GM: Dayton Moore (since 2007)
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Cain | 29 | arb | 140 | 6.1 | 2.7 | +16.5 |
| Mike Moustakas | 26 | arb | 147 | 3.8 | 2.6 | +9.5 |
| Eric Hosmer | 25 | arb | 158 | 3.5 | 5.7 | +5.3 |
| Alex Gordon | 31 | FA-elig | 104 | 2.7 | 12.5 | -3.9 |
| Yordano Ventura | 24 | pre-arb | 28 | 2.7 | 0.9 | +7.5 |
| Edinson Volquez | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.6 | 7.5 | +0.7 |
| Kendrys Morales | 32 | FA-elig | 158 | 2.1 | 6.5 | +0.1 |
| Wade Davis | 29 | FA-elig | 69 | 2.0 | 7.0 | -0.6 |
| Alcides Escobar | 28 | FA-elig | 148 | 1.5 | 3.0 | +1.8 |
| Ben Zobrist↔ OAK | 34 | FA-elig | 59 | 1.5 | 3.5 | +1.1 |
| Jarrod Dyson | 30 | arb | 90 | 1.4 | 1.2 | +3.1 |
| Danny Duffy | 26 | arb | 30 | 1.3 | 2.4 | +1.5 |
| Chris Young | 36 | FA-elig | 34 | 1.1 | 0.7 | +2.7 |
| Johnny Cueto↔ CIN | 29 | FA-elig | 13 | 1.1 | 4.1 | -0.7 |
| Ryan Madson | 34 | FA-elig | 68 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +2.0 |
| Greg Holland | 29 | arb | 48 | 0.8 | 8.2 | -5.8 |
| Salvador Perez | 25 | arb | 142 | 0.8 | 1.8 | +0.7 |
| Paulo Orlando | 29 | – | 86 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +1.9 |
| Kelvin Herrera | 25 | arb | 72 | 0.6 | 1.6 | +0.4 |
| Kris Medlen | 29 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.5 | 2.0 | -0.4 |
| Joe Blanton↔ PIT | 34 | – | 15 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +1.2 |
| Jason Vargas | 32 | FA-elig | 9 | 0.4 | 8.5 | -7.1 |
| Franklin Morales | 29 | FA-elig | 67 | 0.4 | 1.9 | -0.6 |
| Christian Colón | 26 | pre-arb | 43 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| Cheslor Cuthbert | 22 | – | 19 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Yohan Pino | 31 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Luke Hochevar | 31 | FA-elig | 50 | 0.2 | 4.0 | -3.5 |
| Aaron Brooks↔ OAK | 25 | – | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Louis Coleman | 29 | arb | 4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Scott Alexander | 25 | – | 4 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jason Frasor↔ ATL | 37 | FA-elig | 26 | -0.0 | 1.0 | -1.0 |
| Joba Chamberlain↔ DET | 29 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Terrance Gore | 24 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Orlando Calixte | 23 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Michael Mariot | 26 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Francisco Peña | 25 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Erik Kratz↔ PHI | 35 | arb | 4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Brandon Finnegan↔ CIN | 22 | – | 14 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Alex Rios | 34 | FA-elig | 105 | -0.2 | 11.0 | -11.6 |
| Dusty Coleman | 28 | – | 4 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Jonny Gomes↔ ATL | 34 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| Drew Butera↔ ANA | 31 | arb | 45 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -2.0 |
| Miguel Almonte | 22 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | 36 | FA-elig | 30 | -0.8 | 9.0 | -11.5 |
| Omar Infante | 33 | FA-elig | 124 | -1.3 | 7.5 | -11.7 |
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.
| Player | Year | WAR for KCR |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie Leibrandt | 1983 | 16.8 |
| Danny Tartabull | 1986 | 13.9 |
| Joe Randa | 1998 | 12.8 |
| Jeff Montgomery | 1988 | 12.0 |
| Joakim Soria | 2006 | 9.8 |
| José Offerman | 1995 | 8.1 |
| Brad Keller | 2017 | 7.9 |
| Chris Haney | 1992 | 6.9 |
| Player | Year traded | WAR elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Ellis | 2001 | 22.1 |
| David Cone | 1987 | 21.2 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | 2008 | 13.1 |
| Sean Manaea | 2015 | 11.2 |
| Rance Mulliniks | 1982 | 11.1 |
| Bret Saberhagen | 1991 | 10.8 |
| Charlie Leibrandt | 1989 | 9.9 |
| Jon Lieber | 1993 | 9.8 |