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Royals KCR

200077–85 (0.475)
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GM: Herk Robinson

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2000, 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
$25M
Surplus $M
+13
Win %
0.475
TAB
-1.0
WAB
+5.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
23.8
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-8.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2000 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BGregg Zaun76
LJorge Fabregas39
RBrian Johnson37
RHéctor Ortiz26

1B

RMike Sweeney114
RDave McCarty63
BGregg Zaun1

2B

RCarlos Febles99
RJeff Reboulet50
RLuis Ordaz22
BWilson Delgado⇄17
BGregg Zaun1
RRay Holbert1

3B

RJoe Randa156
RJeff Reboulet11
BWilson Delgado⇄4
RRay Holbert1

SS

RRey Sanchez143
RLuis Ordaz38
BWilson Delgado⇄12
RJeff Reboulet5
RRay Holbert1

LF

RMark Quinn78
LJohnny Damon67
LTodd Dunwoody14
RDave McCarty7
LDee Brown5
LScott Pose3
BCarlos Beltrán2

CF

BCarlos Beltrán83
LJohnny Damon69
LTodd Dunwoody19
LScott Pose2
RMark Quinn1

RF

RJermaine Dye146
LTodd Dunwoody9
LScott Pose7
RDave McCarty4
RMark Quinn4
BCarlos Beltrán3

DH

RMark Quinn48
RMike Sweeney45
LJohnny Damon25
LTodd Dunwoody10
RJermaine Dye10
BCarlos Beltrán7
RDave McCarty5
LScott Pose2
RJoe Randa1

Starters

RMac Suzuki2.3 WAR
RJeff Suppan1.9 WAR
RDan Reichert1.4 WAR
RBrian Meadows⇄1.3 WAR
RJay Witasick⇄0.7 WAR
RBlake Stein0.7 WAR
RBrett Laxton0.3 WAR
LJose Rosado0.3 WAR
RChad Durbin-0.0 WAR
RJeff D'Amico-0.2 WAR
RChris Fussell-0.7 WAR
RMiguel Batista⇄-0.8 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRicky Bottalico16 sv
RJose Santiago5 h
LTim Byrdak3 h
LScott Mullen2 h
RAndy Larkin⇄1 h
RJerry Spradlin⇄0 h
RKris Wilson0 h
LPaul Spoljaric0 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 1999)

PlayerfWAR
Dave McCarty1.5
Brian Meadows1.3
Héctor Ortiz0.9
Jerry Spradlin0.7
Gregg Zaun0.7
Wilson Delgado0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 1999)

Player1999 fWAR
Kevin Appier1.8
Sal Fasano0.4
Tim Spehr0.4
Jeff King0.2
Alvin Morman0.1
Terry Mathews0.1

