Rosternomics

Royals KCR

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GM: Herk Robinson (since 1991)

1999 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-7.3
WAB — wins above budget
+2.1
TAB — roster Talent above budget
64–97 (0.398)
record
+13M
surplus $M (value/$)
26.5
roster fWAR
$22.1M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Carlos Beltrán 22 pre-arb 156 4.3 0.2 +5.2
Johnny Damon 25 arb 145 4.3 2.1 +3.2
Jermaine Dye 25 arb 158 4.2 0.3 +5.1
José Rosado 24 arb 33 3.7 0.3 +4.3
Rey Sanchez 31 FA-elig 134 2.9 1.2 +2.4
Jeff Suppan 24 arb 32 2.8 0.2 +3.3
Mike Sweeney 25 arb 150 2.7 0.3 +3.1
Joe Randa 29 arb 156 2.4 0.9 +2.1
Kevin Appier↔ OAK 31 FA-elig 22 1.8 3.1 -0.9
Carlos Febles 23 pre-arb 123 1.4 0.2 +1.6
Jay Witasick 26 arb 32 1.0 0.2 +1.1
Mark Quinn 25 pre-arb 17 0.7 0.2 +0.7
Sal Fasano 27 arb 23 0.4 0.2 +0.3
Tim Spehr 32 FA-elig 60 0.4 0.3 +0.2
Mac Suzuki↔ SEA 24 arb 22 0.4 0.1 +0.4
Dan Reichert 22 pre-arb 8 0.3 0.2 +0.2
Blake Stein↔ OAK 25 pre-arb 12 0.3 0.2 +0.1
Jeff King 34 FA-elig 21 0.2 4.0 -3.7
Alvin Morman 30 arb 49 0.1 0.4 -0.2
Terry Mathews 34 24 0.1
Jim Pittsley↔ MIL 25 arb 5 0.1 0.1 +0.1
Chad Durbin 21 1 0.0
Jeff Montgomery 37 FA-elig 49 -0.0 2.5 -2.5
Orber Moreno 22 pre-arb 7 -0.0 0.2 -0.2
Steve Scarsone 33 FA-elig 46 -0.1 0.2 -0.3
Chris Fussell 23 pre-arb 17 -0.1 0.2 -0.3
Glendon Rusch↔ NYM 24 3 -0.1
Felix Martinez 25 6 -0.1
Mendy López 25 7 -0.1
Lance Carter 24 6 -0.1
Jose Santiago 24 pre-arb 34 -0.1 0.2 -0.4
Scott Service 32 FA-elig 68 -0.1 0.7 -0.9
Marc Pisciotta 28 8 -0.2
Derek Wallace 27 arb 8 -0.2 0.2 -0.4
Matt Whisenant↔ SDP 28 pre-arb 48 -0.2 0.2 -0.4
Chad Kreuter 34 FA-elig 107 -0.2 0.9 -1.1
Ken Ray 24 13 -0.2
Don Wengert 29 arb 11 -0.2 0.3 -0.6
Scott Pose 32 FA-elig 86 -0.3 0.2 -0.6
Dan Murray↔ NYM 25 4 -0.3
Dee Brown 21 12 -0.3
Jeremy Giambi 24 pre-arb 90 -0.4 0.2 -0.6
Ray Holbert 28 arb 34 -0.4 0.2 -0.7
Brad Rigby↔ OAK 26 pre-arb 20 -0.4 0.1 -0.6
Joe Vitiello 29 13 -0.4
Tim Byrdak 25 pre-arb 33 -0.5 0.2 -0.8
Brian Barber 26 arb 8 -0.5 0.2 -0.8
Larry Sutton 29 pre-arb 43 -0.5 0.2 -0.9
Scott Leius 33 FA-elig 37 -0.9 0.2 -1.4
Jed Hansen 26 pre-arb 49 -1.2 0.2 -1.7

50 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 39 of them (78%). 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