Kansas City Royals Roster 2024

[Royals GM (Jordan)]

Salary Cap: $100

Salary Used: $97.6

Salary Available: $2.4

recent FA signings in orange
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Starting Lineup:

C: C Alejandro Kirk (Blue Jays) $1 4th; C Mitch Garver (Mariners) $6.4 2026
1B: 1B Ty France (Mariners) 2.4 6th
2B: 1B/2B Justin Turner (Red Sox) $6.4 2025; 2B/SS Jose Caballero (Rays) $0.5 2nd
SS: SS Jeremy Pena (Astros) $1 3rd; 2B/SS Orlando Arcia (Braves) $4.0 2023+
3B: 3B Nolan Arenado (Cardinals) $12 2026; LF/3B/SS Josh Smith (Rangers) $1 3rd
LF: LF/CF/RF Esteury Ruiz (Athletics) $.5 2nd; 1B/3B/LF Nolan Schanuel (Angels) $.3 1st
CF: CF Byron Buxton (Twins) $5.2 2025; LF/CF/RF Dairon Blanco (Royals) $.3 1st
RF: CF/RF George Springer (Blue Jays) $6.5 2026; 1B/LF/RF Alex Kirilloff (Twins) $1.0 4th

Lineup total salary: $48.5
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Dead salary:

Dead total salary: $0

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Starting Pitching:

SP Chris Sale (Braves) $9.1 2024
SP Grayson Rodriguez (BAL) $.5 2nd

SP Ricky Tiedemann (Blue Jays) $.3 1st
SP Mason Miller (OAK) $.3 1st
SP/RP David Peterson (Mets) $1 4th
SP Alex Cobb $3.2 2025 (Giants)
SP Trevor Rogers 4th $1 (Marlins)
SP/RP Sean Manaea (Mets) $4.6 2025+
P Jakob Junis (Brewers) $1.6 2024
SP Luis Severino (Mets) $4 2025
SP Max Scherzer (Rangers) $3.6 2025
SP Erick Fedde (CHW) 4.5 2025

Starting pitchers total salary: $33.7
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Relief Pitching:

RP Aroldis Chapman (FA) 3.5 2025
RP Tanner Scott (Marlins) $3.4 2028
RP Joe Kelly (White Sox) $1.5 2024
RP Aaron Bummer (Braves) $2.4 2025
RP Manuel Rodriguez (Rays) $.3 1st
RP Austin Adams (Diamondbacks) $1 4th
RP Michael Tonkin (Braves) $.5 2024
RP Jovani Moran (Twins) $.5 2nd
RP Andrew Vasquez (Phillies) $.5 2nd
RP Danny Young (Braves) $.3 1st
RP Chase Lee (Rangers) $.3 1st

Relief pitchers total salary: $14.2
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Protected Non-Royals Prospects (all $0.3 1st):

OF Samuel Zavala (Padres)
3B/OF Luke Adams (Brewers)

P Leonel Sequera (STL)

P Aaron Wilkerson (KBO)

Non-Royals Prospects total salary: $1.2

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Protected Royals Prospects (all $0.3 1st):

Royals Prospects total salary: $0

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Unprotected Royals (all $0.3 1st unless specified; royals farm ranks unless specified):

P Josh Taylor (Royals) $1 4th

P Yimi Presinal





UT Roger Leyton (#38 prospects1500 2023 org top 50)



1B Darnel Collins

C Omar Hernandez

RP Peyton Gray

C Sebastian Rivero

RP Gabe Speier



ranks below from here and other sources: www.pitcherlist.com/dynasty-kansas-city-royals-2020-preseason-top-50-prospects/



SP Holden Capps (Royals) #40 prospects150 midseason

SP Adrian Alcantara #44 Pitcherlist

Others receiving consideration for pitcherlist 2020 list: DJ Burt (3B), Tad Ratliff (RHP), Holden Capps (RHP) (40 prospects1500 midseason), Emilio Marquez (LHP), Clay Dungan (SS)

1B Samir Duenez (Royals)

OF Elier Hernandez (Royals)

