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Royals KCR

200262–100 (0.383)
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GM: Allard Baird

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2002, 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
$47M
Surplus $M
-21
Win %
0.383
TAB
-15.9
WAB
-15.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
14.2
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-11.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2002 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LBrent Mayne99
RA.J. Hinch68
RJuan Brito9
RDusty Wathan3

1B

RMike Sweeney102
LRaul Ibanez49
RKit Pellow10
RDave McCarty⇄9
LMichael Tucker5
RChan Perry5
BLuis Alicea2
RBrandon Berger1

2B

RCarlos Febles116
RDonnie Sadler⇄35
BLuis Alicea32
RLuis Ordaz28
BNeifi Perez5
LMike Caruso4
LMichael Tucker2

3B

RJoe Randa129
BLuis Alicea32
RKit Pellow12
RLuis Ordaz6
LMike Caruso2

SS

BNeifi Perez139
RAngel Berroa20
LMike Caruso5
RLuis Ordaz2
RCarlos Febles1
BLuis Alicea1

LF

RChuck Knoblauch74
LRaul Ibanez42
LMichael Tucker33
RBrandon Berger14
LDee Brown8
BDonzell McDonald II7
BLuis Alicea1

CF

BCarlos Beltrán149
LMichael Tucker14
RBrandon Berger4
LAaron Guiel1

RF

LMichael Tucker67
LAaron Guiel61
RBrandon Berger21
LRaul Ibanez16
RMark Quinn15
LAlexis Gomez2
BLuis Alicea1

DH

LRaul Ibanez36
RMike Sweeney24
LMichael Tucker21
RJoe Randa17
BLuis Alicea14
BCarlos Beltrán12
RBrandon Berger9
RMark Quinn7
LDee Brown5
RKit Pellow4
RChuck Knoblauch2
LAaron Guiel2

Starters

RPaul Byrd3.1 WAR
RJeff Suppan1.4 WAR
RRunelvys Hernandez1.2 WAR
LJeremy Affeldt0.9 WAR
LChris George0.6 WAR
RMiguel Asencio0.4 WAR
LDarrell May0.4 WAR
RBlake Stein0.1 WAR
RShawn Sedlacek-0.0 WAR
RMac Suzuki-0.0 WAR
RBryan Rekar-0.1 WAR
RDan Reichert-0.1 WAR
RWes Obermueller-0.1 WAR
RChad Durbin-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRoberto Hernandez26 sv
RJason Grimsley12 h
LScott Mullen6 h
RCory Bailey5 h
RRyan Bukvich5 h
LBrian Shouse2 h
RBlake Stein1 h
RBrad Voyles1 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 2001)

PlayerfWAR
Runelvys Hernandez1.2
Jeremy Affeldt0.9
Michael Tucker0.9
Miguel Asencio0.4
Darrell May0.4
Dusty Wathan0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2001)

