Royals — Front Office

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2013, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

Front Office

PoorAverageGreat

Value

Payroll $M

$80M

Surplus $M

+18

Win %

0.531

TAB

+5.3

WAB

+7.3

Roster composition

Roster fWAR

36.5

Dead money %

19%

Depth Players

6.0

Dead WAR

-2.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2013 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RSalvador Perez137

LGeorge Kottaras39

RBrett Hayes5

RAdam Moore5

1B

LEric Hosmer158

RBilly Butler7

LCarlos Pena⇄4

RMiguel Tejada1

RSalvador Perez1

2B

BElliot Johnson⇄75

LChris Getz68

BEmilio Bonifácio⇄34

RMiguel Tejada26

RJohnny Giavotella13

RJamey Carroll⇄4

3B

LMike Moustakas134

RMiguel Tejada22

RJamey Carroll⇄10

BEmilio Bonifácio⇄2

BIrving Falu1

SS

RAlcides Escobar158

RPedro Ciriaco⇄4

LF

LAlex Gordon155

LDavid Lough15

CF

RLorenzo Cain92

LJarrod Dyson73

RJustin Maxwell⇄13

LDavid Lough7

BEmilio Bonifácio⇄6

RF

LDavid Lough74

RLorenzo Cain32

RJustin Maxwell⇄22

LEric Hosmer1

DH

RBilly Butler150

LJarrod Dyson7

LChris Getz4

BElliot Johnson⇄4

RJeff Francoeur⇄2

LEric Hosmer1

RJohnny Giavotella1

RJustin Maxwell⇄1

RLorenzo Cain1

RPedro Ciriaco⇄1

Starters

RJames Shields4.1 WAR

RErvin Santana2.6 WAR

RWade Davis1.4 WAR

LBruce Chen1.3 WAR

RJeremy Guthrie0.7 WAR

LDanny Duffy0.5 WAR

LWill Smith0.4 WAR

RLuis Mendoza0.3 WAR

RYordano Ventura-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RGreg Holland47 sv

LTim Collins21 h

RKelvin Herrera20 h

RAaron Crow19 h

RLuke Hochevar9 h

LWill Smith6 h

RLouis Coleman4 h

RJuan Gutierrez⇄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 2012)

Player	fWAR
James Shields	4.1
Ervin Santana	2.6
Wade Davis	1.4
Emilio Bonifácio	1.1
Justin Maxwell	0.7
Miguel Tejada	0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2012)

Player	2012 fWAR
Jose Mijares	0.5
Jonathan Broxton	0.5
Vin Mazzaro	0.4
Roman Colon	0.0
Jeremy Jeffress	0.0
Jake Odorizzi	-0.0

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 2013; everyone else is shown as a 2013 season snapshot.

