Wellman0.2
Jerry Don Gleaton0.1
Terry Leach-0.0
Luis de los Santos-0.1

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Royals. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1990; everyone else is shown as a 1990 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kevin Appier 1990 +3.2 +49.3 0.1 +49.2 $0.0M 1.96× –
Bret Saberhagen 1990 +2.9 +45.1 1.4 +43.7 $0.5M 1.96× –
Bo Jackson 1990 +3.1 +40.0 1.0 +39.0 $0.3M 1.60× –
George Brett 1990 +4.2 +40.5 2.3 +38.3 $0.5M 1.20× –
Tom Gordon 1990 +2.5 +29.4 0.2 +29.2 $0.1M 1.49× –
Jeff Montgomery 1990 +1.6 +24.6 0.3 +24.3 $0.2M 1.95× –
Kevin Seitzer 1990 +2.8 +24.8 1.0 +23.8 $0.4M 1.12× –
Mark Gubicza 1990 +1.6 +19.5 2.1 +17.4 $1.3M 1.49× –
Steve Farr 1990 +1.6 +12.9 0.8 +12.1 $0.5M 0.98× –
Bill Pecota 1990 +1.7 +10.9 0.1 +10.7 $0.1M 0.82× –
Storm Davis 1990 +1.4 +11.6 1.2 +10.4 $0.8M 1.02× –
Willie Wilson 1990 +1.0 +6.5 0.8 +5.7 $0.8M 0.83× –
Brian McRae 1990 +0.8 +5.6 0.1 +5.5 $0.1M 0.83× –
Danny Tartabull 1990 +1.0 +6.8 1.6 +5.1 $1.6M 0.83× –
Jim Eisenreich 1990 +0.7 +4.3 0.5 +3.9 $0.7M 0.83× –
Mike Macfarlane 1990 +0.9 +3.9 0.1 +3.8 $0.1M 0.52× –
Kurt Stillwell 1990 +0.5 +2.2 0.8 +1.5 $1.7M 0.61× –
Steve Crawford 1990 +0.4 +1.9 0.4 +1.5 $1.0M 0.67× –
Jim Campbell 1990 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $1.2M 1.02× –
Carlos Maldonado 1990 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.9M 0.67× –
Rey Palacios 1990 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.0M 0.52× –
Israel Sanchez 1990 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Mel Stottlemyre Jr. 1990 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Jeff Schulz 1990 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.83× –
Terry Shumpert 1990 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.56× –
Gerald Perry 1990 -0.1 -0.4 0.7 -1.1 – 0.69× –
Luis Aquino 1990 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Richard Dotson 1990 -0.1 -0.9 0.6 -1.4 – 1.02× –
Larry McWilliams 1990 -0.4 -1.9 0.3 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Bob Boone 1990 -0.1 -0.4 1.9 -2.3 – 0.52× –
Frank White 1990 -0.3 -1.2 1.1 -2.3 – 0.56× –
Pete Filson 1990 -0.4 -3.1 0.1 -3.2 – 1.02× –
Gary Thurman 1990 -0.7 -4.5 0.1 -4.6 – 0.83× –
Pat Tabler↔ 1990 -0.9 -5.2 0.6 -5.8 – 0.69× –
Mark Davis 1990 -0.6 -5.9 2.1 -8.0 – 1.34× –
Andy McGaffigan↔ 1990 +0.8 +4.2 – – – 0.67× –
Brent Mayne 1990 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.52× –
Chris Codiroli 1990 -0.4 -2.2 – – – 0.67× –
Daryl Smith 1990 +0.2 +1.2 – – – 1.02× –
Hector Wagner 1990 -0.1 -0.9 – – – 1.02× –
Jay Baller 1990 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff Conine 1990 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.56× –
Luis Encarnacion 1990 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Russ Morman 1990 +0.3 +1.8 – – – 0.83× –
Sean Berry 1990 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.58× –
Steve Jeltz 1990 -0.7 -2.9 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+27.4+313.223.1+292.3—

Trades

Every graded 1990 deal involving the Royals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

1990 · PHI / KCR
PHI · Lee Thomas +$18.4M
José de Jesús
KCR · John Schuerholz −$18.4M
Steve Jeltz
PHI came out ahead by $18.4M
1990 · DET / KCR
DET · Bill Lajoie +$4.8M
Jerry Don Gleaton
KCR · John Schuerholz −$4.8M
Chuck Everson
DET came out ahead by $4.8M
1990 · KCR / NYM
KCR · John Schuerholz +$3.2M
Archie Corbin
NYM · Frank Cashen −$3.2M
Pat Tabler
KCR came out ahead by $3.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1990 payroll
$23.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 1990, 1990–1996. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (21)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
George Brett3717.000$2.3M$3.1M$3.1M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Mark Davis2910.000$2.1M$3.6M$1.9MFREE AGENT
Mark Gubicza276.000$2.1M$2.2M$3.0M$1.2M$610k$750k$1.6M
Bob Boone4218.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Danny Tartabull276.000$1.6M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Bret Saberhagen266.000$1.4M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Storm Davis288.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Frank White3917.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Willie Wilson3414.000$800kFREE AGENT
Steve Farr336.000$775kFREE AGENT
Gerald Perry297.000$662kFREE AGENT
Pat Tabler329.000$591kFREE AGENT
Richard Dotson3111.000$550kFREE AGENT
Jim Eisenreich318.000$475k$950k$1.6MFREE AGENT
Steve Crawford3210.000$375kFREE AGENT
Larry McWilliams3612.000$300kFREE AGENT
Pete Filson318.000$100kFREE AGENT
Jay Baller298.000—FREE AGENT
Chris Codiroli328.000—FREE AGENT
Steve Jeltz317.000—FREE AGENT
Andy McGaffigan339.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Kevin Seitzer284.000$1.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Bo Jackson274.000$1.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Kurt Stillwell254.000$795kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Montgomery283.000$300kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Pecota304.000$115kARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Aquino264.000$108kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Macfarlane263.000$105kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Thurman253.000$100kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Russ Morman284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Tom Gordon222.000$185kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Appier221.000$100kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Campbell240.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian McRae220.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Maldonado230.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rey Palacios272.000$100kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Israel Sanchez262.000$100kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Schulz291.000$100kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Shumpert230.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mel Stottlemyre Jr.260.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Berry240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Conine240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Encarnacion26–—
Brent Mayne220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daryl Smith29–—
Hector Wagner21–—

Graphs

How each 1990 acquisition stacked onto Royals's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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