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Royals KCR

200165–97 (0.401)
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GM: Allard Baird

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2001, 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
$32M
Surplus $M
-8
Win %
0.401
TAB
-7.3
WAB
-8.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
18.9
Dead money %
38%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-6.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2001 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RHéctor Ortiz55
LBrent Mayne⇄51
RA.J. Hinch43
BGregg Zaun35
RSal Fasano⇄3

1B

RMike Sweeney108
RDave McCarty68
LRaul Ibanez10
RKen Harvey3

2B

RRey Sanchez⇄100
RCarlos Febles78
BLuis Alicea67
RLuis Ordaz19
RDonnie Sadler⇄17
BWilson Delgado2
RJoe Randa1
BNeifi Perez⇄1

3B

RJoe Randa137
BLuis Alicea18
RDonnie Sadler⇄9
BWilson Delgado3
RLuis Ordaz1
LRaul Ibanez1

SS

BNeifi Perez⇄48
RAngel Berroa14
RDonnie Sadler⇄11
RLuis Ordaz8
BWilson Delgado6

LF

LDee Brown77
RMark Quinn49
LEndy Chavez22
LRaul Ibanez17
RDave McCarty8
RDonnie Sadler⇄7
RBrandon Berger5

CF

BCarlos Beltrán152
LEndy Chavez5
LDee Brown4
RDonnie Sadler⇄4
RJermaine Dye⇄2
LRaul Ibanez2
RTrenidad Hubbard2

RF

RMark Quinn50
LRaul Ibanez24
RDonnie Sadler⇄6
LDee Brown3
LEndy Chavez2
RDave McCarty1
RTrenidad Hubbard1

DH

RMike Sweeney38
LRaul Ibanez33
LDee Brown20
BLuis Alicea18
RMark Quinn18
RJoe Randa14
RJermaine Dye⇄4
BCarlos Beltrán3
RDave McCarty2
BGregg Zaun2
RKen Harvey1

Starters

RJeff Suppan2.6 WAR
RPaul Byrd⇄1.4 WAR
RChad Durbin1.4 WAR
RDan Reichert0.7 WAR
LChris George0.3 WAR
RBlake Stein0.2 WAR
RMike MacDougal0.2 WAR
RBrian Meadows-0.1 WAR
RMac Suzuki⇄-0.2 WAR
RKris Wilson-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRoberto Hernandez28 sv
RJason Grimsley26 h
RCory Bailey12 h
LTony Cogan6 h
RDoug Henry3 h
RJeff Austin1 h
LScott Mullen1 h
RJose Santiago⇄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 2000)

PlayerfWAR
Paul Byrd1.4
Cory Bailey1.2
Jason Grimsley0.9
Raul Ibanez0.8
Roberto Hernandez0.5
Chris George0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2000)

Player2000 fWAR
Johnny Damon4.5
Jay Witasick0.7
Jerry Spradlin0.7
Jorge Fabregas0.3
Brett Laxton0.3
José Rosado0.3

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 2001; everyone else is shown as a 2001 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Carlos Beltrán 2001 +5.4 +88.1 0.4 +87.7 $0.1M 2.05× –
Jeff Suppan 2001 +2.6 +40.5 2.4 +38.1 $0.9M 1.96× –
Mike Sweeney 2001 +4.0 +38.6 5.0 +33.6 $1.2M 1.20× –
Rey Sanchez↔ 2001 +2.5 +16.3 1.5 +14.8 $0.6M 0.82× –
Jason Grimsley 2001 +0.9 +10.1 0.8 +9.3 $0.8M 1.34× –
Dan Reichert 2001 +0.7 +5.6 0.3 +5.4 $0.4M 1.02× –
Gregg Zaun 2001 +1.2 +4.9 1.1 +3.7 $1.0M 0.52× –
Mark Quinn 2001 +0.4 +3.0 0.3 +2.7 $0.6M 0.83× –
Jose Santiago↔ 2001 +0.3 +1.6 0.1 +1.6 $0.2M 0.67× –
Blake Stein 2001 +0.2 +1.3 0.3 +1.0 $1.1M 0.67× –
Luis Ordaz 2001 +0.3 +1.2 0.2 +0.9 $0.9M 0.56× –
Joe Randa 2001 +0.6 +2.9 2.3 +0.6 $3.7M 0.58× –
Donnie Sadler↔ 2001 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $16.0M 0.56× –
Roberto Hernandez 2001 +0.5 +5.9 6.0 -0.1 $11.0M 1.34× –
Sal Fasano↔ 2001 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.52× –
Carlos Febles 2001 +0.0 +0.0 0.3 -0.3 $60.3M 0.56× –
Héctor Ortiz 2001 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.4 – 0.52× –
Scott Mullen 2001 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Jermaine Dye↔ 2001 +0.3 +1.5 2.3 -0.8 $8.5M 0.69× –
Luis Alicea 2001 -0.2 -0.8 0.8 -1.6 – 0.56× –
Mac Suzuki↔ 2001 -0.2 -1.5 0.1 -1.7 – 1.02× –
A.J. Hinch 2001 -0.5 -2.1 0.3 -2.4 – 0.52× –
Neifi Perez↔ 2001 -0.3 -1.4 1.3 -2.7 – 0.61× –
Brian Meadows 2001 -0.1 -1.0 1.9 -2.9 – 1.02× –
Kris Wilson 2001 -0.4 -2.9 0.2 -3.1 – 1.02× –
Dave McCarty 2001 -0.6 -2.6 0.8 -3.3 – 0.56× –
Brent Mayne↔ 2001 -0.6 -2.5 1.1 -3.6 – 0.52× –
Tony Cogan 2001 -0.8 -4.1 0.2 -4.3 – 0.67× –
Doug Henry 2001 -0.7 -3.8 1.2 -5.0 – 0.67× –
Dee Brown 2001 -1.1 -7.2 0.2 -7.4 – 0.83× –
Angel Berroa 2001 +0.2 +1.1 – – – 0.61× –
Brad Voyles 2001 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Brandon Berger 2001 +0.3 +1.8 – – – 0.83× –
Chad Durbin 2001 +1.4 +11.3 – – – 1.02× –
Chris George 2001 +0.3 +2.7 – – – 1.02× –
Cory Bailey 2001 +1.2 +6.3 – – – 0.67× –
Endy Chavez 2001 -0.7 -4.8 – – – 0.83× –
Jeff Austin 2001 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Ken Harvey 2001 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Mike MacDougal 2001 +0.2 +1.3 – – – 1.02× –
Paul Byrd↔ 2001 +1.4 +11.2 – – – 1.02× –
Raul Ibanez 2001 +0.8 +4.3 – – – 0.69× –
Trenidad Hubbard 2001 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.83× –
Wilson Delgado 2001 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.61× –
Total—+18.9+223.331.9+159.2—