OF Eric Cole (Royals)

SP Rito Lugo (Royals)

SP Marcelo Martinez (Royals)

1B/3B Ismaldo Rodriguez (Royals)

C Chase Vallot (Royals)

OF Isaiah Henry (Royals)

RHP Ofreidy Gomez (Royals)

Austin Lambright (Royals)

Franco Terrero (Royals)

Jake Kalish (Royals)

Ivan Castillo (Royals)



Royals Prospects Elsewhere:

SS Yandel Ricardo

SP Anderson Paulino

SS Derlin Figueroa

P Jesus Rios

P Henry Williams

C Ramon ramirez

Of Jared dickey

P Hiro Wyatt

P Hunter Owen

OF Spencer Nivens

P Coleman Picard

P Luinder Avila

beck way

andrew hoffman

John McMillon

David Sandlin

Roni Cabrera

Asbel Gonzalez

C Blake Mitchell (Royals)

RHP Blake Wolters (Royals)

OF Carson Roccaforte (Royals)

P Marwys Jorge (#49 january 2023 international signing on mlb.com)

OF Tony Ruiz (#30 january 2023 international signing on mlb.com,https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-international-prospects-signing-day-2023?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage)

P Robert Anglin ( Mack Anglin )

P Wesley Scott

P Chandler Champlain

River Town

Javier Vaz

P Noah Cameron

C Freddy Fermin

P A.J. Block

C/1B Logan Porter

3b Angel Pierre

C Carter Jensen

If Peyton Wilson

C Hayden Dunhurst

OF Diego Hernandez

OF Nate Eaton / nathan eaton

P Emmanuel Reyes

P Mason Barnett

Steven Zobac

OF Gavin Cross

3B Cayden Wallace

SS Austin Charles

P Hunter Patteson

Josh Dye (Royals)

Tucker Bradley

Luca tresh

Anthony Veneziano

Nathan Webb

Junior Marin

SS Lizandro Rodriguez

Juan Olmos

Henry Ramos

OF Erick Torres

SS Ivan Sosa

SP Ismael Aquino (#37 KC fangraphs 2020 updated, 40 FV)

RP Jake Brentz (Royals)

Maikel Garcia

SP Brandon Marklund (#30 MLB.com 2020 updated)

SP Charlie Neuweiler (#28 KC fangraphs 2020 updated, 40 FV)

P Samuel Valerio $0.3 1st Royals

SP Angel Zerpa

P Sam Valerio

OF Tyler Gentry (Royals)

OF Kyle Isbel (Royals)

SP Asa Lacy $0.3 1st

SS Nick Loftin $0.3 1st

SP Christian Chamberlain $0.3 1st

SP Ben Hernandez $0.3 1st

SP Will Klein $0.3 1st

SP Adam Lukas $0.3 1st - previously unprotected (https://blogs.fangraphs.com/top-43-prospects-kansas-city-royals/)

C Kale Emshoff

SP Noah Murdock #25 fangraphs end of season

OF John Rave #22 MLB.com

SP Luis De La Rosa #18 prospectslive

1B Vinnie Pasquantino $0.3 1st (Royals) Previously Unprotected

1B/2B Rubendy Jaquez (Royals) #47 pitcherlist

C Michael Emodi $0.3 1st (Royals) Previously Unprotected

OF jean ramirez #48 pitcherlist

SP Gerson Garabito #26 fangraphs end of season

SP Kaito Yuki

SP Grant Gambrell, 1st, 0.3 (Royals)

SP Woo-Young Jin #35 fangraphs end of se

OF Darryl Collins, 1st, 0.3 (Royals)

2B/SS Erick Mejia, 1st, 0.3 (Royals)

SP Luis Cepeda (Royals) #39 prospects1500 midseason

SP Evan Steele (Royals) #16 prospects1500 midseason

SP Dante Biasi #38 prospects1500 midseason

OF Nick Heath

Yefri Del Rosario

SP Kris Bubic

OF Bubba Starling (Royals)

Carlos Hernandez

Austin Cox

SP Zach Haake (Royals)

RHP Josh Staumont (Royals)

