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Royals KCR

200556–106 (0.346)
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GM: Allard Baird

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2005, 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
-11
Win %
0.346
TAB
-15.8
WAB
-15.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
8.8
Dead money %
55%
Depth Players
2.0
Dead WAR
-10.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2005 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJohn Buck117
RAlberto Castillo⇄34
RPaul Phillips20

1B

LMatt Stairs64
RMike Sweeney49
RTony Graffanino⇄22
RJoe McEwing20
RJustin Huber19
REli Marrero⇄9
RKen Harvey5
LCalvin Pickering1

2B

BRuben Gotay81
RDonnie Murphy29
BAndrés Blanco24
BDenny Hocking13
RJoe McEwing11

3B

LMark Teahen128
RJoe McEwing29
RTony Graffanino⇄17
BDenny Hocking1

SS

RAngel Berroa159
BAndrés Blanco7
RJoe McEwing6
RDonnie Murphy2
BDenny Hocking1
RTony Graffanino⇄1

LF

LTerrence Long103
RChip Ambres23
LShane Costa20
RMatt Diaz19
REmil Brown11
RJoe McEwing3
LMatt Stairs2

CF

LDavid DeJesus119
LAaron Guiel24
RChip Ambres24
LTerrence Long6
RJoe McEwing1

RF

REmil Brown129
LTerrence Long17
LMatt Stairs13
LAaron Guiel7
RMatt Diaz2
RJoe McEwing1

DH

RMike Sweeney73
LMatt Stairs40
REmil Brown9
RKen Harvey7
RMatt Diaz7
LCalvin Pickering7
RJoe McEwing5
LShane Costa4
RJustin Huber4
LTerrence Long3
RChip Ambres2
BRuben Gotay2
REli Marrero⇄2
RPaul Phillips2
RDonnie Murphy1

Starters

RZack Greinke2.2 WAR
RRunelvys Hernandez1.1 WAR
RDenny Bautista0.5 WAR
RD.J. Carrasco0.4 WAR
RKyle Snyder0.3 WAR
LJ.P. Howell0.2 WAR
RRyan Jensen0.1 WAR
LBrian Anderson0.1 WAR
LJimmy Gobble-0.3 WAR
RJose Lima-0.3 WAR
RMike Wood-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMike MacDougal21 sv
LAndy Sisco14 h
LJeremy Affeldt12 h
RAmbiorix Burgos11 h
LJimmy Gobble4 h
LJaime Cerda3 h
RJuan Oviedo2 h
RShawn Camp0 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 2004)

PlayerfWAR
Emil Brown1.2
Runelvys Hernandez1.1
Andrew Sisco0.7
Ambiorix Burgos0.6
Terrence Long0.4
Kyle Snyder0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2004)

Player2004 fWAR
Joe Randa3.3
Carlos Beltrán2.4
Darrell May1.0
Dennys Reyes1.0
Rudy Seanez0.6
Kelly Stinnett0.6

