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Royals KCR

201959–103 (0.364)
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GM: Dayton Moore

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2019, 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
$87M
Surplus $M
-36
Win %
0.364
TAB
-14.0
WAB
-18.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
15.5
Dead money %
24%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-11.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2019 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMartín Maldonado⇄74
RCam Gallagher44
LMeibrys Viloria41
RNick Dini20

1B

LRyan O'Hearn94
RCheslor Cuthbert46
LLucas Duda19
RHunter Dozier7
RRyan McBroom6
RFrank Schwindel5
RWhit Merrifield5

2B

RWhit Merrifield82
LNicky Lopez76
RHumberto Arteaga2
BErick Mejia1

3B

RHunter Dozier100
RCheslor Cuthbert40
RKelvin Gutiérrez18
RHumberto Arteaga1

SS

BAdalberto Mondesi100
RHumberto Arteaga36
LNicky Lopez33
BErick Mejia1

LF

LAlex Gordon146
RTerrance Gore9
RBubba Starling6
RWhit Merrifield4
RRyan McBroom3
LBrett Phillips3
LRyan O'Hearn2
RJorge Bonifacio1

CF

RBubba Starling36
LBrett Phillips23
RWhit Merrifield17
RChris Owings⇄7
BErick Mejia7
RTerrance Gore4

RF

RWhit Merrifield61
RJorge Soler56
RBubba Starling23
RHunter Dozier20
RRyan McBroom12
RTerrance Gore10
RChris Owings⇄6
RJorge Bonifacio4
LBrett Phillips3

DH

RJorge Soler107
RHunter Dozier15
LLucas Duda14
RWhit Merrifield8
RKelvin Gutiérrez2
LRyan O'Hearn2
LAlex Gordon2
BAdalberto Mondesi2
RTerrance Gore2
BBilly Hamilton⇄1
RCheslor Cuthbert1
LNicky Lopez1

Starters

RBrad Keller2.3 WAR
RJakob Junis1.5 WAR
LDanny Duffy1.4 WAR
RHomer Bailey⇄1.1 WAR
LMike Montgomery⇄0.3 WAR
LBrian Flynn0.0 WAR
RJorge Lopez-0.3 WAR
LEric Skoglund-0.3 WAR
RHeath Fillmyer-0.4 WAR
RGlenn Sparkman-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RIan Kennedy30 sv
RScott Barlow14 h
LTim Hill9 h
RKevin McCarthy6 h
RWily Peralta5 h
RJake Newberry4 h
LJake Diekman⇄0 h
RBrad Boxberger0 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 2018)

PlayerfWAR
Homer Bailey1.1
Jake Diekman0.8
Martín Maldonado0.5
Terrance Gore0.5
Mike Montgomery0.3
Randy Rosario0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2018)

Player2018 fWAR
Mike Moustakas1.2
Kelvin Herrera0.7
Jon Jay0.5
Brian Goodwin0.4
Jerry Vasto-0.1
Ryan Goins-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 2019; everyone else is shown as a 2019 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jorge Soler 2019 +3.5 +42.0 4.7 +37.3 $1.3M 1.49× Free Agent · 2024–2026 · $14.0M AAV
Hunter Dozier 2019 +3.2 +28.3 0.6 +27.7 $0.2M 1.12× –
Whit Merrifield 2019 +3.3 +28.2 1.0 +27.2 $0.3M 1.07× –
Brad Keller 2019 +2.3 +26.9 0.6 +26.3 $0.3M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $11.0M AAV
Adalberto Mondesi 2019 +2.6 +24.3 0.6 +23.8 $0.2M 1.18× –
Jakob Junis 2019 +1.5 +18.0 0.6 +17.4 $0.4M 1.49× –
Homer Bailey↔ 2019 +1.1 +9.3 0.2 +9.1 $0.2M 1.02× –
Scott Barlow 2019 +1.1 +6.1 0.7 +5.5 $0.6M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.0M AAV
Kevin McCarthy 2019 +0.5 +5.7 0.6 +5.2 $1.1M 1.34× –
Jake Diekman↔ 2019 +0.8 +4.2 1.4 +2.8 $1.8M 0.67× –
Terrance Gore 2019 +0.5 +3.4 0.7 +2.7 $1.3M 0.83× –
Tim Hill 2019 +0.5 +2.8 0.6 +2.2 $1.1M 0.67× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $2.9M AAV
Cam Gallagher 2019 +0.6 +2.6 0.6 +2.0 $0.9M 0.52× –
Brett Phillips 2019 +0.3 +2.0 0.1 +1.9 $0.4M 0.83× –
Mike Montgomery↔ 2019 +0.3 +2.6 1.0 +1.6 $3.1M 1.02× –
Jorge Bonifacio 2019 +0.1 +0.7 0.0 +0.7 $0.2M 0.83× –
Randy Rosario↔ 2019 +0.1 +0.8 0.2 +0.6 $1.2M 0.67× –
Martín Maldonado↔ 2019 +0.5 +2.1 1.8 +0.4 $3.5M 0.52× –
Richard Lovelady 2019 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $2.0M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Ben Lively 2019 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Chris Ellis 2019 +0.0 +0.0 0.6 -0.5 $263.9M 0.67× –
Ryan McBroom 2019 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Gabe Speier 2019 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.1M AAV
Brian Flynn 2019 +0.0 +0.1 0.8 -0.7 $31.0M 0.67× –
Ian Kennedy 2019 +1.5 +15.6 16.5 -0.9 $11.3M 1.34× –
Nick Dini 2019 -0.2 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.52× –
Jesse Hahn 2019 -0.1 -0.5 0.8 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Josh Staumont 2019 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Kyle Zimmer 2019 -0.1 -0.7 0.6 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Nicky Lopez 2019 -0.3 -1.3 0.4 -1.7 – 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Jorge López 2019 -0.3 -1.4 0.6 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Jake Newberry 2019 -0.3 -1.8 0.3 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Brad Boxberger 2019 +0.0 +0.0 2.2 -2.2 $796.7M 0.67× –
Frank Schwindel 2019 -0.4 -1.8 0.6 -2.3 – 0.56× –
Jacob Barnes↔ 2019 -0.4 -2.2 0.3 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Heath Fillmyer 2019 -0.4 -2.4 0.1 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Eric Skoglund 2019 -0.3 -2.1 0.6 -2.7 – 1.02× –
Meibrys Viloria 2019 -0.9 -3.6 0.2 -3.8 – 0.52× –
Cheslor Cuthbert 2019 -0.7 -3.3 0.8 -4.2 – 0.56× –
Danny Duffy 2019 +1.4 +11.0 15.2 -4.3 $11.3M 1.02× –
Glenn Sparkman 2019 -0.5 -4.0 0.5 -4.4 – 1.02× –
Humberto Arteaga 2019 -0.9 -4.4 0.3 -4.7 – 0.61× –
Bubba Starling 2019 -0.7 -4.6 0.2 -4.9 – 0.83× –
Billy Hamilton↔ 2019 -0.3 -1.8 3.3 -5.1 – 0.69× –
Ryan O'Hearn 2019 -1.1 -4.7 0.6 -5.3 – 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $14.5M AAV
Lucas Duda 2019 -1.1 -5.0 1.2 -6.2 – 0.56× –
Wily Peralta 2019 -0.4 -4.7 2.2 -7.0 – 1.34× –
Chris Owings↔ 2019 -1.1 -7.5 1.8 -9.3 – 0.83× –
Alex Gordon 2019 +0.6 +3.9 20.0 -16.1 $34.0M 0.83× –
Erick Mejia 2019 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.0 $11.0M 0.83× –
Kelvin Gutiérrez 2019 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $5.6M 0.58× –
Total—+15.4+180.487.7+93.3—

