2016 Kansas City Royals Roster (40-man)

2015 Season 2017 Season

Record: 81-81-0, Finished 3rd in AL_Central (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Ned Yost (81-81)

General Manager: Dayton Moore

Farm Director: Ronnie Richardson

Scouting Director: Lonnie Goldberg

Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium

Attendance: 2,557,712 (6th of 15)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 102
One-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 106

Pythagorean W-L: 77-85, 675 Runs, 712 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Scott Alexander	26	us US	L	L	6' 2"	195	Jul 10, 1989	2	17	0	0	17	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Billy Burns	26	us US	B	R	5' 9"	170	Aug 30, 1989	3	24	8	24	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	11	3	17	4	3	7	-0.5	$512,500
Drew Butera	32	us US	R	R	6' 1"	212	Aug 9, 1983	7	56	34	55	55	2	51	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.3	$1,162,500
Lorenzo Cain	30	us US	R	R	6' 2"	214	Apr 13, 1986	7	103	101	103	101	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	72	29	101	0	1	1	3.0	$6,500,000
Christian Colón	27	pr PR	R	R	5' 10"	215	May 14, 1989	3	54	39	54	49	0	0	0	32	15	4	0	0	0	0	1	8	1	0.4	$518,425
Tony Cruz	29	us US	R	R	5' 11"	215	Aug 18, 1986	6	4	0	4	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1	$975,000
Cheslor Cuthbert	23	ni NI	R	R	6' 1"	205	Nov 16, 1992	2	128	123	128	127	0	0	0	0	127	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.3
Wade Davis	30	us US	R	R	6' 5"	225	Sep 7, 1985	8	45	0	2	45	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8	$8,000,000	All-Star
Hunter Dozier	24	us US	R	R	6' 4"	220	Aug 22, 1991	1st	8	5	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	1	1	0	0.0
Danny Duffy	27	us US	L	L	6' 3"	205	Dec 21, 1988	6	42	26	2	42	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	$4,225,000
Jarrod Dyson	31	us US	L	R	5' 9"	165	Aug 15, 1984	7	107	83	107	95	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	57	21	95	8	4	9	2.9	$1,725,000
Brett Eibner	27	us US	R	R	6' 4"	215	Dec 2, 1988	1st	26	21	26	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	9	18	3	4	1	0.5
Alcides Escobar	29	ve VE	R	R	6' 1"	205	Dec 16, 1986	9	162	162	162	162	0	0	0	0	0	162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	$5,250,000
Brian Flynn	26	us US	L	L	6' 8"	245	Apr 19, 1990	3	36	1	3	36	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
Rey Fuentes	25	us US	L	L	6' 0"	160	Feb 12, 1991	2	13	12	13	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	9	12	1	0	1	-0.2
Dillon Gee	30	us US	R	R	6' 1"	205	Apr 28, 1986	7	33	14	4	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	$2,000,000
Alex Gordon	32	us US	L	R	6' 1"	220	Feb 10, 1984	10	128	125	128	126	0	0	0	0	0	0	126	0	0	126	0	3	0	0.7	$12,000,000
Terrance Gore	25	us US	R	R	5' 7"	160	Jun 8, 1991	3	17	0	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	0	15	0.2
Kelvin Herrera	26	do DO	R	R	5' 10"	220	Dec 31, 1989	6	72	0	7	72	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	$2,550,000	All-Star
Luke Hochevar	32	us US	R	R	6' 5"	225	Sep 15, 1983	9	40	0	3	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	$5,500,000
Eric Hosmer	26	us US	L	L	6' 4"	226	Oct 24, 1989	6	158	158	158	154	0	0	154	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1.6	$8,250,000	All-Star
Omar Infante	34	ve VE	R	R	5' 11"	195	Dec 26, 1981	15	39	38	39	39	0	0	0	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Ian Kennedy	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	210	Dec 19, 1984	10	33	33	2	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.2	$7,500,000
Kevin McCarthy	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Feb 22, 1992	1st	10	0	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.4
Kris Medlen	30	us US	B	R	5' 10"	190	Oct 7, 1985	7	6	6	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9	$5,500,000
Whit Merrifield	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	195	Jan 24, 1989	1st	81	73	81	80	0	0	1	65	5	0	13	0	4	16	1	4	1	1.5
Alec Mills	24	us US	R	R	6' 4"	205	Nov 30, 1991	1st	3	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Adalberto Mondesí	20	us US	B	R	6' 1"	200	Jul 27, 1995	2	47	40	47	47	0	0	0	42	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-0.5
Kendrys Morales	33	cu CU	B	R	6' 1"	242	Jun 20, 1983	10	154	149	154	12	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	138	5	0	0.9	$9,000,000
Mike Moustakas	27	us US	L	R	6' 0"	230	Sep 11, 1988	6	27	26	27	26	0	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.8	$5,600,000
Peter Moylan	37	au AU	R	R	6' 3"	220	Dec 2, 1978	10	50	0	1	50	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.6
Daniel Nava	33	us US	B	L	5' 10"	195	Feb 22, 1983	6	9	1	9	6	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	-0.1	$1,375,000
Paulo Orlando	30	br BR	R	R	6' 2"	215	Nov 1, 1985	2	128	115	128	122	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	89	122	1	5	1	2.0	$514,250
Salvador Perez	26	ve VE	R	R	6' 3"	255	May 10, 1990	6	139	135	139	129	0	128	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3	0	2.9	$2,000,000	All-Star
Brooks Pounders	25	us US	R	R	6' 5"	265	Sep 26, 1990	1st	13	0	0	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Joakim Soria	32	mx MX	R	R	6' 3"	205	May 18, 1984	9	70	0	5	70	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	$7,000,000
Matt Strahm	24	us US	R	L	6' 2"	190	Nov 12, 1991	1st	21	0	2	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1
Jason Vargas	33	us US	L	L	6' 0"	215	Feb 2, 1983	11	3	3	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	$8,500,000
Yordano Ventura	25	do DO	R	R	6' 0"	195	Jun 3, 1991	4	32	32	2	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	$1,200,000
Edinson Vólquez	32	do DO	R	R	6' 0"	220	Jul 3, 1983	12	34	34	2	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6	$9,500,000
Chien-Ming Wang	36	tw TW	R	R	6' 4"	225	Mar 31, 1980	9	38	0	4	38	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Chris Young	37	us US	R	R	6' 10"	255	May 25, 1979	12	34	13	3	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.9	$4,250,000
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	DH	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Ned Yost	61	us US	Aug 19, 1954	Manager	Apr 3	Oct 2
Don Wakamatsu	53	us US	Feb 22, 1963	Bench	Apr 3	Oct 2
Dale Sveum	52	us US	Nov 23, 1963	Hitting	Apr 3	Oct 2
Dave Eiland	49	us US	Jul 5, 1966	Pitching	Apr 3	Oct 2
Doug Henry	52	us US	Dec 10, 1963	Bullpen	Apr 3	Oct 2
Rusty Kuntz	61	us US	Feb 4, 1955	First base	Apr 3	Oct 2
Mike Jirschele	57	us US	Mar 3, 1959	Third base	Apr 3	Oct 2
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date