Trades

Every graded 2001 deal involving the Royals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2001 · NYM / KCR
NYM · Steve Phillips +$4.0M
Mike Curry
KCR · Allard Baird −$4.0M
Endy Chávez
NYM came out ahead by $4.0M
2001 · KCR / ATL
KCR · Allard Baird +$0.8M
Brad Voyles, Alejandro Machado
ATL · John Schuerholz −$0.8M
Rey Sánchez
KCR came out ahead by $0.8M
2001 · CIN / KCR
CIN · Jim Bowden +$4.8M
Cary Ammons
KCR · Allard Baird −$4.8M
Donnie Sadler
CIN came out ahead by $4.8M
2001 · CHC / KCR
CHC · Andy MacPhail +$12.8M
Shawn Sonnier
KCR · Allard Baird −$12.8M
Michael Tucker
CHC came out ahead by $12.8M
2001 · KCR / PHI
KCR · Allard Baird +$29.6M
Paul Byrd
PHI · Ed Wade −$29.6M
José Santiago
KCR came out ahead by $29.6M
2001 · COL / KCR
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$36.8M
Jermaine Dye
KCR · Allard Baird −$36.8M
Neifi Pérez
COL came out ahead by $36.8M
2001 · COL / KCR
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$17.6M
Sal Fasano, Mac Suzuki
KCR · Allard Baird −$17.6M
Brent Mayne
COL came out ahead by $17.6M
2001 · OAK / TBR / KCR
OAK · Billy Beane +$211.2M
Cory Lidle, Johnny Damon, Mark Ellis
TBR · Chuck Lamar −$53.6M
Ben Grieve
KCR · Allard Baird −$157.6M
Roberto Hernández, Ángel Berroa, A. J. Hinch
OAK came out ahead by $211.2M 3-team

Current & Historical Payroll

2001 payroll
$31.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2001, 2001–2007. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Roberto Hernandez3610.000$6.0M$6.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Sweeney276.000$5.0M$8.0M$11.0M$11.0M$11.0M$11.0M$11.0M
Jeff Suppan266.000$2.4M$4.2MFREE AGENT
Joe Randa316.000$2.3M$4.0M$4.5M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Rey Sanchez3310.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Doug Henry3710.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Gregg Zaun306.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Brent Mayne3311.000$1.1M$2.5M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Luis Alicea3513.000$800k$800kFREE AGENT
Dave McCarty318.000$750k$442kFREE AGENT
Jason Grimsley3312.000$750k$1.9M$2.0M$562kFREE AGENT
Cory Bailey308.000—$320kFREE AGENT
Paul Byrd306.000—$850kFREE AGENT
Trenidad Hubbard377.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Jermaine Dye275.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Brian Meadows253.000$1.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Neifi Perez285.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Carlos Beltrán243.000$425kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Febles253.000$310kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Stein273.000$275kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Hinch273.000$260kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Ordaz254.000$235kARB 3FREE AGENT
Héctor Ortiz313.000$230kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dee Brown233.000$205kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mac Suzuki265.000$145kFREE AGENT
Donnie Sadler263.000$131kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Santiago264.000$71kARB 3FREE AGENT
Sal Fasano295.000$29kFREE AGENT
Wilson Delgado285.000—FREE AGENT
Raul Ibanez295.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Mark Quinn272.000$280kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Reichert242.000$265kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kris Wilson241.000$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Mullen261.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Cogan240.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris George210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike MacDougal240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Durbin232.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Endy Chavez230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Voyles24–—
Jeff Austin240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Berger260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Harvey230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Angel Berroa230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2001 acquisition stacked onto Royals's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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