Royals — Front Office

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2011, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

Front Office

PoorAverageGreat

Value

Payroll $M

$36M

Surplus $M

+38

Win %

0.438

TAB

+7.9

WAB

+1.5

Roster composition

Roster fWAR

30.3

Dead money %

29%

Depth Players

5.0

Dead WAR

-3.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2011 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BBrayan Peña69

RMatt Treanor⇄65

RSalvador Perez39

RManny Piña4

1B

LEric Hosmer127

LKila Ka'aihue19

RBilly Butler11

LAlex Gordon7

BWilson Betemit⇄3

2B

LChris Getz110

RJohnny Giavotella46

BWilson Betemit⇄1

3B

LMike Moustakas89

RYamaico Navarro⇄5

SS

RAlcides Escobar158

RMike Aviles⇄51

LChris Getz4

RYamaico Navarro⇄1

LF

LAlex Gordon148

BMelky Cabrera12

LMitch Maier11

CF

BMelky Cabrera144

LJarrod Dyson17

LMitch Maier9

RLorenzo Cain2

RF

RJeff Francoeur153

LMitch Maier10

RLorenzo Cain4

BMelky Cabrera2

DH

RBilly Butler142

LKila Ka'aihue4

LChris Getz3

BWilson Betemit⇄3

LMitch Maier3

RMike Aviles⇄2

BMelky Cabrera2

LJarrod Dyson1

Starters

RFelipe Paulino⇄2.4 WAR

RLuke Hochevar2.1 WAR

LJeff Francis1.6 WAR

LBruce Chen1.4 WAR

RKyle Davies0.6 WAR

LDanny Duffy0.5 WAR

RLuis Mendoza0.2 WAR

RNate Adcock-0.0 WAR

RVin Mazzaro-0.2 WAR

LEverett Teaford-0.2 WAR

RSean O'Sullivan-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJoakim Soria28 sv

RGreg Holland18 h

RLouis Coleman11 h

LTim Collins11 h

RAaron Crow8 h

RBlake Wood5 h

LEverett Teaford1 h

RNate Adcock0 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 2010)

Player	fWAR
Melky Cabrera	3.8
Jeff Francoeur	2.7
Felipe Paulino	2.4
Alcides Escobar	1.9
Jeff Francis	1.6
Eric Hosmer	1.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2010)

Player	2010 fWAR
Zack Greinke	4.8
David DeJesus	2.5
Alberto Callaspo	0.8
Scott Podsednik	0.7
Kyle Farnsworth	0.6
Yuniesky Betancourt	0.5

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 2011; everyone else is shown as a 2011 season snapshot.