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 2000; everyone else is shown as a 2000 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Johnny Damon 2000 +4.5 +64.1 4.0 +60.1 $0.9M 1.79× –
Jermaine Dye 2000 +4.2 +60.0 2.3 +57.7 $0.5M 1.79× –
Mac Suzuki 2000 +2.3 +26.8 0.2 +26.6 $0.1M 1.49× –
Mike Sweeney 2000 +3.3 +28.5 2.2 +26.2 $0.7M 1.07× –
Jeff Suppan 2000 +1.9 +22.5 1.4 +21.0 $0.8M 1.49× –
Mark Quinn 2000 +1.5 +14.7 0.2 +14.5 $0.1M 1.22× –
Dan Reichert 2000 +1.4 +14.6 0.2 +14.4 $0.2M 1.34× –
Joe Randa 2000 +2.1 +14.0 1.0 +13.0 $0.5M 0.85× –
Brian Meadows↔ 2000 +1.3 +10.5 0.1 +10.4 $0.1M 1.02× –
Rey Sanchez 2000 +1.7 +11.8 2.3 +9.5 $1.4M 0.89× –
Jose Santiago 2000 +0.7 +7.6 0.2 +7.4 $0.3M 1.34× –
Dave McCarty 2000 +1.5 +6.6 0.3 +6.3 $0.2M 0.56× –
Jay Witasick↔ 2000 +0.7 +5.8 0.2 +5.7 $0.2M 1.02× –
Blake Stein 2000 +0.7 +5.4 0.2 +5.1 $0.3M 1.02× –
Héctor Ortiz 2000 +0.9 +3.6 0.2 +3.4 $0.3M 0.52× –
Jerry Spradlin↔ 2000 +0.7 +3.6 0.8 +2.8 $1.2M 0.67× –
Carlos Beltrán 2000 +0.4 +2.9 0.3 +2.6 $0.8M 0.83× –
Carlos Febles 2000 +0.6 +2.5 0.2 +2.3 $0.4M 0.56× –
Gregg Zaun 2000 +0.7 +2.8 0.5 +2.3 $0.8M 0.52× –
Wilson Delgado↔ 2000 +0.5 +2.4 0.1 +2.2 $0.2M 0.56× –
Kris Wilson 2000 +0.3 +1.8 0.2 +1.6 $0.6M 0.67× –
Jorge Fabregas 2000 +0.3 +1.2 0.5 +0.7 $1.8M 0.52× –
José Rosado 2000 +0.3 +2.1 2.2 -0.1 $8.7M 1.02× –
Scott Mullen 2000 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $16.2M 0.67× –
Chad Durbin 2000 -0.0 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 – 1.02× –
Jeff Reboulet 2000 -0.0 -0.0 0.6 -0.6 – 0.56× –
Ray Holbert 2000 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.56× –
Paul Spoljaric 2000 -0.3 -1.6 0.3 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Brad Rigby↔ 2000 -0.5 -2.5 0.1 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Ricky Bottalico 2000 -0.2 -2.2 1.5 -3.7 – 1.34× –
Brian Johnson 2000 -0.9 -3.5 0.6 -4.1 – 0.52× –
Chris Fussell 2000 -0.7 -3.9 0.2 -4.1 – 0.67× –
Scott Pose 2000 -0.8 -5.1 0.2 -5.3 – 0.83× –
Miguel Batista↔ 2000 -0.8 -6.4 0.3 -6.6 – 1.02× –
Todd Dunwoody 2000 -1.6 -10.4 0.2 -10.7 – 0.83× –
Andy Larkin↔ 2000 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Brett Laxton 2000 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Dan Murray 2000 -0.4 -2.0 – – – 0.67× –
Dee Brown 2000 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.83× –
Doug Bochtler 2000 -0.3 -1.6 – – – 0.67× –
Jason Rakers 2000 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff D'Amico 2000 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Luis Ordaz 2000 -1.4 -7.0 – – – 0.61× –
Tim Byrdak 2000 -0.3 -1.6 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+24.0+265.624.4+254.7—

Trades

Every graded 2000 deal involving the Royals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2000 · WSN / KCR
WSN · Jim Beattie +$4.0M
Brad Rigby
KCR · Herk Robinson −$4.0M
Miguel Batista
WSN came out ahead by $4.0M
2000 · OAK / KCR
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.8M
Jeremy Giambi
KCR · Herk Robinson −$0.8M
Brett Laxton
OAK came out ahead by $0.8M
2000 · KCR / SDP
KCR · Herk Robinson +$4.8M
Brian Meadows
SDP · Kevin Towers −$4.8M
Jay Witasick
KCR came out ahead by $4.8M
2000 · KCR / NYY
KCR · Herk Robinson +$0.0M
Wilson Delgado
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.0M
Nick Ortiz
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

2000 payroll
$24.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 2000, 2000–2006. 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Rey Sanchez329.000$2.3M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Ricky Bottalico306.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Jerry Spradlin337.000$830kFREE AGENT
Jeff Reboulet368.000$575kFREE AGENT
Brian Johnson326.000$550kFREE AGENT
Jorge Fabregas306.000$500kFREE AGENT
Paul Spoljaric296.000$350kFREE AGENT
Dave McCarty307.000$325k$750k$442kFREE AGENT
Miguel Batista298.000$253kFREE AGENT
Scott Pose337.000$232kFREE AGENT
Ray Holbert296.000$225kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Johnny Damon265.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Jermaine Dye264.000$2.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
José Rosado254.000$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Sweeney265.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Jeff Suppan255.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Joe Randa305.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Gregg Zaun295.000$525kFREE AGENT
Todd Dunwoody253.000$232kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mac Suzuki254.000$220kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Santiago253.000$215kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Witasick274.000$167kARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilson Delgado274.000$110kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Rigby273.000$88kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Bochtler295.000—FREE AGENT
Andy Larkin264.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Ordaz243.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Carlos Beltrán232.000$350kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Febles242.000$250kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Stein262.000$225kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Héctor Ortiz302.000$220kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Fussell242.000$210kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Reichert231.000$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Quinn261.000$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Durbin221.000$203kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Mullen250.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kris Wilson230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Meadows242.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Rakers272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Byrdak262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dee Brown222.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Murray26–—
Jeff D'Amico25–—
Brett Laxton26–—

Graphs

How each 2000 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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