The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division.
The Royals were formed as a result of the Kansas City A’s relocation to Oakland in 1967, which enraged local lawmakers, who threatened to revisit baseball’s antitrust exemption.
The Royals had a remarkable start to the decade, with Brett’s flirtation with.400 and a sweep of the Yankees finally removing the ALCS monkey from their back.
They won the pennant again in 1985, this time with a disputed seven-game victory against cross-state foe St. Louis behind the amazing pitching of Bret Saberhagen, then 21 years old.
The muscular, multi-sport Bo Jackson was a short celebrity in the late 1980s, yet he brought no postseason activity to Kansas City.
The Royals were constantly crashing and burning in the standings despite the long-overdue inflow of quality batters in the lineup (including Carlos Beltran, Mike Sweeney, Raul Ibanez, and Johnny Damon).
When Royals Stadium (now renamed Kauffman Stadium) was given a massive refurbishment in 2009, there was at least some architectural enhancement.
How Much Do Royals Players Make?
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ACTIVE PLAYERS (28)
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AGE
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POS.
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STATUS
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WAIVER OPTIONS
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BASE SALARY
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SIGNING BONUS
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PAYROLL SALARY
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ADJ.
SALARY |
PAYROLL %
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LUX. TAX SALARY
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| Salvador Perez | 32 | C | Vet | $18,000,000 | – | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | 18.76 | 20,500,000 | |
| Zack Greinke | 38 | SP | Vet | $13,000,000 | – | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 | 13.55 | 13,000,000 | |
| Carlos Santana | 36 | 1B | Vet | $10,500,000 | – | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | 10.94 | 8,750,000 | |
| Andrew Benintendi | 27 | LF | Arb 3 | $7,900,000 | – | $7,900,000 | $7,900,000 | 8.23 | 7,900,000 | |
| Whit Merrifield | 33 | RF | Arb 3 | $7,000,000 | – | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 7.30 | 4,812,000 | |
| Brad Keller | 26 | SP | Arb 2 | 3 | $4,825,000 | – | $4,825,000 | $4,825,000 | 5.03 | 4,825,000 |
| Hunter Dozier | 30 | DH | Arb 2 | 1 | $4,500,000 | $250,000 | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | 4.95 | 6,250,000 |
| Michael Taylor | 31 | CF | Vet | $4,500,000 | – | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 4.69 | 4,500,000 | |
| Nicholas Lopez | 27 | SS | Arb 1 | 3 | $2,750,000 | – | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 2.87 | 2,750,000 |
| Scott Barlow | 29 | RP/CL | Arb 1 | 2 | $2,400,000 | – | $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 | 2.50 | 2,400,000 |
| Amir Garrett | 30 | RP | Arb 2 | $2,025,000 | – | $2,025,000 | $2,025,000 | 2.11 | 2,025,000 | |
| Ryan O’Hearn | 28 | 1B | Arb 1 | 1 | $1,300,000 | – | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | 1.35 | 1,300,000 |
| Taylor Clarke | 29 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $975,000 | – | $975,000 | $975,000 | 1.02 | 975,000 |
| Cameron Gallagher | 29 | C | Arb 1 | 1 | $885,000 | – | $885,000 | $885,000 | 0.92 | 885,000 |
| Josh Staumont | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $728,000 | – | $728,000 | $728,000 | 0.76 | 728,000 |
| Kris Bubic | 24 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $713,750 | – | $713,750 | $713,750 | 0.74 | 713,750 |
| Carlos Hernandez | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $708,750 | – | $708,750 | $708,750 | 0.74 | 708,750 |
| Joel Payamps | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | $708,750 | – | $708,750 | $708,750 | 0.74 | 708,750 | |
| Edward Olivares | 26 | OF | Pre-Arb | 1 | $705,500 | – | $705,500 | $705,500 | 0.74 | 705,500 |
| Daniel Lynch | 25 | SP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $703,600 | – | $703,600 | $703,600 | 0.73 | 703,600 |
| Gabe Speier | 27 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $702,000 | – | $702,000 | $702,000 | 0.73 | 702,000 |
| Dylan Coleman | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $700,650 | – | $700,650 | $700,650 | 0.73 | 700,650 |
| Collin Snider | 26 | RP | Pre-Arb | 3 | $700,000 | – | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.73 | 700,000 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 22 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 3 | $700,000 | – | $700,000 | $700,000 | 0.73 | 700,000 |
| Kyle Isbel | 25 | RF | Pre-Arb | 2 | $701,900 | – | $701,900 | $675,546 | 0.70 | 675,546 |
| Ronald Bolanos | 25 | RP | Pre-Arb | 1 | $700,000 | – | $700,000 | $628,421 | 0.65 | 628,421 |
| Emmanuel Rivera | 26 | 3B | Pre-Arb | 2 | $700,000 | – | $700,000 | $602,080 | 0.63 | 602,080 |
| Matt Peacock | 28 | RP | Pre-Arb | 2 | $700,000 | – | $700,000 | $594,554 | 0.62 | 594,554 |