Player2001 fWAR
Rey Sanchez2.5
Gregg Zaun1.2
Jose Santiago0.3
Jermaine Dye0.3
Sal Fasano-0.0
Héctor Ortiz-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 2002; everyone else is shown as a 2002 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Carlos Beltrán 2002 +5.4 +88.3 3.5 +84.8 $0.6M 2.05× –
Paul Byrd 2002 +3.1 +48.2 0.8 +47.3 $0.3M 1.96× –
Mike Sweeney 2002 +4.5 +43.3 8.0 +35.3 $1.8M 1.20× –
Raul Ibanez 2002 +2.3 +15.2 0.8 +14.4 $0.3M 0.81× –
Joe Randa 2002 +2.1 +14.3 4.0 +10.3 $1.9M 0.85× –
Jeff Suppan 2002 +1.4 +11.1 4.2 +6.9 $3.0M 1.02× –
Jeremy Affeldt 2002 +0.9 +4.8 0.2 +4.6 $0.2M 0.67× –
Michael Tucker 2002 +0.9 +5.9 2.2 +3.6 $2.6M 0.83× –
Miguel Asencio 2002 +0.4 +3.5 0.2 +3.3 $0.5M 1.02× –
Darrell May 2002 +0.4 +3.1 0.4 +2.7 $1.0M 1.02× –
Jason Grimsley 2002 +0.8 +4.4 1.9 +2.5 $2.3M 0.67× –
A.J. Hinch 2002 +0.5 +1.9 0.3 +1.7 $0.6M 0.52× –
Roberto Hernandez 2002 +0.6 +6.9 6.0 +0.9 $9.3M 1.34× –
Jeff Austin 2002 +0.1 +0.7 0.2 +0.4 $1.7M 0.67× –
Dan Reichert 2002 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Blake Stein 2002 +0.1 +0.4 1.4 -1.0 $18.2M 0.67× –
Brian Shouse 2002 -0.2 -1.3 0.2 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Chad Durbin 2002 -0.2 -1.5 0.3 -1.7 – 1.02× –
Dave McCarty↔ 2002 -0.3 -1.5 0.4 -1.9 – 0.56× –
Carlos Febles 2002 -0.3 -1.5 0.8 -2.2 – 0.56× –
Brent Mayne 2002 -0.0 -0.2 2.5 -2.7 – 0.52× –
Mark Quinn 2002 -0.4 -2.4 0.4 -2.8 – 0.83× –
Brandon Berger 2002 -0.4 -2.7 0.2 -2.9 – 0.83× –
Kris Wilson 2002 -0.6 -3.2 0.2 -3.4 – 0.67× –
Donnie Sadler↔ 2002 -0.7 -3.3 0.1 -3.5 – 0.56× –
Luis Alicea 2002 -0.8 -3.6 0.8 -4.4 – 0.56× –
Cory Bailey 2002 -0.5 -5.4 0.3 -5.7 – 1.34× –
Chuck Knoblauch 2002 -0.8 -5.6 2.0 -7.6 – 0.83× –
Neifi Perez 2002 -2.9 -14.3 4.1 -18.4 – 0.61× –
Aaron Guiel 2002 -1.2 -8.0 – – – 0.83× –
Alexis Gomez 2002 -0.1 -0.9 – – – 0.83× –
Angel Berroa 2002 +0.2 +1.2 – – – 0.61× –
Brad Voyles 2002 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Bryan Rekar 2002 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 1.02× –
Chan Perry 2002 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Chris George 2002 +0.6 +4.7 – – – 1.02× –
Dee Brown 2002 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Donzell McDonald II 2002 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.83× –
Dusty Wathan 2002 +0.2 +0.6 – – – 0.52× –
Jeremy Hill 2002 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Juan Brito 2002 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Kit Pellow 2002 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.58× –
Luis Ordaz 2002 -0.4 -1.8 – – – 0.56× –
Mac Suzuki 2002 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Caruso 2002 -0.4 -1.9 – – – 0.61× –
Mike MacDougal 2002 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Nate Field 2002 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Runelvys Hernandez 2002 +1.2 +9.7 – – – 1.02× –
Ryan Bukvich 2002 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Scott Mullen 2002 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Shawn Sedlacek 2002 -0.0 -0.4 – – – 1.02× –
Wes Obermueller 2002 -0.1 -0.9 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+14.3+203.246.7+158.4—

Trades

Every graded 2002 deal involving the Royals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 1 total.

2002 · COL / KCR
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$1.6M
Bryan Rekar
KCR · Allard Baird −$1.6M
Eduardo Villacis
COL came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2002 payroll
$46.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2002, 2002–2008. 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 (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Mike Sweeney287.000$8.0M$11.0M$11.0M$11.0M$11.0M$11.0MFREE AGENT
Roberto Hernandez3711.000$6.0MFREE AGENT
Jeff Suppan277.000$4.2MFREE AGENT
Neifi Perez296.000$4.1MFREE AGENT
Joe Randa327.000$4.0M$4.5M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Brent Mayne3412.000$2.5M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Michael Tucker317.000$2.2M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Chuck Knoblauch3311.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Jason Grimsley3413.000$1.9M$2.0M$562kFREE AGENT
Paul Byrd317.000$850kFREE AGENT
Raul Ibanez306.000$800k$3.0MFREE AGENT
Luis Alicea3614.000$800kFREE AGENT
Dave McCarty329.000$442kFREE AGENT
Darrell May307.000$375k$450k$1.8MFREE AGENT
Cory Bailey319.000$320kFREE AGENT
Brian Shouse339.000$215kFREE AGENT
Bryan Rekar307.000—FREE AGENT
Mac Suzuki276.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Carlos Beltrán254.000$3.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Stein284.000$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Febles264.000$775kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Quinn283.000$375kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Reichert253.000$310kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Durbin243.000$275kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Hinch284.000$260kARB 3FREE AGENT
Donnie Sadler274.000$122kARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Ordaz265.000—FREE AGENT
Mike Caruso254.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dee Brown244.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Kris Wilson252.000$240kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Austin251.000$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Berger271.000$202kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Affeldt230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Asencio210.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donzell McDonald II27–—
Dusty Wathan28–—
Chris George221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Hill24–—
Scott Mullen272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike MacDougal251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chan Perry29–—
Alexis Gomez23–—
Brad Voyles25–—
Angel Berroa241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Field260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Guiel290.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Brito22–—
Kit Pellow280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Sedlacek25–—
Ryan Bukvich240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Runelvys Hernandez240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wes Obermueller250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2002 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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