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Royals KCR

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GM: Herk Robinson

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1993, 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
$42M
Surplus $M
-14
Win %
0.519
TAB
-4.2
WAB
-1.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
33.3
Dead money %
30%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-5.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1993 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Macfarlane114
LBrent Mayne68
RNelson Santovenia4

1B

LWally Joyner140
RGary Gaetti⇄19
LBob Hamelin15
RHubie Brooks3
LChris Gwynn1

2B

RJosé Lind136
RRico Rossy24
BCurtis Wilkerson10
RTerry Shumpert8
BDavid Howard7
RKeith Miller3
RCraig Wilson1

3B

RPhil Hiatt70
RGary Gaetti⇄63
RKeith Miller21
RRico Rossy16
RCraig Wilson15
LGeorge Brett6
BDavid Howard2

SS

RGreg Gagne159
RRico Rossy11
BCurtis Wilkerson4
BDavid Howard3

LF

RKevin McReynolds104
LChris Gwynn66
RHarvey Pulliam12
RHubie Brooks6
RKeith Miller4
LKevin Koslofski3
RCraig Wilson1

CF

BBrian McRae153
BFelix Jose10
LKevin Koslofski4
BDavid Howard1

RF

BFelix Jose136
RHubie Brooks34
LChris Gwynn19
RHarvey Pulliam16
LKevin Koslofski7

DH

LGeorge Brett139
RHubie Brooks6
RKeith Miller5
LChris Gwynn5
RPhil Hiatt4
LBrent Mayne1
BFelix Jose1
RKevin McReynolds1

Starters

RKevin Appier6.8 WAR
RDavid Cone3.9 WAR
RTom Gordon2.5 WAR
RMark Gubicza2.3 WAR
RHipolito Pichardo2.3 WAR
LChris Haney1.0 WAR
LMike Magnante0.4 WAR
RMark Gardner-0.1 WAR
LDennis Rasmussen-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJeff Montgomery45 sv
LBilly Brewer0 h
RStan Belinda⇄0 h
RBill Sampen0 h
RRusty Meacham0 h
LGreg Cadaret⇄0 h
RJohn Habyan⇄0 h
LFrank DiPino0 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 1992)

PlayerfWAR
David Cone3.9
Greg Gagne2.8
Gary Gaetti2.4
Stan Belinda0.6
Craig Wilson0.4
Bob Hamelin0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1992)

Player1992 fWAR
Gregg Jefferies2.1
Juan Samuel0.5
Jim Eisenreich0.4
Bob Melvin0.4
Mike Boddicker0.4
Luis Aquino0.3

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 1993; everyone else is shown as a 1993 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kevin Appier 1993 +6.8 +136.3 2.0 +134.3 $0.3M 2.50× –
David Cone 1993 +3.9 +68.1 5.0 +63.1 $1.3M 2.19× –
Jeff Montgomery 1993 +2.6 +53.1 3.8 +49.3 $1.5M 2.57× –
Brian McRae 1993 +2.6 +33.1 0.4 +32.7 $0.1M 1.60× –
Hipolito Pichardo 1993 +2.3 +27.7 0.2 +27.6 $0.1M 1.49× –
Mike Macfarlane 1993 +3.4 +27.5 1.2 +26.3 $0.3M 1.00× –
Greg Gagne 1993 +2.8 +26.5 3.4 +23.2 $1.2M 1.18× –
Wally Joyner 1993 +2.8 +24.3 4.4 +19.9 $1.5M 1.07× –
Tom Gordon 1993 +2.5 +19.5 0.9 +18.6 $0.4M 0.98× –
Mark Gubicza 1993 +2.3 +18.3 1.2 +17.0 $0.5M 0.98× –
Gary Gaetti↔ 1993 +2.4 +16.0 2.4 +13.6 $1.0M 0.85× –
Chris Haney 1993 +1.0 +7.8 0.1 +7.6 $0.1M 1.02× –
Stan Belinda↔ 1993 +0.6 +6.4 0.4 +6.0 $0.7M 1.34× –
Mike Magnante 1993 +0.4 +3.4 0.2 +3.3 $0.4M 1.02× –
Chris Gwynn 1993 +0.5 +3.0 0.5 +2.5 $1.1M 0.83× –
Craig Wilson 1993 +0.4 +2.0 0.2 +1.8 $0.5M 0.58× –
David Howard 1993 +0.4 +1.6 0.2 +1.4 $0.5M 0.56× –
Kevin McReynolds 1993 +0.7 +4.9 3.7 +1.2 $5.0M 0.83× –
John Habyan↔ 1993 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $1.1M 0.67× –
Rusty Meacham 1993 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $2.7M 0.67× –
Greg Cadaret↔ 1993 +0.0 +0.1 0.3 -0.2 $20.6M 0.67× –
Curtis Wilkerson 1993 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Harvey Pulliam 1993 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Dennis Rasmussen 1993 -0.1 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Frank DiPino 1993 -0.1 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Brent Mayne 1993 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 – 0.52× –
Billy Brewer 1993 -0.3 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Hubie Brooks 1993 -0.2 -1.6 0.3 -2.0 – 0.83× –
Mark Gardner 1993 -0.1 -1.0 1.0 -2.0 – 1.02× –
George Brett 1993 -0.2 -1.1 2.8 -3.8 – 0.69× –
Jose Lind 1993 -0.8 -3.7 2.4 -6.1 – 0.56× –
Keith Miller 1993 -1.3 -6.1 1.1 -7.2 – 0.58× –
Felix Jose 1993 -0.9 -5.9 1.5 -7.5 – 0.83× –
Bill Sampen 1993 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Bob Hamelin 1993 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.56× –
Enrique Burgos 1993 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff Granger 1993 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Koslofski 1993 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.83× –
Nelson Santovenia 1993 -0.2 -0.7 – – – 0.52× –
Phil Hiatt 1993 -0.9 -4.0 – – – 0.58× –
Rick Reed↔ 1993 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Rico Rossy 1993 +0.2 +0.7 – – – 0.56× –
Terry Shumpert 1993 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+33.3+452.241.3+414.6—

