Rosternomics

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GM: John Schuerholz (since 1982)

1990 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-10.3
WAB — wins above budget
-10.3
TAB — roster Talent above budget
75–86 (0.466)
record
-10M
surplus $M (value/$)
27.4
roster fWAR
$23.0M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
George Brett 37 FA-elig 142 4.2 2.3 -0.4
Kevin Appier 22 pre-arb 32 3.2 0.1 +1.3
Bo Jackson 27 arb 111 3.1 1.0 +0.4
Bret Saberhagen 26 FA-elig 20 2.9 1.4 -0.1
Kevin Seitzer 28 arb 158 2.8 1.0 +0.2
Tom Gordon 22 pre-arb 33 2.5 0.2 +0.9
Bill Pecota 30 arb 87 1.7 0.1 +0.6
Steve Farr 33 FA-elig 57 1.6 0.8 -0.0
Mark Gubicza 27 FA-elig 16 1.6 2.1 -1.3
Jeff Montgomery 28 arb 73 1.6 0.3 +0.4
Storm Davis 28 FA-elig 21 1.4 1.2 -0.5
Danny Tartabull 27 FA-elig 88 1.0 1.6 -1.2
Willie Wilson 34 FA-elig 115 1.0 0.8 -0.4
Mike Macfarlane 26 arb 124 0.9 0.1 +0.3
Brian McRae 22 pre-arb 46 0.8 0.1 +0.3
Andy McGaffigan↔ SFG 33 24 0.8
Jim Eisenreich 31 FA-elig 142 0.7 0.5 -0.2
Kurt Stillwell 25 arb 144 0.5 0.8 -0.6
Steve Crawford 32 FA-elig 46 0.4 0.4 -0.2
Russ Morman 28 12 0.3
Daryl Smith 29 2 0.2
Carlos Maldonado 23 pre-arb 4 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Rey Palacios 27 pre-arb 41 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Jim Campbell 24 pre-arb 2 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Luis Encarnacion 26 4 0.0
Mel Stottlemyre Jr. 26 pre-arb 13 -0.0 0.1 -0.1
Israel Sanchez 26 pre-arb 11 -0.0 0.1 -0.1
Gerald Perry 29 FA-elig 133 -0.1 0.7 -0.7
Jeff Schulz 29 pre-arb 30 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
Jeff Conine 24 9 -0.1
Bob Boone 42 FA-elig 40 -0.1 1.9 -1.9
Richard Dotson 31 FA-elig 8 -0.1 0.6 -0.6
Hector Wagner 21 5 -0.1
Jay Baller 29 3 -0.2
Luis Aquino 26 arb 20 -0.2 0.1 -0.2
Terry Shumpert 23 pre-arb 32 -0.2 0.1 -0.2
Brent Mayne 22 5 -0.2
Frank White 39 FA-elig 82 -0.3 1.1 -1.3
Sean Berry 24 8 -0.3
Larry McWilliams 36 FA-elig 13 -0.4 0.3 -0.5
Pete Filson 31 FA-elig 8 -0.4 0.1 -0.3
Chris Codiroli 32 6 -0.4
Mark Davis 29 FA-elig 53 -0.6 2.1 -2.4
Steve Jeltz 31 74 -0.7
Gary Thurman 25 arb 23 -0.7 0.1 -0.4
Pat Tabler↔ NYM 32 FA-elig 75 -0.9 0.6 -1.0

46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 35 of them (76%). 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