GM: J.J. Picollo
2024: made playoffs · 86–76. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 24 | pre-arb | 161 | 10.5 | 3.1 | +40.6 |
| Cole Ragans | 26 | pre-arb | 32 | 4.9 | 0.8 | +19.5 |
| Seth Lugo | 34 | FA-elig | 33 | 4.7 | 15.0 | +4.5 |
| Michael Wacha | 32 | FA-elig | 29 | 3.3 | 16.0 | -2.2 |
| Salvador Perez | 34 | FA-elig | 158 | 3.2 | 20.0 | -6.6 |
| Brady Singer | 27 | arb | 32 | 2.5 | 4.8 | +5.4 |
| Freddy Fermin | 29 | pre-arb | 111 | 1.9 | 0.7 | +7.3 |
| Michael Massey | 26 | pre-arb | 100 | 1.6 | 0.8 | +5.7 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 26 | pre-arb | 131 | 1.5 | 0.8 | +5.5 |
| Kyle Isbel | 27 | arb | 136 | 1.5 | 0.8 | +5.5 |
| Lucas Erceg↔ OAK | 29 | pre-arb | 23 | 1.4 | 0.3 | +5.5 |
| Alec Marsh | 26 | pre-arb | 26 | 1.4 | 0.7 | +4.9 |
| Maikel Garcia | 24 | pre-arb | 157 | 1.3 | 0.8 | +4.5 |
| John Schreiber | 30 | arb | 59 | 1.1 | 1.2 | +3.4 |
| Kris Bubic | 26 | arb | 27 | 0.9 | 2.4 | +1.5 |
| Paul DeJong↔ CHW | 30 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +2.5 |
| Dairon Blanco | 31 | pre-arb | 88 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +1.3 |
| Garrett Hampson | 29 | FA-elig | 113 | 0.5 | 2.0 | +0.1 |
| Michael Lorenzen↔ TEX | 32 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | +0.7 |
| Carlos Hernández | 27 | arb | 27 | 0.2 | 1.0 | -0.1 |
| Angel Zerpa | 24 | arb | 60 | 0.2 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Sam Long | 28 | arb | 43 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.0 |
| Will Klein↔ OAK | 24 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.0 |
| Hunter Renfroe | 32 | FA-elig | 120 | 0.1 | 5.5 | -5.1 |
| Steven Cruz | 25 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| James McArthur | 27 | pre-arb | 57 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Jordan Lyles | 33 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.0 | 8.5 | -8.3 |
| Tyler Duffey | 33 | – | 9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Nick Pratto | 25 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 27 | arb | 16 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Walter Pennington↔ TEX | 26 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Anthony Veneziano↔ MIA | 26 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Drew Waters | 25 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.0 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| Colin Selby↔ BAL | 26 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Tommy Pham↔ CHW | 36 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Yuli Gurriel | 40 | – | 18 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Dan Altavilla | 31 | arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.8 |
| Tyler Gentry | 25 | – | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Matt Sauer | 25 | – | 14 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -1.0 |
| Nick Loftin | 25 | pre-arb | 57 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -1.5 |
| Hunter Harvey↔ WSN | 29 | arb | 6 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Chris Stratton | 33 | FA-elig | 57 | -0.2 | 3.5 | -4.3 |
| Nick Anderson | 33 | arb | 37 | -0.2 | 1.6 | -2.5 |
| MJ Melendez | 25 | pre-arb | 135 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.8 |
| Jonathan Bowlan | 27 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -2.0 |
| CJ Alexander | 27 | – | 4 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -1.3 |
| Robbie Grossman↔ CHW | 34 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.5 |
| Will Smith | 34 | FA-elig | 45 | -0.4 | 5.0 | -6.6 |
| Nelson Velázquez | 25 | pre-arb | 64 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -2.7 |
| Adam Frazier | 32 | FA-elig | 104 | -0.5 | 2.0 | -4.2 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Seth Lugo | 4.7 |
| Michael Wacha | 3.3 |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.4 |
| John Schreiber | 1.1 |
| Paul DeJong | 0.7 |
| Garrett Hampson | 0.5 |
| Player | 2023 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Aroldis Chapman | 1.3 |
| Zack Greinke | 1.1 |
| Nicky Lopez | 0.7 |
| Ryan Yarbrough | 0.7 |
| Edward Olivares | 0.5 |
| Scott Barlow | 0.5 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2024, 2024–2030. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2024; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador Perez | 34 | 12.050 | $20.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Michael Wacha | 32 | 10.062 | $16.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Seth Lugo | 34 | 7.082 | $15.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jordan Lyles | 33 | 13.000 | $8.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Hunter Renfroe | 32 | 6.165 | $5.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Will Smith | 34 | 12.000 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Stratton | 33 | 6.100 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adam Frazier | 32 | 8.000 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Michael Lorenzen | 32 | 8.159 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Paul DeJong | 30 | 6.057 | $466k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tommy Pham | 36 | 8.107 | $426k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tyler Duffey | 33 | 7.026 | $204k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Robbie Grossman | 34 | 9.060 | $172k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yuli Gurriel | 40 | 8.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Singer | 27 | 3.156 | $4.8M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Kris Bubic | 26 | 3.135 | $2.4M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Garrett Hampson | 29 | 5.030 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Nick Anderson | 33 | 5.000 | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Schreiber | 30 | 3.027 | $1.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dan Altavilla | 31 | 4.063 | $398k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Hunter Harvey | 29 | 4.047 | $288k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 24 | 2.000 | $3.1M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Carlos Hernández | 27 | 2.145 | $1.0M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kyle Isbel | 27 | 2.043 | $758k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Michael Massey | 26 | 1.068 | $757k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| MJ Melendez | 25 | 1.153 | $755k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Cole Ragans | 26 | 1.029 | $754k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 26 | 1.101 | $753k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Maikel Garcia | 24 | 0.168 | $751k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Angel Zerpa | 24 | 1.082 | $748k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Nelson Velázquez | 25 | 1.031 | $747k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| James McArthur | 27 | 0.150 | $746k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alec Marsh | 26 | 0.094 | $745k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Freddy Fermin | 29 | 0.165 | $744k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dairon Blanco | 31 | 0.132 | $744k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nick Loftin | 25 | 0.031 | $742k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 27 | 2.083 | $740k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Nick Pratto | 25 | 1.067 | $740k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jonathan Bowlan | 27 | 0.013 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Steven Cruz | 25 | 0.034 | $740k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Drew Waters | 25 | 1.045 | $740k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Sam Long | 28 | 1.160 | $740k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Will Klein | 24 | 0.000 | $462k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Colin Selby | 26 | 1.000 | $296k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Lucas Erceg | 29 | 0.136 | $283k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matt Sauer | 25 | – | $235k | ||||||
| Anthony Veneziano | 26 | 0.013 | $123k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| CJ Alexander | 27 | 0.000 | $44k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Gentry | 25 | 0.000 | $24k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Walter Pennington | 26 | – | $12k |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Royals 2024; 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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