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Royals KCR

201067–95 (0.414)
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GM: Dayton Moore

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2010, 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
$65M
Surplus $M
-22
Win %
0.414
TAB
-11.4
WAB
-10.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
18.7
Dead money %
55%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-6.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2010 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJason Kendall118
BBrayan Peña47
RLucas May10

1B

RBilly Butler127
LKila Ka'aihue34
BWilson Betemit5
RWillie Bloomquist⇄3
LAlex Gordon1
LMitch Maier1

2B

RMike Aviles87
BAlberto Callaspo⇄87
LChris Getz64
BWilson Betemit2

3B

BWilson Betemit53
RJosh Fields12
RWillie Bloomquist⇄11
LAlex Gordon10
RMike Aviles5
LChris Getz2

SS

RYuniesky Betancourt151
RMike Aviles13
RWillie Bloomquist⇄1

LF

LAlex Gordon55
LMitch Maier8
LGrégor Blanco⇄5
RJai Miller3
LDavid DeJesus2
BWilson Betemit2

CF

LMitch Maier65
LGrégor Blanco⇄42
LDavid DeJesus19
LJarrod Dyson15
RWillie Bloomquist⇄8

RF

LDavid DeJesus70
LMitch Maier43
RJai Miller16
LAlex Gordon3
LGrégor Blanco⇄2

DH

RJose Guillen⇄84
RBilly Butler31
LKila Ka'aihue15
BWilson Betemit14
RWillie Bloomquist⇄7
BBrayan Peña4
LScott Podsednik⇄2
RMike Aviles2
LAlex Gordon2
LDavid DeJesus2
RJai Miller1
BAlberto Callaspo⇄1
RLucas May1
LMitch Maier1

Starters

RZack Greinke4.8 WAR
RLuke Hochevar1.7 WAR
RKyle Davies1.6 WAR
LBruce Chen1.3 WAR
RPhilip Humber0.3 WAR
RBryan Bullington-0.0 WAR
RBrian Bannister-0.2 WAR
RSean O'Sullivan⇄-0.3 WAR
RGil Meche-0.3 WAR
RAnthony Lerew-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJoakim Soria43 sv
RBlake Wood15 h
RRobinson Tejeda12 h
LDusty Hughes7 h
RJesse Chavez⇄6 h
RKanekoa Texeira⇄2 h
RVictor Marte2 h
RKyle Farnsworth⇄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 2009)

PlayerfWAR
Wilson Betemit1.1
Scott Podsednik0.7
Jarrod Dyson0.6
Grégor Blanco0.4
Philip Humber0.3
Rick Ankiel0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2009)

Player2009 fWAR
Miguel Olivo1.7
Coco Crisp1.3
Sidney Ponson0.4
John Buck0.1
Carlos Rosa0.0
Lenny DiNardo-0.1

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 2010; everyone else is shown as a 2010 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Zack Greinke 2010 +4.8 +84.0 7.2 +76.7 $1.5M 2.19× –
David DeJesus 2010 +2.5 +32.1 4.7 +27.4 $1.9M 1.60× –
Joakim Soria 2010 +1.9 +30.4 3.0 +27.4 $1.5M 1.95× –
Luke Hochevar 2010 +1.7 +19.8 1.8 +18.1 $1.1M 1.49× –
Kyle Davies 2010 +1.6 +19.4 1.8 +17.6 $1.1M 1.49× –
Billy Butler 2010 +2.1 +13.5 0.5 +13.1 $0.2M 0.81× –
Bruce Chen 2010 +1.3 +10.5 0.6 +9.9 $0.5M 1.02× –
Robinson Tejeda 2010 +0.9 +9.2 0.9 +8.3 $1.1M 1.34× –
Mike Aviles 2010 +1.3 +5.8 0.4 +5.3 $0.3M 0.56× –
Alberto Callaspo↔ 2010 +0.8 +4.5 0.3 +4.2 $0.3M 0.69× –
Scott Podsednik↔ 2010 +0.7 +3.9 1.2 +2.7 $1.7M 0.69× –
Brayan Peña 2010 +0.7 +2.8 0.4 +2.4 $0.6M 0.52× –
Kyle Farnsworth↔ 2010 +0.6 +3.4 2.8 +0.6 $4.3M 0.67× –
Rick Ankiel↔ 2010 +0.2 +1.4 1.0 +0.4 $4.8M 0.83× –
Dusty Hughes 2010 +0.1 +0.7 0.4 +0.3 $3.1M 0.67× –
Josh Fields 2010 +0.1 +0.7 0.4 +0.3 $2.9M 0.58× –
Roman Colon 2010 -0.0 -0.0 0.7 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Yuniesky Betancourt 2010 +0.5 +2.6 3.3 -0.7 $6.1M 0.61× –
Chris Getz 2010 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 – 0.56× –
Jesse Chavez↔ 2010 -0.4 -2.0 0.2 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Juan Cruz 2010 +0.1 +0.6 3.2 -2.7 $30.9M 0.67× –
John Parrish 2010 -0.4 -2.2 0.6 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Brian Bannister 2010 -0.2 -1.2 2.3 -3.5 – 1.02× –
Luis Mendoza 2010 -0.6 -3.3 0.4 -3.7 – 0.67× –
Willie Bloomquist↔ 2010 -0.5 -2.6 1.5 -4.0 – 0.58× –
Alex Gordon 2010 -0.6 -4.2 1.1 -5.3 – 0.83× –
Jason Kendall 2010 -1.0 -4.3 2.2 -6.5 – 0.52× –
Jose Guillen↔ 2010 +0.3 +1.5 8.6 -7.1 $31.4M 0.69× –
Gil Meche 2010 -0.3 -1.5 12.4 -13.9 – 0.67× –
Kanekoa Texeira↔ 2010 +0.1 +0.3 0.3 +0.0 $4.8M 0.67× –
Anthony Lerew 2010 -0.6 -4.7 – – – 1.02× –
Blake Wood 2010 -0.4 -1.9 – – – 0.67× –
Brad Thompson 2010 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Bryan Bullington 2010 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Greg Holland 2010 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Grégor Blanco↔ 2010 +0.4 +2.8 – – – 0.83× –
Jai Miller 2010 +0.1 +1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Jarrod Dyson 2010 +0.6 +4.3 – – – 0.83× –
Josh Rupe 2010 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Kila Ka'aihue 2010 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.56× –
Lucas May 2010 -0.4 -1.8 – – – 0.52× –
Mitch Maier 2010 +0.4 +2.8 – – – 0.83× –
Philip Humber 2010 +0.3 +1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Sean O'Sullivan↔ 2010 -0.3 -2.1 – – – 1.02× –
Victor Marte 2010 -0.7 -3.9 – – – 0.67× –
Wilson Betemit 2010 +1.1 +5.1 – – – 0.58× –
Total—+18.4+227.364.6+160.6—

