Rosternomics

Royals KCR

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GM: J.J. Picollo (since 2021)

2026 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-15.3 pace
WAB — wins above budget (162-game pace)
-8.3 pace
TAB — roster Talent above budget (162-game pace)
26–39 (0.400)
record
-12M
surplus $M (value/$)
24.2
roster fWAR
$127.0M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Bobby Witt Jr. 26 65 9.7
Seth Lugo 36 FA-elig 13 3.6 21.5 +10.9
Noah Cameron 26 pre-arb 11 3.4 0.8 +29.8
Maikel Garcia 26 pre-arb 59 3.4 4.3 +26.2
Michael Wacha 34 FA-elig 13 3.1 18.0 +9.7
Kris Bubic 28 arb 9 2.0 6.2 +11.3
Daniel Lynch IV 29 26 1.7
Michael Massey 28 arb 49 1.6 1.6 +12.6
Jac Caglianone 23 pre-arb 60 1.3 0.8 +10.4
Stephen Kolek 29 pre-arb 6 1.2 0.8 +9.7
Kyle Isbel 29 arb 55 1.1 2.7 +7.3
Carter Jensen 22 pre-arb 60 0.8 0.8 +6.4
Lane Thomas 30 FA-elig 51 0.7 5.2 +1.4
Luinder Avila 24 pre-arb 12 0.6 0.7 +4.3
Alex Lange 30 arb 27 0.3 0.9 +1.9
Elias Díaz 35 FA-elig 10 0.3 0.4 +2.2
Lucas Erceg 31 pre-arb 25 0.1 0.8 +0.5
Mason Black 26 pre-arb 7 0.1 0.6 +0.6
Beck Way 26 1 0.1
Tyler Tolbert 28 pre-arb 16 -0.0 0.6 -0.7
Starling Marte 37 FA-elig 28 -0.0 1.4 -1.5
Nick Mears 29 arb 21 -0.1 1.9 -2.7
Josh Rojas 32 2 -0.1
Jonathan India 29 arb 17 -0.1 8.0 -9.2
Mitch Spence 28 pre-arb 1 -0.2 0.0 -1.9
Vinnie Pasquantino 28 arb 62 -0.3 4.2 -6.6
Eric Cerantola 26 3 -0.3 0.0 -2.9
Isaac Collins 28 pre-arb 56 -0.5 0.8 -5.4
Eli Morgan 30 arb 13 -0.6 0.8 -5.8
Carlos Estévez 33 FA-elig 1 -0.6 10.1 -15.9
Cole Ragans 28 arb 8 -0.7 4.6 -10.8
Bailey Falter 29 arb 5 -0.9 3.6 -11.3
John Schreiber 32 arb 27 -0.9 3.7 -11.4
Matt Strahm 34 FA-elig 20 -1.2 7.5 -17.8
Steven Cruz 27 pre-arb 15 -1.2 0.6 -11.6
Nick Loftin 27 pre-arb 32 -1.2 0.7 -11.7
Salvador Perez 36 FA-elig 61 -1.9 12.5 -29.8

37 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (89%). 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