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Royals KCR

199570–74 (0.486)
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GM: Herk Robinson

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1995, 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
$30M
Surplus $M
-5
Win %
0.486
TAB
-4.9
WAB
-1.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
25.1
Dead money %
20%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-5.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1995 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LBrent Mayne103
RPat Borders⇄49
RHenry Mercedes22
RMike Sweeney4

1B

LWally Joyner126
RGary Gaetti11
RJuan Samuel⇄10
LBob Hamelin8
RJoe Vitiello8
BEdgar Caceres6
BDavid Howard1
LJeff Grotewold1
RRuss McGinnis1

2B

LKeith Lockhart61
BDavid Howard41
BEdgar Caceres36
RJose Lind⇄29
RChris Stynes17
RJoe Randa9
BJose Mota2

3B

RGary Gaetti123
RJoe Randa22
LKeith Lockhart17
BEdgar Caceres3
RRuss McGinnis1

SS

RGreg Gagne118
BDavid Howard33
BEdgar Caceres8

LF

LTom Goodwin37
LMichael Tucker30
LJon Nunnally16
BDavid Howard11
RBrent Cookson10
RJuan Samuel⇄4
RLes Norman4
RKeith Miller4
RPhil Hiatt1
RRuss McGinnis1

CF

LTom Goodwin95
LJohnny Damon44
BDavid Howard16
LJon Nunnally7
RLes Norman5
RPhil Hiatt2
BVince Coleman⇄2
LMichael Tucker1

RF

LJon Nunnally92
RPhil Hiatt45
BVince Coleman⇄13
BDavid Howard8
RLes Norman8
BFelix Jose7
LMichael Tucker5
LJohnny Damon4
RBrent Cookson2
RKeith Miller1
LTom Goodwin1

DH

LBob Hamelin50
RJoe Vitiello31
LMichael Tucker18
LJeff Grotewold11
LKeith Lockhart5
RGary Gaetti4
BVince Coleman⇄3
RPat Borders⇄3
RJuan Samuel⇄2
RBrent Cookson1
RKeith Miller1
RPhil Hiatt1
LWally Joyner1

Starters

RKevin Appier5.3 WAR
RTom Gordon3.5 WAR
RMark Gubicza3.0 WAR
LChris Haney1.0 WAR
LJason Jacome⇄0.6 WAR
RScott Anderson0.1 WAR
RDilson Torres0.1 WAR
LDave Fleming⇄-0.0 WAR
LTom Browning-0.1 WAR
RDoug Linton-0.1 WAR
LDennis Rasmussen-0.2 WAR
RJim Pittsley-0.3 WAR
RMelvin Bunch-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJeff Montgomery31 sv
RRusty Meacham0 h
LBilly Brewer0 h
RHipolito Pichardo0 h
LMike Magnante0 h
RDilson Torres0 h
RGregg Olson⇄0 h
RJim Converse⇄0 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 1994)

PlayerfWAR
Jon Nunnally2.3
Keith Lockhart1.3
Johnny Damon1.2
Jason Jacome0.6
Chris James0.3
Henry Mercedes0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1994)

Player1994 fWAR
David Cone3.8
Mike Macfarlane1.5
Brian McRae0.7
Bob Milacki0.5
Jose De Jesus0.3
Terry Shumpert-0.0