LHP Daniel Tillo (Royals)

SP Jon Heasley (Royals)

2B Jimmy Govern (Royals)

RHP Alec Marsh (Royals)

RHP Jonathan Bowlan (Royals)

OF Erick Pena (Royals)

SS Bobby Witt (Royals)

SS Brady Mcconell (Royals)

SP Yohanse Morel (Royals)

P Delvin Capellan

1B Rhett Aplin

P Tyler Zuber

RP Arnaldo Hernandez (Royals)

Rylan Kaufman

Frank Schwindel

Xavier Fernandez

Daniel Lynch

Meibrys Viloria

Brewer Hicklen

Gabriel Cancel

3B Emmanuel Rivera (Royals)



SS Wilmin Candelario (Royals)



SS Omar Florentino (Royals)



C M.J. Melendez (Royals)



1B Nick Pratto (Royals)



2B,SS Nicky Lopez (Royals)



3B Kelvin Gutierrez (Royals)



OF Khalil Lee (Royals)



OF Seuly Matias (Royals)



OF Michael Gigliotti (Royals)



OF Blake Perkins (Royals)



C Cam Gallagher (Royals)



C Nick Dini (Royals)



OF Travis Jones (Royals)



OF Cal Jones (Royals)



LHP Richard Lovelady (Royals)



RHP Trevor Oaks (Royals)



RHP Scott Blewett (Royals)



LHP Foster Griffin (Royals)



RHP Elvis Luciano (Blue Jays 2018 rule V pick)



SP Brady Singer



SP Jackson Kowar



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Free agents lost (2023): 

C Mitch Garver (Rangers) $1 6th

1B/3B JD Davis (Giants) $1.1 6th

CF Byron Buxton (Twins) $12 2023

SP Max Scherzer (Mets) $12 2022+

SP Alex Cobb (Giants) $3 2023

RP Tanner Scott (Marlins) $1.4 6th

RP Aaron Bummer (White Sox) $1 6th

RP Danny Coulombe (Orioles) $.7 2023

P Brad Peacock (Twins) $.5 2023


Free agents lost (2022):


1B/2B/3B Wilmer Flores (Giants) $2 2021+



CF Michael Taylor (Royals) $2.5 6th



LF/CF/RF Abraham Almonte (Free Agent) $0.3 2022



LF/RF/CF Ian Happ (Cubs) $3.7 6th



SP Miles Mikolas (Cardinals) $4.6 2022



SP Andrew Heaney $5.3 2022



RP Hector Neris (Astros) $2.5 2022



RP Andrew Chafin (Tigers) $.8 2022



RP Rex Brothers (Cubs) $0.3 2022



RP Lucas Luetge (Yankees) $0.7 2022



Free Agents Lost (2021):



1B/LF Darin Ruf (Giants) $.5 2021



2B/3B/SS Jean Segura (Phillies) $7.7 2021



2B/SS Freddy Galvis (Orioles) $3.4 2021



SS - Jorge Polanco (Twins) $2.6 - 6th



3B Justin Turner (Dodgers) $5 2021



SP/RP Tommy Milone (FA) $0.4 2021



SP Steven Matz (Mets) $1.0 6th



SP Josh Lindblom (Brewers) $2.5 2021



SP Joe Musgrove (Pirates) $1.5 6th



RP Craig Stammen (Padres) $2.3 2021



RP Edwin Diaz (NYM) $4.5 6th





Free Agents Lost (2020):







1B Mitch Moreland $2.1 2020



3B Maikel Franco (Royals) $1.0 6th



CF,RF Randall Grichuk (Blue Jays) $3.0 6th



SP Matthew Boyd (Tigers) $4.5 6th



SP,RP Jesse Chavez (Rangers) $1.9 2020



RP Jake Diekman (Athletics) $.3 2020







Free Agents Lost (2019):







CF Jackie Bradley (Red Sox) $3.4 6th



SS Brandon Crawford (Giants) $4.4 2019+



2B/3B Tommy La Stella (Angels) $1 6th



C Matt Wieters (Cardinals) $2.2 2019