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 2005; everyone else is shown as a 2005 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
David DeJesus 2005 +4.0 +57.2 0.3 +56.9 $0.1M 1.79× –
Zack Greinke 2005 +2.2 +25.9 0.3 +25.5 $0.2M 1.49× –
Mike MacDougal 2005 +1.2 +12.5 0.4 +12.2 $0.3M 1.34× –
Runelvys Hernandez 2005 +1.1 +8.7 0.3 +8.3 $0.3M 1.02× –
Emil Brown 2005 +1.2 +8.1 0.4 +7.8 $0.3M 0.83× –
Andrew Sisco 2005 +0.7 +7.3 0.3 +7.0 $0.5M 1.34× –
Denny Bautista 2005 +0.5 +3.7 0.3 +3.4 $0.7M 1.02× –
John Buck 2005 +0.9 +3.6 0.3 +3.3 $0.4M 0.52× –
Matt Stairs 2005 +1.0 +4.4 1.2 +3.2 $1.2M 0.56× –
Mike Sweeney 2005 +1.7 +13.5 11.0 +2.5 $6.6M 1.01× –
Angel Berroa 2005 +0.4 +1.8 0.5 +1.3 $1.3M 0.61× –
Shawn Camp 2005 +0.2 +1.3 0.3 +0.9 $1.3M 0.67× –
Jeremy Affeldt 2005 +0.3 +1.5 0.9 +0.5 $3.4M 0.67× –
Alberto Castillo↔ 2005 +0.0 +0.1 0.4 -0.3 $14.7M 0.52× –
Jaime Cerda 2005 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Nate Field 2005 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Calvin Pickering 2005 -0.3 -1.4 0.3 -1.7 – 0.69× –
Terrence Long 2005 +0.4 +2.4 4.9 -2.5 $13.6M 0.83× –
Brian Anderson 2005 +0.1 +0.6 3.2 -2.6 $42.8M 1.02× –
Matt Diaz 2005 -0.4 -2.7 0.3 -3.0 – 0.83× –
Ruben Gotay 2005 -0.6 -2.8 0.3 -3.1 – 0.56× –
Mike Wood 2005 -0.7 -3.8 0.3 -4.1 – 0.67× –
Jose Lima 2005 -0.3 -2.3 2.5 -4.8 – 1.02× –
Mark Teahen 2005 -1.1 -5.0 0.3 -5.3 – 0.58× –
Eli Marrero↔ 2005 -1.1 -4.7 1.9 -6.6 – 0.56× –
Tony Graffanino↔ 2005 +0.1 +0.6 0.6 -0.0 $4.6M 0.56× –
Aaron Guiel 2005 +1.4 +9.2 – – – 0.83× –
Ambiorix Burgos 2005 +0.6 +6.0 – – – 1.34× –
Andrés Blanco 2005 -0.8 -3.6 – – – 0.56× –
Chip Ambres 2005 -0.6 -4.2 – – – 0.83× –
Chris Demaria 2005 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
D.J. Carrasco 2005 +0.4 +3.5 – – – 1.02× –
Denny Hocking 2005 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.56× –
Donnie Murphy 2005 -0.9 -4.0 – – – 0.56× –
J.P. Howell 2005 +0.2 +1.7 – – – 1.02× –
Jimmy Gobble 2005 -0.3 -1.6 – – – 0.67× –
Joe McEwing 2005 -0.9 -4.2 – – – 0.58× –
Jonah Bayliss 2005 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Juan Carlos Oviedo 2005 -0.3 -1.6 – – – 0.67× –
Justin Huber 2005 -0.8 -3.5 – – – 0.56× –
Ken Harvey 2005 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.69× –
Kyle Snyder 2005 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Paul Phillips 2005 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Ryan Jensen 2005 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Shane Costa 2005 -0.4 -3.0 – – – 0.83× –
Steve Stemle 2005 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+9.1+125.032.1+97.7—

Trades

Every graded 2005 deal involving the Royals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2005 · KCR / PIT
KCR · Allard Baird +$3.2M
Mark Redman
PIT · Dave Littlefield −$3.2M
Jonah Bayliss, Chad Blackwell
KCR came out ahead by $3.2M
2005 · BOS / KCR
BOS · Theo Epstein +$7.2M
Tony Graffanino
KCR · Allard Baird −$7.2M
Chip Ambres, Juan Cedeno
BOS came out ahead by $7.2M
2005 · ATL / KCR
ATL · John Schuerholz +$22.4M
Matt Diaz
KCR · Allard Baird −$22.4M
Ricardo Rodriguez
ATL came out ahead by $22.4M
2005 · KCR / MIL
KCR · Allard Baird +$1.6M
Justin Barnes
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$1.6M
Chris Demaria
KCR came out ahead by $1.6M
2005 · KCR / BAL
KCR · Allard Baird +$4.8M
Pete Maestrales
BAL · Jim Beattie −$4.8M
Eli Marrero
KCR came out ahead by $4.8M
2005 · KCR / TEX
KCR · Allard Baird +$8.0M
Esteban Germán
TEX · John Hart −$8.0M
Fabio Castro
KCR came out ahead by $8.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2005 payroll
$32.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2005, 2005–2011. 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Mike Sweeney3110.000$11.0M$11.0M$11.0MFREE AGENT
Terrence Long296.000$4.9MFREE AGENT
Brian Anderson3312.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Jose Lima3211.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Eli Marrero318.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Matt Stairs3713.000$1.2M$888kFREE AGENT
Tony Graffanino339.000$590k$1.1MFREE AGENT
Alberto Castillo3510.000$437kFREE AGENT
Emil Brown308.000$355k$1.8M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Calvin Pickering287.000$324kFREE AGENT
Denny Hocking3512.000—FREE AGENT
Joe McEwing327.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Jeremy Affeldt263.000$950kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Angel Berroa274.000$500kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike MacDougal284.000$352kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jaime Cerda263.000$342kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Field293.000$328kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Runelvys Hernandez273.000$325kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Jensen294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Harvey274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Guiel323.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (25)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Zack Greinke211.000$330kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David DeJesus252.000$320kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Camp291.000$320kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Wood252.000$319kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Buck241.000$318kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Denny Bautista241.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Diaz272.000$316kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ruben Gotay221.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Teahen230.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Sisco220.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Phillips281.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Snyder272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chip Ambres25–—
Justin Huber220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Gobble232.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
D.J. Carrasco282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Costa230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donnie Murphy221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrés Blanco211.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.P. Howell220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ambiorix Burgos210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Carlos Oviedo230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonah Bayliss240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Stemle280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Demaria24–—

Graphs

How each 2005 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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