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 1995; everyone else is shown as a 1995 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kevin Appier 1995 +5.3 +105.3 4.4 +100.9 $0.8M 2.50× –
Tom Gordon 1995 +3.5 +61.5 3.3 +58.2 $0.9M 2.19× –
Mark Gubicza 1995 +3.0 +46.5 0.8 +45.7 $0.3M 1.96× –
Gary Gaetti 1995 +3.3 +29.8 1.1 +28.8 $0.3M 1.12× –
Jon Nunnally 1995 +2.3 +22.5 0.1 +22.4 $0.0M 1.22× –
Tom Goodwin 1995 +1.4 +9.2 0.1 +9.1 $0.1M 0.83× –
Wally Joyner 1995 +2.0 +13.0 4.8 +8.2 $2.4M 0.81× –
Greg Gagne 1995 +1.7 +12.3 4.4 +7.9 $2.6M 0.89× –
Johnny Damon 1995 +1.2 +8.0 0.1 +7.9 $0.1M 0.83× –
Chris Haney 1995 +1.0 +7.9 0.2 +7.7 $0.2M 1.02× –
Keith Lockhart 1995 +1.3 +5.9 0.1 +5.8 $0.1M 0.56× –
Jason Jacome↔ 1995 +0.6 +4.7 0.1 +4.6 $0.2M 1.02× –
Jeff Montgomery 1995 +0.8 +8.1 4.2 +3.9 $5.5M 1.34× –
David Howard 1995 +0.9 +3.9 0.4 +3.5 $0.4M 0.56× –
Hipolito Pichardo 1995 +0.6 +3.0 0.4 +2.6 $0.6M 0.67× –
Chris James↔ 1995 +0.3 +2.1 0.2 +1.9 $0.6M 0.83× –
Rusty Meacham 1995 +0.3 +1.8 0.5 +1.3 $1.4M 0.67× –
Henry Mercedes 1995 +0.3 +1.1 0.1 +0.9 $0.6M 0.52× –
Jeff Grotewold 1995 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.7M 0.69× –
Les Norman 1995 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $1.0M 0.83× –
Jim Converse↔ 1995 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.7M 0.67× –
Dilson Torres 1995 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $1.1M 0.67× –
Rick Huisman 1995 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.3M 0.67× –
Mike Magnante 1995 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $3.0M 0.67× –
Brent Mayne 1995 +0.2 +0.7 0.7 +0.1 $3.8M 0.52× –
Jose Mota 1995 +0.1 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.1M 0.56× –
Mike Sweeney 1995 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.52× –
Dave Fleming↔ 1995 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.3 – 1.02× –
Joe Vitiello 1995 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.69× –
Doug Linton 1995 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Phil Hiatt 1995 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Vince Coleman↔ 1995 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.7 – 0.83× –
Chris Stynes 1995 -0.2 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.56× –
Juan Samuel↔ 1995 -0.2 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.56× –
Tom Browning 1995 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 – 1.02× –
Dennis Rasmussen 1995 -0.2 -1.3 0.2 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Jim Pittsley 1995 -0.3 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 1.02× –
Billy Brewer 1995 -0.4 -2.3 0.2 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Joe Randa 1995 -0.5 -2.4 0.1 -2.5 – 0.58× –
Michael Tucker 1995 -0.4 -2.6 0.1 -2.7 – 0.83× –
Brent Cookson 1995 -0.4 -2.9 0.1 -3.0 – 0.83× –
Bob Hamelin 1995 -1.3 -7.1 0.4 -7.5 – 0.69× –
Edgar Caceres 1995 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $7.8M 0.56× –
Gregg Olson↔ 1995 +0.1 +0.7 0.7 -0.0 $5.4M 0.67× –
Pat Borders↔ 1995 +0.0 +0.3 0.3 +0.0 $5.1M 0.69× –
Felix Jose 1995 -0.4 -2.5 – – – 0.83× –
Jose Lind↔ 1995 -0.5 -2.2 – – – 0.56× –
Keith Miller 1995 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Melvin Bunch 1995 -0.4 -2.3 – – – 0.67× –
Russ McGinnis 1995 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.56× –
Scott Anderson 1995 +0.1 +0.9 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+25.2+320.530.6+297.4—

Trades

Every graded 1995 deal involving the Royals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 13 total.

