GM: Dayton Moore
2014: won pennant · 89–73. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Gordon | 30 | FA-elig | 156 | 5.4 | 10.0 | +5.9 |
| Lorenzo Cain | 28 | arb | 133 | 4.4 | 0.5 | +12.4 |
| Alcides Escobar | 27 | FA-elig | 162 | 3.5 | 3.0 | +7.4 |
| James Shields | 32 | FA-elig | 34 | 3.5 | 13.5 | -3.2 |
| Wade Davis | 28 | arb | 71 | 3.1 | 4.8 | +4.4 |
| Yordano Ventura | 23 | pre-arb | 31 | 2.6 | 0.5 | +7.1 |
| Jarrod Dyson | 29 | arb | 120 | 2.4 | 0.5 | +6.5 |
| Jason Vargas | 31 | FA-elig | 30 | 2.3 | 7.0 | -0.3 |
| Greg Holland | 28 | arb | 65 | 2.3 | 4.7 | +1.9 |
| Danny Duffy | 25 | pre-arb | 31 | 2.0 | 0.5 | +5.4 |
| Norichika Aoki | 32 | pre-arb | 132 | 1.8 | 1.9 | +3.5 |
| Salvador Perez | 24 | arb | 150 | 1.8 | 1.5 | +3.7 |
| Kelvin Herrera | 24 | arb | 70 | 1.3 | 0.5 | +3.3 |
| Jeremy Guthrie | 35 | FA-elig | 33 | 1.2 | 8.0 | -4.5 |
| Christian Colón | 25 | – | 21 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Liam Hendriks↔ TOR | 25 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +1.6 |
| Omar Infante | 32 | FA-elig | 135 | 0.5 | 5.0 | -3.6 |
| Danny Valencia↔ TOR | 29 | arb | 36 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.9 |
| Mike Moustakas | 25 | arb | 140 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.6 |
| Brandon Finnegan | 21 | – | 7 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Erik Kratz↔ TOR | 34 | arb | 13 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Jason Frasor↔ TEX | 36 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Terrance Gore | 23 | – | 11 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Francisco Peña | 24 | – | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Josh Willingham↔ MIN | 35 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.1 | 1.8 | -1.5 |
| Bruce Chen | 37 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.1 | 3.0 | -2.8 |
| Johnny Giavotella | 26 | arb | 12 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Carlos Peguero | 27 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Michael Mariot | 25 | – | 17 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Francisley Bueno | 33 | FA-elig | 30 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Wilking Rodríguez | 24 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Casey Coleman | 26 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Justin Marks | 26 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jimmy Paredes↔ BAL | 25 | – | 9 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Donnie Joseph | 26 | – | 1 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Pedro Ciriaco | 28 | arb | 25 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Lane Adams | 24 | – | 6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Scott Downs↔ CHW | 38 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -1.6 |
| Eric Hosmer | 24 | arb | 131 | -0.2 | 3.6 | -4.1 |
| Jayson Nix↔ PHI | 31 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Aaron Brooks | 24 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tim Collins | 24 | arb | 22 | -0.2 | 1.4 | -2.0 |
| Raul Ibanez↔ ANA | 42 | FA-elig | 33 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -2.4 |
| Billy Butler | 28 | FA-elig | 151 | -0.5 | 8.0 | -9.5 |
| Louis Coleman | 28 | arb | 31 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -2.2 |
| Justin Maxwell | 30 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.8 | 1.3 | -3.6 |
| Aaron Crow | 27 | arb | 67 | -1.0 | 1.5 | -4.5 |
| Brett Hayes | 30 | arb | 27 | -1.1 | 0.6 | -4.0 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jason Vargas | 2.3 |
| Norichika Aoki | 1.8 |
| Christian Colón | 0.6 |
| Liam Hendriks | 0.6 |
| Omar Infante | 0.5 |
| Danny Valencia | 0.5 |
| Player | 2013 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Ervin Santana | 2.6 |
| David Lough | 1.8 |
| Will Smith | 0.4 |
| Miguel Tejada | 0.3 |
| Luis Mendoza | 0.3 |
| George Kottaras | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2014, 2014–2020. 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.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Shields | 32 | 7.125 | $13.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alex Gordon | 30 | 6.092 | $10.0M | $12.5M | $12.0M | $16.0M | $20.0M | $20.0M | $4.0M |
| Billy Butler | 28 | 6.120 | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeremy Guthrie | 35 | 7.130 | $8.0M | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jason Vargas | 31 | 6.114 | $7.0M | $8.5M | $8.5M | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Omar Infante | 32 | 16.020 | $5.0M | $7.5M | $7.8M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Bruce Chen | 37 | 16.000 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Josh Willingham | 35 | 8.123 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Downs | 38 | 11.121 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Raul Ibanez | 42 | 16.020 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Frasor | 36 | 9.134 | $660k | $1.0M | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Davis | 28 | 4.032 | $4.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Greg Holland | 28 | 3.028 | $4.7M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Alcides Escobar | 27 | 4.082 | $3.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Aaron Crow | 27 | 3.000 | $1.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tim Collins | 24 | 3.000 | $1.4M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Justin Maxwell | 30 | 3.066 | $1.3M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Brett Hayes | 30 | 3.017 | $630k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Pedro Ciriaco | 28 | 4.000 | $514k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jayson Nix | 31 | 4.127 | $162k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hosmer | 24 | 2.146 | $3.6M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Norichika Aoki | 32 | 2.000 | $1.9M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Salvador Perez | 24 | 2.050 | $1.5M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mike Moustakas | 25 | 2.111 | $549k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Lorenzo Cain | 28 | 2.074 | $546k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Louis Coleman | 28 | 2.053 | $537k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jarrod Dyson | 29 | 2.088 | $530k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kelvin Herrera | 24 | 1.157 | $522k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Johnny Giavotella | 26 | 2.055 | $509k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Francisley Bueno | 33 | 1.111 | $504k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Donnie Joseph | 26 | 0.032 | $501k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Yordano Ventura | 23 | 0.013 | $500k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Danny Duffy | 25 | 2.085 | $486k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Danny Valencia | 29 | 2.118 | $446k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Michael Mariot | 25 | 0.000 | $276k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Christian Colón | 25 | 0.000 | $197k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jimmy Paredes | 25 | 2.059 | $167k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Erik Kratz | 34 | 1.158 | $141k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Casey Coleman | 26 | 1.044 | $115k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Carlos Peguero | 27 | 1.008 | $77k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Lane Adams | 24 | 0.000 | $77k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Liam Hendriks | 25 | 1.000 | $51k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Justin Marks | 26 | 0.031 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Francisco Peña | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Wilking Rodríguez | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Aaron Brooks | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brandon Finnegan | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Terrance Gore | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Royals 2014; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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