Rosternomics

Royals KCR

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GM: J.J. Picollo (since 2021)

2026 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-19.1 pace
WAB — wins above budget (162-game pace)
-8.6 pace
TAB — roster Talent above budget (162-game pace)
23–38 (0.377)
record
-8M
surplus $M (value/$)
24.0
roster fWAR
$127.0M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Bobby Witt Jr. 26 61 9.7
Seth Lugo 36 FA-elig 12 4.6 21.5 +21.6
Maikel Garcia 26 pre-arb 56 3.7 4.3 +30.0
Noah Cameron 26 pre-arb 11 3.6 0.8 +32.8
Michael Wacha 34 FA-elig 12 3.2 18.0 +11.8
Kris Bubic 28 arb 9 2.1 6.2 +13.0
Daniel Lynch IV 29 23 1.4
Carter Jensen 22 pre-arb 56 1.4 0.8 +12.1
Kyle Isbel 29 arb 51 1.3 2.7 +9.1
Michael Massey 28 arb 45 1.1 1.6 +8.8
Jac Caglianone 23 pre-arb 56 1.0 0.8 +8.8
Stephen Kolek 29 pre-arb 5 0.9 0.8 +7.3
Lane Thomas 30 FA-elig 47 0.4 5.2 -1.1
Luinder Avila 24 pre-arb 11 0.4 0.7 +2.9
Elias Díaz 35 FA-elig 10 0.3 0.4 +2.5
Alex Lange 30 arb 24 0.2 0.9 +0.9
Mason Black 26 pre-arb 7 0.1 0.6 +0.7
Starling Marte 37 FA-elig 26 0.1 1.4 -0.6
Lucas Erceg 31 pre-arb 24 -0.0 0.8 -1.3
Tyler Tolbert 28 pre-arb 13 -0.1 0.6 -1.5
Nick Mears 29 arb 21 -0.1 1.9 -2.9
Jonathan India 29 arb 17 -0.1 8.0 -9.3
Mitch Spence 28 pre-arb 1 -0.2 0.0 -2.1
Eric Cerantola 26 3 -0.4 0.0 -3.3
Eli Morgan 30 arb 13 -0.6 0.8 -6.5
Carlos Estévez 33 FA-elig 1 -0.7 10.1 -16.5
John Schreiber 32 arb 26 -0.7 3.7 -10.4
Cole Ragans 28 arb 8 -0.8 4.6 -11.6
Vinnie Pasquantino 28 arb 58 -0.8 4.2 -11.3
Matt Strahm 34 FA-elig 18 -0.8 7.5 -15.1
Bailey Falter 29 arb 5 -0.9 3.6 -12.2
Isaac Collins 28 pre-arb 52 -0.9 0.8 -9.6
Salvador Perez 36 FA-elig 58 -1.3 12.5 -24.7
Steven Cruz 27 pre-arb 14 -1.5 0.6 -14.1
Nick Loftin 27 pre-arb 29 -1.7 0.7 -16.2

35 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (94%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR), annualized to full-season pace. 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.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for KCR
Charlie Leibrandt198316.8
Danny Tartabull198613.9
Joe Randa199812.8
Jeff Montgomery198812.0
Joakim Soria20069.8
José Offerman19958.1
Brad Keller20177.9
Chris Haney19926.9
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Mark Ellis200122.1
David Cone198721.2
Jorge De La Rosa200813.1
Sean Manaea201511.2
Rance Mulliniks198211.1
Bret Saberhagen199110.8
Charlie Leibrandt19899.9
Jon Lieber19939.8