1995 · SEA / KCR
SEA · Woody Woodward +$2.4M
Bob Milacki
KCR · Herk Robinson −$2.4M
Dave Fleming
SEA came out ahead by $2.4M
1995 · KCR / NYM
KCR · Herk Robinson +$0.0M
Jason Jacome, Allen McDill
NYM · Joe McIlvaine +$0.0M
Derek Wallace, Geno Morones, John Carter
Even trade
1995 · KCR / NYM
KCR · Herk Robinson +$4.0M
Al Shirley
NYM · Joe McIlvaine −$4.0M
Brent Mayne
KCR came out ahead by $4.0M
1995 · CHC / KCR
CHC · Ed Lynch +$78.4M
Brian McRae
KCR · Herk Robinson −$78.4M
Derek Wallace, Geno Morones
CHC came out ahead by $78.4M
1995 · SEA / KCR
SEA · Woody Woodward +$1.6M
Vince Coleman
KCR · Herk Robinson −$1.6M
Jim Converse
SEA came out ahead by $1.6M
1995 · DET / KCR
DET · Joe Klein +$2.4M
Phil Hiatt
KCR · Herk Robinson −$2.4M
Juan Samuel
DET came out ahead by $2.4M
1995 · SDP / KCR
SDP · Randy Smith +$20.0M
Wally Joyner, Aaron Dorlarque
KCR · Herk Robinson −$20.0M
Bip Roberts, Bryan Wolff
SDP came out ahead by $20.0M
1995 · KCR / LAD
KCR · Herk Robinson +$56.8M
José Offerman
LAD · Fred Claire −$56.8M
Billy Brewer
KCR came out ahead by $56.8M
1995 · SFG / KCR
SFG · Bob Quinn +$1.6M
Enrique Burgos
KCR · Herk Robinson −$1.6M
Brent Cookson
SFG came out ahead by $1.6M
1995 · KCR / HOU
KCR · Herk Robinson +$2.4M
Rick Huisman
HOU · Bob Watson −$2.4M
Pat Borders
KCR came out ahead by $2.4M
1995 · KCR / BOS
KCR · Herk Robinson +$1.6M
Wes Chamberlain
BOS · Dan Duquette −$1.6M
Chris James
KCR came out ahead by $1.6M
1995 · CIN / KCR / STL
CIN · Jim Bowden +$7.2M
Andre King
KCR · Herk Robinson +$2.4M
Mike Remlinger
STL · Walt Jocketty −$9.6M
Miguel Mejía, Luis Ordaz
CIN came out ahead by $7.2M 3-team
1995 · TOR / KCR
TOR · Gord Ash +$12.0M
David Cone
KCR · Herk Robinson −$12.0M
Chris Stynes, Tony Medrano, Dave Sinnes
TOR came out ahead by $12.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1995 payroll
$30.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1995, 1995–2001. 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Wally Joyner339.000$4.8MFREE AGENT
Kevin Appier276.000$4.4M$5.1M$4.8M$4.8M$3.1MFREE AGENT
Greg Gagne3312.000$4.4MFREE AGENT
Jeff Montgomery338.000$4.2M$2.1M$2.3M$2.8M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Tom Gordon277.000$3.3MFREE AGENT
Gary Gaetti3614.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Mark Gubicza3211.000$750k$1.6MFREE AGENT
Gregg Olson287.000$652kFREE AGENT$302k
Tom Browning3511.000$300kFREE AGENT
Pat Borders327.000$256kFREE AGENT
Chris James329.000$192kFREE AGENT
Dennis Rasmussen3612.000$185kFREE AGENT
Vince Coleman3310.000$163kFREE AGENT
Juan Samuel3412.000$62kFREE AGENT
Felix Jose307.000—FREE AGENT
Jose Lind318.000—FREE AGENT
Keith Miller328.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Brent Mayne275.000$675kFREE AGENT
Rusty Meacham274.000$465kARB 3FREE AGENT
David Howard284.000$385kARB 3FREE AGENT
Hipolito Pichardo253.000$360kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Fleming254.000$270kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Magnante304.000$220kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Haney264.000$220kARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Linton303.000$159kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Mercedes253.000$149kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Goodwin264.000$145kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Grotewold293.000$109kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Mota304.000$109kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Bob Hamelin272.000$435kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Brewer272.000$220kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Hiatt262.000$150kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith Lockhart301.000$124kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Cookson250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edgar Caceres310.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Tucker240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Johnny Damon210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Huisman260.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Pittsley210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Les Norman260.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Nunnally230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Vitiello250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Randa250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Stynes220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Sweeney210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dilson Torres250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Jacome241.000$94kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Converse232.000$69kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Anderson32–—
Melvin Bunch23–—
Russ McGinnis32–—

Graphs

How each 1995 acquisition stacked onto Royals's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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