Trades

Every graded 2010 deal involving the Royals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2010 · KCR / SFG
KCR · Dayton Moore +$23.2M
Kevin Pucetas
SFG · Brian Sabean −$23.2M
José Guillén
KCR came out ahead by $23.2M
2010 · KCR / MIL
KCR · Dayton Moore +$223.2M
Jeremy Jeffress, Alcides Escobar, Lorenzo Cain, Jake Odorizzi
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$223.2M
Zack Greinke, Yuniesky Betancourt
KCR came out ahead by $223.2M
2010 · KCR / ATL
KCR · Dayton Moore +$8.0M
Grégor Blanco, Jesse Chavez, Tim Collins
ATL · Frank Wren −$8.0M
Rick Ankiel, Kyle Farnsworth
KCR came out ahead by $8.0M
2010 · KCR / ARI
KCR · Dayton Moore +$1.6M
Rey Navarro
ARI · Jerry Dipoto −$1.6M
Carlos Rosa
KCR came out ahead by $1.6M
2010 · KCR / LAD
KCR · Dayton Moore +$1.6M
Lucas May, Elisaul Pimentel
LAD · Ned Colletti −$1.6M
Scott Podsednik
KCR came out ahead by $1.6M
2010 · OAK / KCR
OAK · Billy Beane +$7.2M
David DeJesus
KCR · Dayton Moore −$7.2M
Vin Mazzaro, Justin Marks
OAK came out ahead by $7.2M
2010 · ANA / KCR
ANA · Tony Reagins +$29.6M
Alberto Callaspo
KCR · Dayton Moore −$29.6M
Sean O'Sullivan, Will Smith
ANA came out ahead by $29.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2010 payroll
$64.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2010, 2010–2016. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Gil Meche3111.000$12.4MFREE AGENT
Jose Guillen3413.000$8.6MFREE AGENT
Zack Greinke266.000$7.2MFREE AGENT
David DeJesus307.000$4.7MFREE AGENT
Juan Cruz319.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Kyle Farnsworth3411.000$2.8MFREE AGENT
Jason Kendall3614.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Willie Bloomquist328.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Scott Podsednik349.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Rick Ankiel3011.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Roman Colon306.000$665kFREE AGENT
Bruce Chen336.171$600k$2.0M$4.5M$4.5M$3.0MFREE AGENT
John Parrish3210.000$600kFREE AGENT
Wilson Betemit289.000—$588kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Yuniesky Betancourt285.000$3.3MFREE AGENT
Joakim Soria263.000$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Bannister294.000$2.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Davies265.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Luke Hochevar263.000$1.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Gordon263.000$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robinson Tejeda285.000$950kFREE AGENT
Billy Butler243.000$470kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brayan Peña285.000$428kFREE AGENT
Josh Fields274.000$422kARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Mendoza263.000$406kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alberto Callaspo274.000$277kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Maier284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Thompson285.000—FREE AGENT
Josh Rupe275.000—FREE AGENT
Anthony Lerew275.000—FREE AGENT
Philip Humber274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Mike Aviles292.000$429kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Getz262.000$414kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dusty Hughes281.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kanekoa Texeira240.000$251kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Chavez262.000$187kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Bullington29–—
Kila Ka'aihue260.048—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Grégor Blanco262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jai Miller25–—
Sean O'Sullivan221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lucas May25–—
Victor Marte291.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Wood240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jarrod Dyson250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Holland240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2010 acquisition stacked onto Royals's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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