Rosternomics

Royals KCR

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GM: Dayton Moore (since 2007)

2008 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-2.0
WAB — wins above budget
-5.5
TAB — roster Talent above budget
75–87 (0.463)
record
-18M
surplus $M (value/$)
24.0
roster fWAR
$59.4M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Mike Aviles 27 102 4.3
Zack Greinke 24 arb 32 4.3 1.4 +8.2
Gil Meche 29 FA-elig 34 4.2 11.4 -1.9
Alex Gordon 24 pre-arb 134 2.6 0.4 +5.5
David DeJesus 28 arb 135 2.6 2.5 +3.3
Ramon E Ramirez 26 pre-arb 71 1.8 0.4 +3.7
Kyle Davies 24 21 1.5
Mark Grudzielanek 38 FA-elig 86 1.4 4.5 -1.3
Joakim Soria 24 pre-arb 63 1.3 0.4 +2.6
Luke Hochevar 24 pre-arb 22 1.2 1.2 +1.6
Alberto Callaspo 25 pre-arb 74 1.1 0.4 +2.2
Brian Bannister 27 pre-arb 32 1.0 0.4 +1.8
Juan Carlos Oviedo 26 arb 45 0.7 0.4 +1.1
Miguel Olivo 29 FA-elig 84 0.6 2.0 -0.8
John Bale 34 FA-elig 13 0.5 2.2 -1.0
Robinson Tejeda↔ TEX 26 25 0.5
Ron Mahay 37 FA-elig 57 0.4 4.0 -3.1
Brett Tomko↔ SDP 35 FA-elig 16 0.4 2.2 -1.3
Ryan Shealy 28 20 0.4
Brandon Duckworth 32 7 0.4
John Buck 27 arb 109 0.4 2.2 -1.4
Horacio Ramirez↔ CHW 28 15 0.4
Joey Gathright 27 arb 105 0.2 0.4 +0.1
Carlos Rosa 23 2 0.2
Matt Tupman 28 pre-arb 1 0.1 0.4 -0.3
Kila Ka'aihue 24 12 0.0
Neal Musser 27 1 -0.0
Jeff Fulchino 28 12 -0.0
Jason Smith 30 22 -0.1
Devon Lowery 25 5 -0.1
Josh Newman↔ COL 26 4 -0.1
Kip Wells↔ COL 31 FA-elig 10 -0.1 1.2 -1.5
Yasuhiko Yabuta 35 pre-arb 31 -0.2 2.5 -2.9
Jimmy Gobble 26 arb 39 -0.3 1.3 -2.0
Esteban German 30 FA-elig 89 -0.3 1.0 -1.7
Mark Teahen 26 arb 149 -0.3 2.3 -3.1
Hideo Nomo 39 3 -0.3
Mitch Maier 26 34 -0.5
Joel Peralta 32 40 -0.8
Jose Guillen 32 FA-elig 153 -0.8 12.0 -13.9
Billy Butler 22 pre-arb 124 -1.1 0.4 -2.8
Ross Gload 32 FA-elig 122 -1.6 1.3 -4.9
Tony Pena Jr. 27 pre-arb 95 -1.7 0.4 -4.2

43 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 27 of them (63%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for KCR
Charlie Leibrandt198316.8
Danny Tartabull198613.9
Joe Randa199812.8
Jeff Montgomery198812.0
Joakim Soria20069.8
José Offerman19958.1
Brad Keller20177.9
Chris Haney19926.9
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Mark Ellis200122.1
David Cone198721.2
Jorge De La Rosa200813.1
Sean Manaea201511.2
Rance Mulliniks198211.1
Bret Saberhagen199110.8
Charlie Leibrandt19899.9
Jon Lieber19939.8