Player	Period	fWAR	Tier Market $M	Paid $M	Surplus $M	$ / WAR	Tier	Contract
Alex Gordon	2011	+6.6	+108.2	1.4	+106.8	$0.2M	2.05×	–
Melky Cabrera	2011	+3.8	+55.1	1.2	+53.9	$0.3M	1.79×	–
Jeff Francoeur	2011	+2.7	+34.4	2.5	+31.9	$0.9M	1.60×	–
Felipe Paulino↔	2011	+2.4	+28.9	0.4	+28.5	$0.2M	1.49×	–
Greg Holland	2011	+1.8	+27.7	0.4	+27.3	$0.2M	1.95×	–
Luke Hochevar	2011	+2.1	+25.5	1.8	+23.7	$0.8M	1.49×	–
Jeff Francis	2011	+1.6	+19.5	2.0	+17.5	$1.2M	1.49×	–
Alcides Escobar	2011	+1.9	+13.6	0.4	+13.2	$0.2M	0.89×	–
Bruce Chen	2011	+1.4	+11.1	2.0	+9.1	$1.5M	1.02×	–
Joakim Soria	2011	+0.9	+9.5	4.0	+5.5	$4.5M	1.34×	–
Brayan Peña	2011	+1.2	+5.2	0.7	+4.5	$0.5M	0.52×	–
Danny Duffy	2011	+0.5	+4.5	0.3	+4.2	$0.6M	1.02×	–
Eric Hosmer	2011	+1.0	+4.6	0.4	+4.2	$0.4M	0.56×	–
Mitch Maier	2011	+0.6	+4.1	0.5	+3.6	$0.7M	0.83×	–
Billy Butler	2011	+1.2	+6.5	3.5	+3.0	$3.0M	0.69×	–
Chris Getz	2011	+0.6	+2.6	0.4	+2.2	$0.8M	0.56×	–
Salvador Perez	2011	+0.5	+2.2	0.1	+2.1	$0.2M	0.52×	Extension · 2026–2027 · $12.5M AAV
Luis Mendoza	2011	+0.2	+2.0	0.4	+1.6	$1.7M	1.02×	–
Wilson Betemit↔	2011	+0.4	+1.9	0.6	+1.4	$1.3M	0.56×	–
Kyle Davies	2011	+0.6	+4.5	3.2	+1.3	$5.7M	1.02×	–
Jarrod Dyson	2011	+0.2	+1.6	0.4	+1.2	$1.7M	0.83×	–
Mike Moustakas	2011	+0.3	+1.3	0.3	+1.0	$0.9M	0.58×	–
Louis Coleman	2011	+0.2	+1.3	0.4	+0.8	$1.8M	0.67×	–
Kanekoa Texeira	2011	+0.0	+0.1	0.4	-0.4	$40.5M	0.67×	–
Nate Adcock	2011	-0.0	-0.2	0.4	-0.6	–	0.67×	–
Jeremy Jeffress	2011	-0.1	-0.3	0.4	-0.8	–	0.67×	–
Johnny Giavotella	2011	-0.2	-0.8	0.4	-1.2	–	0.56×	–
Tim Collins	2011	-0.1	-0.8	0.4	-1.2	–	0.67×	–
Kelvin Herrera	2011	-0.2	-1.0	0.4	-1.4	–	0.67×	–
Kila Ka'aihue	2011	-0.3	-1.2	0.4	-1.6	–	0.56×	–
Jesse Chavez	2011	-0.2	-1.3	0.4	-1.7	–	0.67×	–
Mike Aviles↔	2011	-0.2	-1.4	0.4	-1.7	–	0.69×	–
Robinson Tejeda	2011	-0.3	-1.7	1.6	-3.2	–	0.67×	–
Matt Treanor↔	2011	-0.7	-3.1	0.8	-3.9	–	0.52×	–
Sean O'Sullivan	2011	-0.6	-4.6	0.4	-5.1	–	1.02×	–
Aaron Crow	2011	+0.1	+1.4	1.4	+0.0	$10.5M	1.34×	–
Lorenzo Cain	2011	+0.1	+0.4	0.4	-0.0	$7.6M	0.83×	–
Yamaico Navarro↔	2011	+0.0	+0.1	0.1	-0.0	$6.2M	0.58×	–
Blake Wood	2011	+0.4	+2.3	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Everett Teaford	2011	-0.2	-1.3	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Manny Piña	2011	+0.1	+0.3	–	–	–	0.52×	–
Vin Mazzaro	2011	-0.2	-1.8	–	–	–	1.02×	–
Total	—	+30.1	+360.9	35.6	+325.7	—

Trades

Every graded 2011 deal involving the Royals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2011 · KCR / PIT

KCR · Dayton Moore +$0.8M

Brooks Pounders, Diego Goris

PIT · Neal Huntington −$0.8M

Yamaico Navarro

KCR came out ahead by $0.8M

2011 · ARI / KCR

ARI · Kevin Towers +$0.0M

Lucas May

KCR · Dayton Moore +$0.0M

Andrea Pizziconi

Even trade

2011 · DET / KCR

DET · Dave Dombrowski +$0.8M

Wilson Betemit

KCR · Dayton Moore −$0.8M

Antonio Cruz, Julio Rodríguez

DET came out ahead by $0.8M

2011 · KCR / OAK

KCR · Dayton Moore +$1.6M

Ethan Hollingsworth

OAK · Billy Beane −$1.6M

Kila Ka'aihue

KCR came out ahead by $1.6M

2011 · SFG / KCR

SFG · Brian Sabean +$68.0M

Melky Cabrera

KCR · Dayton Moore −$68.0M

Jonathan Sánchez, Ryan Verdugo

SFG came out ahead by $68.0M

2011 · BOS / KCR

BOS · Theo Epstein +$5.6M

Mike Aviles

KCR · Dayton Moore −$5.6M

Yamaico Navarro, Kendal Volz

BOS came out ahead by $5.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2011 payroll