Trades

Every graded 2019 deal involving the Royals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2019 · KCR / CHC
KCR · Dayton Moore +$2.4M
Mike Montgomery
CHC · Theo Epstein −$2.4M
Martín Maldonado
KCR came out ahead by $2.4M
2019 · KCR / OAK
KCR · Dayton Moore +$11.2M
Dairon Blanco, Ismael Aquino
OAK · Billy Beane −$11.2M
Jake Diekman
KCR came out ahead by $11.2M
2019 · CHC / KCR
CHC · Theo Epstein +$0.0M
Donnie Dewees
KCR · Dayton Moore +$0.0M
Stephen Ridings
Even trade
2019 · OAK / KCR
OAK · Billy Beane +$20.8M
Homer Bailey
KCR · Dayton Moore −$20.8M
Kevin Merrell
OAK came out ahead by $20.8M
2019 · KCR / NYY
KCR · Dayton Moore +$0.0M
Chance Adams
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.0M
Cristian Perez
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

2019 payroll
$87.4M
2020 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2019, 2019–2025. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2019; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Alex Gordon3511.092$20.0MFREE AGENT
Ian Kennedy349.124$16.5MFREE AGENT
Danny Duffy307.085$15.2MFREE AGENT
Billy Hamilton286.000$3.3MFREE AGENT
Wily Peralta307.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Brad Boxberger317.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Martín Maldonado326.156$1.8MFREE AGENT
Jake Diekman326.050$1.4MFREE AGENT
Lucas Duda339.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Homer Bailey3310.017$177kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Jorge Soler273.142$4.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Owings275.012$1.8MFREE AGENT
Mike Montgomery293.089$961kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cheslor Cuthbert263.030$850kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Hahn293.067$800kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Flynn293.086$800kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (35)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Whit Merrifield302.101$1.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terrance Gore281.030$650kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Barlow260.030$650kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jakob Junis262.000$578kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin McCarthy271.124$578kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Keller231.000$578kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adalberto Mondesi231.088$576kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Hill291.000$573kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Skoglund261.068$568kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hunter Dozier271.060$567kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge López260.102$562kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan O'Hearn250.062$558kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cam Gallagher260.106$557kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Zimmer270.000$555kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Schwindel270.000$555kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Ellis260.000$555kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Glenn Sparkman271.001$480kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nicky Lopez240.000$415kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Newberry240.044$313kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Humberto Arteaga250.000$260kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Barnes292.098$258kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bubba Starling260.067$239kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Meibrys Viloria220.030$227kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Richard Lovelady230.000$224kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Staumont250.000$215kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Rosario250.132$178kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Dini250.000$158kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Heath Fillmyer250.104$149kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelvin Gutiérrez240.000$140kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Phillips250.140$134kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erick Mejia240.000$81kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gabe Speier240.000$81kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan McBroom270.000$81kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Lively271.083$36kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Bonifacio261.095$21kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2019 acquisition stacked onto Royals's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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