Player	Period	fWAR	Tier Market $M	Paid $M	Surplus $M	$ / WAR	Tier	Contract
James Shields	2013	+4.1	+72.6	9.0	+63.6	$2.2M	2.19×	–
Greg Holland	2013	+3.1	+64.1	0.5	+63.5	$0.2M	2.57×	–
Alex Gordon	2013	+4.4	+63.0	9.0	+54.0	$2.0M	1.79×	–
Ervin Santana	2013	+2.6	+40.1	13.0	+27.1	$5.1M	1.96×	–
Eric Hosmer	2013	+3.1	+26.8	0.5	+26.3	$0.2M	1.07×	–
Salvador Perez	2013	+3.2	+25.5	1.0	+24.5	$0.3M	1.00×	Extension · 2026–2027 · $12.5M AAV
Lorenzo Cain	2013	+2.0	+19.4	0.5	+18.9	$0.3M	1.22×	–
David Lough	2013	+1.8	+17.2	0.5	+16.7	$0.3M	1.22×	–
Jarrod Dyson	2013	+1.4	+9.4	0.5	+8.9	$0.4M	0.83×	–
Wade Davis	2013	+1.4	+11.6	2.8	+8.8	$2.0M	1.02×	–
Luke Hochevar	2013	+1.1	+12.0	4.6	+7.4	$4.1M	1.34×	–
Tim Collins	2013	+0.7	+7.1	0.5	+6.6	$0.8M	1.34×	–
Justin Maxwell↔	2013	+0.7	+4.4	0.2	+4.1	$0.3M	0.83×	–
Danny Duffy	2013	+0.5	+4.5	0.5	+4.0	$0.9M	1.02×	–
Emilio Bonifácio↔	2013	+1.1	+4.8	0.8	+4.0	$0.8M	0.56×	–
Louis Coleman	2013	+0.7	+3.7	0.3	+3.4	$0.4M	0.67×	–
Bruce Chen	2013	+1.3	+7.2	4.5	+2.7	$3.3M	0.67×	–
Kelvin Herrera	2013	+0.5	+2.7	0.5	+2.2	$1.0M	0.67×	–
Will Smith	2013	+0.4	+2.4	0.2	+2.2	$0.4M	0.67×	–
Alcides Escobar	2013	+0.9	+4.6	3.0	+1.6	$3.2M	0.61×	–
Luis Mendoza	2013	+0.3	+2.1	0.5	+1.5	$2.1M	1.02×	–
Mike Moustakas	2013	+0.4	+1.7	0.5	+1.2	$1.4M	0.58×	–
Francisley Bueno	2013	+0.2	+1.0	0.1	+0.9	$0.5M	0.67×	–
Johnny Giavotella	2013	+0.2	+0.7	0.1	+0.6	$0.8M	0.56×	–
Jeremy Guthrie	2013	+0.7	+5.5	5.0	+0.5	$7.4M	1.02×	–
Adam Moore	2013	+0.1	+0.4	0.0	+0.3	$0.3M	0.52×	–
Juan Gutierrez↔	2013	+0.1	+0.5	0.4	+0.2	$3.5M	0.67×	–
Chris Dwyer	2013	+0.0	+0.1	0.0	+0.1	$1.3M	0.67×	–
Miguel Tejada	2013	+0.3	+1.2	1.1	+0.1	$4.0M	0.56×	–
Pedro Ciriaco↔	2013	-0.0	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	–	0.61×	–
George Kottaras	2013	+0.1	+0.6	1.0	-0.4	$7.3M	0.52×	–
Carlos Pena↔	2013	-0.1	-0.3	0.1	-0.5	–	0.56×	–
Everett Teaford	2013	+0.0	+0.0	0.5	-0.5	$68.4M	0.67×	–
Irving Falu	2013	-0.0	-0.1	0.5	-0.6	–	0.58×	–
Yordano Ventura	2013	-0.1	-0.5	0.0	-0.6	–	1.02×	–
Brett Hayes	2013	-0.1	-0.3	0.6	-0.9	–	0.52×	–
Elliot Johnson↔	2013	-0.2	-0.9	0.4	-1.2	–	0.69×	–
Billy Butler	2013	+1.0	+5.7	8.0	-2.3	$7.8M	0.69×	–
Chris Getz	2013	-0.3	-1.4	1.1	-2.4	–	0.56×	–
Aaron Crow	2013	-0.2	-1.2	1.3	-2.5	–	0.67×	–
Jamey Carroll↔	2013	-0.4	-1.8	0.7	-2.5	–	0.58×	–
Jeff Francoeur↔	2013	-0.7	-4.1	5.5	-9.6	–	0.69×	–
Donnie Joseph	2013	+0.1	+0.5	0.5	+0.0	$5.0M	0.67×	–
Total	—	+36.4	+412.3	80.3	+331.7	—

Trades

Every graded 2013 deal involving the Royals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2013 · HOU / KCR

HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$2.4M

Kyle Smith

KCR · Dayton Moore −$2.4M

Justin Maxwell

HOU came out ahead by $2.4M

2013 · KCR / MIL

KCR · Dayton Moore +$4.8M

Nori Aoki

MIL · Douglas Melvin −$4.8M

Will Smith

KCR came out ahead by $4.8M

2013 · KCR / MIA

KCR · Dayton Moore +$0.0M

Gorkys Hernández

MIA · Larry Beinfest +$0.0M

Alex McClure

Even trade

2013 · BOS / KCR

BOS · Ben Cherington +$2.4M

Quintin Berry

KCR · Dayton Moore −$2.4M

Clayton Mortensen

BOS came out ahead by $2.4M

2013 · BAL / KCR

BAL · Dan Duquette +$2.4M

David Lough

KCR · Dayton Moore −$2.4M

Danny Valencia

BAL came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2013 payroll

$80.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019. 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 (9)

Player	Age	Svc	2013	2014	2015	2016
Ervin Santana	30	7.104	$13.0M	FREE AGENT
James Shields	31	6.125	$9.0M	$13.5M	FREE AGENT
Jeff Francoeur	29	8.000	$5.5M	FREE AGENT
Jeremy Guthrie	34	6.130	$5.0M	$8.0M	$9.0M	FREE AGENT
Bruce Chen	36	9.171	$4.5M	$3.0M	FREE AGENT
Miguel Tejada	39	14.023	$1.1M	FREE AGENT
Jamey Carroll	39	10.020	$719k	FREE AGENT
Juan Gutierrez	29	6.000	$354k	FREE AGENT
Carlos Pena	35	9.133	$130k	FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

Player	Age	Svc	2013	2014	2015	2016
Alex Gordon	29	5.092	$9.0M	FREE AGENT
Billy Butler	27	5.120	$8.0M	FREE AGENT
Luke Hochevar	29	4.151	$4.6M	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Alcides Escobar	26	3.082	$3.0M	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Wade Davis	27	3.032	$2.8M	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Chris Getz	29	4.050	$1.1M	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
George Kottaras	30	3.149	$1.0M	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Emilio Bonifácio	28	4.066	$803k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Elliot Johnson	29	3.068	$370k	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (25)

Player	Age	Svc	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Aaron Crow	26	2.000	$1.3M	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Salvador Perez	23	1.050	$1.0M	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Brett Hayes	29	2.148	$600k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Greg Holland	27	2.028	$540k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Tim Collins	23	2.000	$534k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Luis Mendoza	29	2.063	$532k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Eric Hosmer	23	1.146	$528k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Mike Moustakas	24	1.111	$524k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Kelvin Herrera	23	1.008	$508k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Everett Teaford	29	1.093	$507k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jarrod Dyson	28	1.088	$506k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Danny Duffy	24	1.134	$505k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Lorenzo Cain	27	1.074	$503k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Irving Falu	30	0.120	$492k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
David Lough	27	0.033	$492k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Donnie Joseph	25	0.032	$490k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Louis Coleman	27	1.133	$254k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Justin Maxwell	29	2.066	$230k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Will Smith	23	1.000	$163k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Johnny Giavotella	25	2.055	$127k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Francisley Bueno	32	1.111	$89k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Pedro Ciriaco	27	1.036	$45k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Yordano Ventura	22	0.000	$37k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Chris Dwyer	25	0.000	$35k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Adam Moore	29	2.028	$24k	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 2013 acquisition stacked onto Royals's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

East

Central

West

East

Central

West

East

Central

West

East

Central

West

Royals KCR

Overview

Front Office

Offense

Pitching & Defense

Roster

2013 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 2012)

Key subtractions (gone from 2012)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (9)

Arbitration-eligible (9)

Pre-arbitration (25)

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

2013 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 2012)

Key subtractions (gone from 2012)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (9)

Arbitration-eligible (9)

Pre-arbitration (25)

Graphs

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

Offense

Pitching & Defense