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Royals KCR

200875–87 (0.463)
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GM: Dayton Moore

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2008, 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
$61M
Surplus $M
-8
Win %
0.463
TAB
-5.7
WAB
-2.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
24.0
Dead money %
53%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-8.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2008 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJohn Buck107
RMiguel Olivo58
LMatt Tupman1

1B

LRoss Gload111
RBilly Butler34
RRyan Shealy20
LMark Teahen14
LKila Ka'aihue4
LJason Smith1

2B

RMark Grudzielanek85
BAlberto Callaspo46
REsteban German35
RMike Aviles28
LJason Smith9

3B

LAlex Gordon133
LMark Teahen19
RMike Aviles7
REsteban German6
LJason Smith5
BAlberto Callaspo1

SS

RTony Pena Jr.94
RMike Aviles91
BAlberto Callaspo18
REsteban German3

LF

LDavid DeJesus71
RJose Guillen45
REsteban German39
LMark Teahen31
LRoss Gload8
BAlberto Callaspo3
LJoey Gathright3
LJason Smith1

CF

LJoey Gathright100
LDavid DeJesus68
LMitch Maier33
LMark Teahen1

RF

LMark Teahen92
RJose Guillen67
LDavid DeJesus23
LMitch Maier4
LRoss Gload3

DH

RBilly Butler82
RJose Guillen43
RMiguel Olivo21
LKila Ka'aihue5
LJason Smith4
REsteban German4
LAlex Gordon1
LDavid DeJesus1
LMark Teahen1
RTony Pena Jr.1

Starters

RZack Greinke4.3 WAR
RGil Meche4.2 WAR
RKyle Davies1.5 WAR
RLuke Hochevar1.2 WAR
RBrian Bannister1.0 WAR
LJohn Bale0.5 WAR
RRobinson Tejeda⇄0.5 WAR
RBrett Tomko⇄0.4 WAR
RBrandon Duckworth0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJoakim Soria42 sv
RRamon Ramirez21 h
LRon Mahay21 h
RJuan Oviedo7 h
LJimmy Gobble4 h
RJoel Peralta1 h
RRobinson Tejeda⇄1 h
RYasuhiko Yabuta0 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 2007)

PlayerfWAR
Mike Aviles4.3
Ramon E Ramirez1.8
Alberto Callaspo1.1
Miguel Olivo0.6
Robinson Tejeda0.5
Ron Mahay0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2007)

Player2007 fWAR
Odalis Perez1.1
Reggie Sanders0.6
Emil Brown0.3
Jorge De La Rosa0.3
John Thomson0.2
David Riske0.1

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 2008; everyone else is shown as a 2008 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Zack Greinke 2008 +4.3 +74.9 1.4 +73.5 $0.3M 2.19× –
Gil Meche 2008 +4.2 +73.6 11.4 +62.2 $2.7M 2.19× –
Mike Aviles 2008 +4.3 +45.9 0.4 +45.5 $0.1M 1.32× –
David DeJesus 2008 +2.6 +32.8 2.5 +30.3 $1.0M 1.60× –
Ramon E Ramirez 2008 +1.8 +28.1 0.4 +27.7 $0.2M 1.95× –
Alex Gordon 2008 +2.6 +23.5 0.4 +23.1 $0.2M 1.12× –
Joakim Soria 2008 +1.3 +14.3 0.4 +13.8 $0.3M 1.34× –
Kyle Davies 2008 +1.5 +11.9 0.4 +11.5 $0.3M 1.02× –
Luke Hochevar 2008 +1.2 +9.9 1.2 +8.7 $1.0M 1.02× –
Brian Bannister 2008 +1.0 +8.1 0.4 +7.7 $0.4M 1.02× –
Alberto Callaspo 2008 +1.1 +5.1 0.4 +4.7 $0.3M 0.56× –
Juan Carlos Oviedo 2008 +0.7 +3.5 0.4 +3.1 $0.6M 0.67× –
Mark Grudzielanek 2008 +1.4 +6.4 4.5 +1.9 $3.2M 0.56× –
Joey Gathright 2008 +0.2 +1.5 0.4 +1.1 $1.9M 0.83× –
Brett Tomko↔ 2008 +0.4 +3.0 2.2 +0.9 $5.8M 1.02× –
John Bale 2008 +0.5 +2.9 2.2 +0.7 $4.1M 0.67× –
Miguel Olivo 2008 +0.6 +2.4 2.0 +0.3 $3.6M 0.52× –
Matt Tupman 2008 +0.1 +0.2 0.4 -0.2 $7.8M 0.52× –
John Buck 2008 +0.4 +1.5 2.2 -0.7 $6.2M 0.52× –
Kip Wells↔ 2008 -0.1 -0.6 1.2 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Ron Mahay 2008 +0.4 +2.0 4.0 -2.0 $10.5M 0.67× –
Jimmy Gobble 2008 -0.3 -1.6 1.3 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Esteban German 2008 -0.3 -2.0 1.0 -3.0 – 0.83× –
Yasuhiko Yabuta 2008 -0.2 -0.9 2.5 -3.4 – 0.67× –
Mark Teahen 2008 -0.3 -2.1 2.3 -4.5 – 0.83× –
Joel Peralta 2008 -0.8 -4.5 0.5 -4.9 – 0.67× –
Billy Butler 2008 -1.1 -5.9 0.4 -6.3 – 0.69× –
Ross Gload 2008 -1.6 -7.1 1.3 -8.4 – 0.56× –
Tony Pena Jr. 2008 -1.7 -8.3 0.4 -8.7 – 0.61× –
Jose Guillen 2008 -0.8 -5.6 12.0 -17.6 – 0.83× –
Brandon Duckworth 2008 +0.4 +2.9 – – – 1.02× –
Carlos Rosa 2008 +0.2 +1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Devon Lowery 2008 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Hideo Nomo 2008 -0.3 -1.9 – – – 0.67× –
Horacio Ramirez↔ 2008 +0.4 +1.9 – – – 0.67× –
Jason Smith 2008 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.56× –
Jeff Fulchino 2008 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Josh Newman↔ 2008 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Kila Ka'aihue 2008 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.69× –
Mitch Maier 2008 -0.5 -3.1 – – – 0.83× –
Neal Musser 2008 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Robinson Tejeda↔ 2008 +0.5 +2.6 – – – 0.67× –
Ryan Shealy 2008 +0.4 +1.7 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+24.2+316.860.5+252.3—

