Rosternomics

Royals KCR

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GM: Herk Robinson (since 1991)

1994 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+3.6
WAB — wins above budget
-3.2
TAB — roster Talent above budget
64–51 (0.557)
record
-14M
surplus $M (value/$)
24.1
roster fWAR
$40.5M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Kevin Appier 26 arb 23 4.0 3.8 +0.8
David Cone 31 FA-elig 23 3.8 5.0 -0.6
Mark Gubicza 31 FA-elig 22 2.7 0.6 +2.5
Bob Hamelin 26 pre-arb 101 2.4 0.1 +2.7
Tom Gordon 26 FA-elig 24 2.2 2.6 -0.1
Gary Gaetti 35 FA-elig 90 2.1 0.1 +2.4
Wally Joyner 32 FA-elig 97 1.6 4.6 -2.8
Mike Macfarlane 30 FA-elig 92 1.5 2.6 -0.9
Greg Gagne 32 FA-elig 107 1.2 3.0 -1.6
Jeff Montgomery 32 FA-elig 42 1.0 3.2 -2.0
Felix Jose 29 FA-elig 99 0.9 1.9 -0.9
Brian McRae 26 arb 114 0.7 1.9 -1.0
David Howard 27 arb 46 0.6 0.2 +0.5
Hipolito Pichardo 24 pre-arb 45 0.6 0.3 +0.4
Chris Haney 25 arb 6 0.5 0.2 +0.4
Bob Milacki 29 10 0.5
Rusty Meacham 26 36 0.4
Jose De Jesus 29 5 0.3
Mike Magnante 29 arb 36 0.2 0.2 +0.1
Billy Brewer 26 pre-arb 50 0.2 0.2 +0.0
Brent Mayne 26 arb 46 0.1 0.5 -0.4
Jose Lind 30 FA-elig 85 0.1 2.4 -2.3
Terry Shumpert 27 arb 64 -0.0 0.2 -0.2
Stan Belinda 27 arb 37 -0.0 1.6 -1.7
Tom Goodwin 25 arb 2 -0.1 0.1 -0.2
Kevin Koslofski 27 pre-arb 2 -0.1 0.1 -0.2
Jeff Granger 22 2 -0.1
Keith Miller 31 FA-elig 5 -0.1 0.7 -0.9
Hubie Brooks 37 FA-elig 34 -0.6 0.3 -1.1
Dave Henderson 35 FA-elig 56 -0.7 0.8 -1.6
Vince Coleman 32 FA-elig 104 -1.6 3.3 -5.1

31 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 27 of them (87%). 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