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2008 Kansas City Royals



      


30 total players, $64,221,500 total salary, $2,140,717 avg salary

PlayerPlayer SortPosSalarySalary SortPctPct SortWARPWARP SortWARP/$MWARP/$M Sort$/WARP$/WARP SortCurrent Status
Jose Guillen Guillen Jose RF $12,000,000 12000000 18.69% 18.69 0.14 0.135263 0.01 0.011271916666667 $88,716,057 88716056.866992
Gil Meche Meche Gil SP $11,400,000 11400000 17.75% 17.75 2.98 2.9783 0.26 0.26125438596491 $3,827,687 3827686.9355001
Angel Berroa Berroa Angel DNP $4,750,000 4750000 7.40% 7.40 0.00 0 0
Mark Grudzielanek Grudzielanek Mark 2B $4,500,000 4500000 7.01% 7.01 1.54 1.54216 0.34 0.34270222222222 $2,917,985 2917985.1636665 FA/2011
Ron Mahay Mahay Ron RP $4,000,000 4000000 6.23% 6.23 0.33 0.32617 0.08 0.0815425 $12,263,544 12263543.550909
Brett Tomko Tomko Brett SP $3,000,000 3000000 4.67% 4.67 0.28 0.279894 0.09 0.093298 $10,718,343 10718343.372848
Yasuhiko Yabuta Yabuta Yasuhiko RP $2,500,000 2500000 3.89% 3.89 -0.15 -0.154187 0 0
David DeJesus DeJesus David LF $2,500,000 2500000 3.89% 3.89 2.60 2.6018 1.04 1.04072 $960,873 960873.24160197
Mark Teahen Teahen Mark RF $2,337,500 2337500 3.64% 3.64 0.39 0.392308 0.17 0.16783229946524 $5,958,329 5958328.6601344
John Bale Bale John SP $2,200,000 2200000 3.43% 3.43 0.35 0.348041 0.16 0.15820045454545 $6,321,094 6321094.3538261 Arb3/2011, FA/2012
John Buck Buck John C $2,200,000 2200000 3.43% 3.43 0.23 0.226712 0.10 0.10305090909091 $9,703,942 9703941.5646283
Miguel Olivo Olivo Miguel C $2,100,000 2100000 3.27% 3.27 1.25 1.24784 0.59 0.59420952380952 $1,682,908 1682908.0651366
Zack Greinke Greinke Zack SP $1,400,000 1400000 2.18% 2.18 3.60 3.59646 2.57 2.5689 $389,272 389271.67270038
Jimmy Gobble Gobble Jimmy RP $1,312,500 1312500 2.04% 2.04 -0.42 -0.422633 0 0
Ross Gload Gload Ross 1B $1,300,000 1300000 2.02% 2.02 -1.92 -1.91533 0 0
Esteban German German Esteban LF $1,000,000 1000000 1.56% 1.56 0.04 0.0390426 0.04 0.0390426 $25,613,048 25613048.311332
Luke Hudson Hudson Luke DNP $475,000 475000 0.74% 0.74 0.00 0 0
Joey Gathright Gathright Joey CF $427,000 427000 0.66% 0.66 -1.20 -1.20249 0 0
Joakim Soria Soria Joakim RP $426,500 426500 0.66% 0.66 1.01 1.00817 2.36 2.3638218053927 $423,044 423043.73270381
Brian Bannister Bannister Brian SP $421,000 421000 0.66% 0.66 -0.10 -0.102567 0 0
Alex Gordon Gordon Alex 3B $406,000 406000 0.63% 0.63 2.83 2.82521 6.96 6.958645320197 $143,706 143706.1315796
Tony Pena Pena Tony SS $405,000 405000 0.63% 0.63 -1.67 -1.66551 0 0
Juan Oviedo Oviedo Juan RP $405,000 405000 0.63% 0.63 0.64 0.642673 1.59 1.5868469135802 $630,181 630180.51170658
Billy Butler Butler Billy DH $399,000 399000 0.62% 0.62 -0.84 -0.835749 0 0
Ramon Ramirez Ramirez Ramon RP $397,000 397000 0.62% 0.62 1.50 1.50052 3.78 3.7796473551637 $264,575 264574.94735158
Francisco Rosario Rosario Francisco DNP $395,000 395000 0.62% 0.62 0.00 0 0
Alberto Callaspo Callaspo Alberto 2B $394,000 394000 0.61% 0.61 0.65 0.64541 1.64 1.6380964467005 $610,465 610464.66587131
Josh Newman Newman Josh RP $391,000 391000 0.61% 0.61 -0.13 -0.128861 0 0
Matt Tupman Tupman Matt C $390,000 390000 0.61% 0.61 0.04 0.0403191 0.10 0.10338230769231 $9,672,835 9672834.9591137
Anthony Lerew Lerew Anthony DNP $390,000 390000 0.61% 0.61 0.00 0 0
YearRoyals payroll PR Sort Avg payroll AvgPR Sort Diff Diff Sort
1976$126,000126000$126,000126000$00
1977$200,000200000$200,000200000$00
1982$1,000,0001000000$767,500767500$232,500232500
1983$1,000,0001000000$900,000900000$100,000100000
1984$1,040,0001040000$680,000680000$360,000360000
1985$1,150,0001150000$916,666916666$233,334233334
1986$1,925,0001925000$1,253,3331253333$671,667671667
1987$2,240,0002240000$1,458,3331458333$781,667781667
1988$2,600,0002600000$1,860,0001860000$740,000740000
1989$2,750,0002750000$2,306,6662306666$443,334443334
1990$2,875,0002875000$2,608,3332608333$266,667266667
1991$6,300,0006300000$4,183,3334183333$2,116,6672116667
1992$3,350,0003350000$3,212,5003212500$137,500137500
1993$3,100,0003100000$3,637,5003637500$-537,500-537500
1997$175,000175000$2,618,7502618750$-2,443,750-2443750
1998$230,000230000$976,666976666$-746,666-746666
1999$260,000260000$1,853,3331853333$-1,593,333-1593333
2000$22,835,50022835500$56,218,05456218054$-33,382,554-33382554
2001$34,805,00034805000$66,039,74266039742$-31,234,742-31234742
2002$47,427,00047427000$68,288,95468288954$-20,861,954-20861954
2003$41,268,00041268000$71,386,23871386238$-30,118,238-30118238
2004$46,671,50046671500$70,446,52870446528$-23,775,028-23775028
2005$37,882,00037882000$73,373,11373373113$-35,491,113-35491113
2006$51,655,50051655500$79,183,25479183254$-27,527,754-27527754
2007$70,227,50070227500$83,986,20583986205$-13,758,705-13758705
2008$64,221,50064221500$91,057,00691057006$-26,835,506-26835506
2009$74,970,83374970833$92,096,82892096828$-17,125,995-17125995
2010$76,760,21076760210$94,169,72794169727$-17,409,517-17409517
2011$39,506,00039506000$96,125,36796125367$-56,619,367-56619367
2012$64,445,35064445350$100,681,561100681561$-36,236,211-36236211
2013$81,215,72581215725$108,685,621108685621$-27,469,896-27469896
2014$41,180,00041180000$66,320,47266320472$-25,140,472-25140472
2015$28,750,00028750000$48,952,91748952917$-20,202,917-20202917
2016$2,500,0002500000$40,852,21040852210$-38,352,210-38352210
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