Trades

Every graded 2008 deal involving the Royals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2008 · KCR / LAD
KCR · Dayton Moore +$5.6M
Juan Rivera
LAD · Ned Colletti −$5.6M
Ángel Berroa
KCR came out ahead by $5.6M
2008 · BOS / KCR
BOS · Theo Epstein +$1.6M
Ramón Ramírez
KCR · Dayton Moore −$1.6M
Coco Crisp
BOS came out ahead by $1.6M
2008 · COL / KCR
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$49.6M
Jorge De La Rosa
KCR · Dayton Moore −$49.6M
Ramón Ramírez
COL came out ahead by $49.6M
2008 · CIN / KCR
CIN · Wayne Krivsky +$0.0M
Henry Arias
KCR · Dayton Moore +$0.0M
Brad Salmon
Even trade
2008 · KCR / CHW
KCR · Dayton Moore +$10.4M
Paulo Orlando
CHW · Kenny Williams −$10.4M
Horacio Ramírez
KCR came out ahead by $10.4M
2008 · MIA / KCR
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$9.6M
Juan Carlos Oviedo
KCR · Dayton Moore −$9.6M
Mike Jacobs
MIA came out ahead by $9.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2008 payroll
$60.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 2008, 2008–2014. 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 (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Jose Guillen3211.000$12.0M$12.0M$8.6MFREE AGENT
Gil Meche299.000$11.4M$11.4M$12.4MFREE AGENT
Mark Grudzielanek3813.000$4.5MFREE AGENT
Ron Mahay3713.000$4.0M$2.9MFREE AGENT
John Bale349.000$2.2M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Brett Tomko3511.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Miguel Olivo296.000$2.0M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Ross Gload328.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Kip Wells319.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Esteban German306.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Hideo Nomo3913.000—FREE AGENT
Brandon Duckworth327.000—FREE AGENT
Jason Smith307.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
David DeJesus285.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Mark Teahen263.000$2.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Buck274.000$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Zack Greinke244.000$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Gobble265.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Joel Peralta323.000$450kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Gathright274.000$427kARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Carlos Oviedo263.000$405kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Davies243.000$390kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Horacio Ramirez285.000—FREE AGENT
Robinson Tejeda263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Shealy283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Yasuhiko Yabuta350.000$2.5MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Hochevar241.000$1.2MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joakim Soria241.000$426kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Bannister272.000$421kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Gordon241.000$406kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Pena Jr.272.000$405kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Butler221.000$399kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon E Ramirez262.000$397kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alberto Callaspo252.000$394kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Aviles270.000$390kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Tupman280.000$390kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Maier262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Devon Lowery25–—
Jeff Fulchino282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kila Ka'aihue240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Newman26–—
Carlos Rosa230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Neal Musser27–—

Graphs

How each 2008 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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