$35.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2011, 2011–2017. 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 (5)

Player	Age	Svc	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Jeff Francis	30	6.040	$2.0M	FREE AGENT
Bruce Chen	34	7.171	$2.0M	$4.5M	$4.5M	$3.0M	FREE AGENT
Robinson Tejeda	29	6.000	$1.6M	FREE AGENT
Matt Treanor	35	6.093	$767k	FREE AGENT
Brayan Peña	29	8.081	$660k	$875k	FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

Player	Age	Svc	2011	2012	2013	2014
Joakim Soria	27	4.000	$4.0M	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Billy Butler	25	3.120	$3.5M	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Kyle Davies	27	5.012	$3.2M	FREE AGENT
Jeff Francoeur	27	5.088	$2.5M	FREE AGENT
Alex Gordon	27	3.092	$1.4M	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Melky Cabrera	26	4.148	$1.2M	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Wilson Betemit	29	5.107	$588k	FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (30)

Player	Age	Svc	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Luke Hochevar	27	2.151	$1.8M	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Aaron Crow	24	0.000	$1.4M	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Mitch Maier	29	2.071	$459k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jesse Chavez	27	2.033	$443k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Chris Getz	27	2.050	$443k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Alcides Escobar	24	1.082	$428k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Kanekoa Texeira	25	1.000	$426k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Felipe Paulino	27	2.163	$425k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Sean O'Sullivan	23	2.000	$420k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Kila Ka'aihue	27	1.048	$419k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jeremy Jeffress	23	0.033	$414k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Eric Hosmer	21	0.000	$414k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Luis Mendoza	27	1.052	$414k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Lorenzo Cain	25	0.066	$414k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jarrod Dyson	26	0.028	$414k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Nate Adcock	23	0.000	$414k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Kelvin Herrera	21	0.000	$414k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Louis Coleman	25	0.000	$414k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Tim Collins	21	0.000	$414k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Greg Holland	25	0.067	$414k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Johnny Giavotella	23	2.055	$414k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Mike Aviles	30	2.121	$373k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Danny Duffy	22	0.000	$303k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Mike Moustakas	22	0.000	$251k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Yamaico Navarro	23	1.001	$113k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Salvador Perez	21	0.000	$113k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Manny Piña	24	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Vin Mazzaro	24	0.111	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Everett Teaford	27	0.093	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Blake Wood	25	0.145	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT

Graphs

Regime	Seasons	Win %	Playoff %	Pennant %	WS %
WINDOW	289	52.2	30.1	4.8	1.0
CONTEND	309	56.8	63.1	19.1	10.0
FORCED-SPEND	262	48.0	9.2	1.5	1.5
REBUILD	328	43.3	1.2	0.3	0.3

How each 2011 acquisition stacked onto Royals's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Central

West

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Central

West

East

Central

West

East

Central

West

Royals KCR

Overview

Front Office

Offense

Pitching & Defense

Roster

2011 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 2010)

Key subtractions (gone from 2010)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (5)

Arbitration-eligible (7)

Pre-arbitration (30)

Graphs

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

Royals KCR

Overview

Front Office

Offense All positionsC1B2B3BSSOF (LF/CF/RF)LFCFRFINF (1B/2B/3B/SS)Middle infield (2B/SS)C/DH

Pitching & Defense ALL SP RP

Roster

2011 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 2010)

Key subtractions (gone from 2010)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (5)

Arbitration-eligible (7)

Pre-arbitration (30)

Graphs

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

Offense

Pitching & Defense