Trades

Every graded 1993 deal involving the Royals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

1993 · STL / KCR
STL · Dal Maxvill +$54.4M
Gregg Jefferies, Ed Gerald
KCR · Herk Robinson −$54.4M
Félix José, Craig Wilson
STL came out ahead by $54.4M
1993 · CHC / KCR / NYY
CHC · Larry Himes +$14.4M
Karl Rhodes
KCR · Herk Robinson −$4.8M
John Habyan
NYY · Gene Michael −$9.6M
Paul Assenmacher
CHC came out ahead by $14.4M 3-team
1993 · PIT / KCR
PIT · Ted Simmons +$65.6M
Jon Lieber, Dan Miceli
KCR · Herk Robinson −$65.6M
Stan Belinda
PIT came out ahead by $65.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1993 payroll
$41.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 1993, 1993–1999. 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 (19)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
David Cone307.000$5.0M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Wally Joyner317.000$4.4M$4.6M$4.8MFREE AGENT
Jeff Montgomery316.000$3.8M$3.2M$4.2M$2.1M$2.3M$2.8M$2.5M
Kevin McReynolds3310.000$3.7MFREE AGENT
Greg Gagne3110.000$3.4M$3.0M$4.4MFREE AGENT
George Brett4020.000$2.8MFREE AGENT
Gary Gaetti3412.000$2.4M$109k$1.1MFREE AGENT
Jose Lind296.000$2.4M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Mark Gubicza309.000$1.2M$610k$750k$1.6MFREE AGENT
Mike Macfarlane296.000$1.2M$2.6MFREE AGENT$850k$888k$698k
Keith Miller306.000$1.1M$700kFREE AGENT
Chris Gwynn286.000$505kFREE AGENT
Curtis Wilkerson3210.000$400kFREE AGENT
Frank DiPino3612.000$350kFREE AGENT
Hubie Brooks3613.000$350k$350kFREE AGENT
Greg Cadaret316.000$329kFREE AGENT
Dennis Rasmussen3410.000$325kFREE AGENT$185k
John Habyan298.000$150kFREE AGENT
Nelson Santovenia316.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Kevin Appier254.000$2.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Felix Jose285.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Mark Gardner314.000$1.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Gordon255.000$890kFREE AGENT
Stan Belinda264.000$425kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian McRae253.000$378kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Wilson284.000$240kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Mayne253.000$225kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Reed285.000—FREE AGENT
Bill Sampen303.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Shumpert263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Rusty Meacham252.000$220kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Howard262.000$193kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hipolito Pichardo231.000$184kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Magnante282.000$152kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Haney242.000$135kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Harvey Pulliam252.000$115kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Brewer250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Enrique Burgos270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Granger210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Hamelin250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Hiatt240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Koslofski261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rico Rossy292.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1993 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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