Finances
Kansas City Royals
69-93.426#5 — AL CentralMLB
Runs per game
4.26
Runs allowed
5.00
OPS
.718
ERA
4.77
HR per game
1.05
Salary by season, prorated signing bonus included. In grey: options and arbitration years, not yet guaranteed.
| Player | Contract | Value | AAV | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Lugo | Extension2 yrs · 2026–2027 | 46.0 M$ | 23.00 M$ | 21.50 M$ | 21.50 M$ | 20.00 M$Vesting/club | ||
| Michael Wacha | Extension3 yrs · 2025–2027 | 51.0 M$ | 17.00 M$ | 18.00 M$ | 14.00 M$ | 14.00 M$Club option | ||
| Bobby Witt Jr.Full no-trade clause | Extension11 yrs · 2024–2034 | 288.8 M$ | 26.25 M$ | 13.71 M$ | 19.71 M$ | 30.71 M$ | 35.71 M$ | 35.71 M$ |
| Salvador PerezMay block all trades (10-and-5 rights) | Extension2 yrs · 2026–2027 | 25.0 M$ | 11.32 M$ | 12.50 M$ | 12.50 M$ | |||
| Carlos Estévez | Free Agent2 yrs · 2025–2026 | 22.2 M$ | 11.10 M$ | 10.10 M$ | 13.00 M$Club option | |||
| Jonathan India | Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 8.00 M$ | 8.00 M$ | |||||
| Cole Ragans | Extension3 yrs · 2025–2027 | 13.3 M$ | 4.42 M$ | 4.58 M$ | 7.58 M$ | Arb 3 | ||
| Matt Strahm | Extension2 yrs · 2025–2026 | 12.0 M$ | 7.50 M$ | 4.50 M$Not 40 man | ||||
| Maikel Garcia | Extension5 yrs · 2026–2030 | 57.5 M$ | 11.50 M$ | 4.20 M$ | 7.20 M$ | 10.30 M$ | 13.30 M$ | 19.30 M$ |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | Extension2 yrs · 2026–2027 | 11.1 M$ | 5.55 M$ | 4.20 M$ | 6.90 M$ | Arb (placeholder) | ||
| Kyle Isbel | Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 2.70 M$ | 2.70 M$ | Arb 3 | ||||
| Nick Mears | Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 1.90 M$ | 1.90 M$ | Arb 3 | ||||
| Michael Massey | Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 1.57 M$ | 1.57 M$ | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | |||
| Nate Pearson | Free Agent/Arb1 yr · 2026–2026 | 1.35 M$ | 1.35 M$ | Arb 3 | ||||
| Josh Rojas | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 1.26 M$ | 1.26 M$ | |||||
| Daniel Lynch IV | Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 1.03 M$ | 1.03 M$ | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | |||
| Starling Marte | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 1.00 M$ | 1.00 M$Not 40 man | |||||
| Luke Maile | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.94 M$ | 0.94 M$ | |||||
| Alex Lange | Free Agent/Arb1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.90 M$ | 0.90 M$ | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | |||
| James McArthur | Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.81 M$ | 0.81 M$ | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | Arb 4 | ||
| Lucas Erceg | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.80 M$ | 0.80 M$Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | ||
| Noah Cameron | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.80 M$ | 0.80 M$Pre-arb | Pre-arb | Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | |
| Isaac Collins | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.80 M$ | 0.80 M$Pre-arb | Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | |
| Alec Marsh | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.80 M$ | 0.80 M$Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | ||
| Stephen Kolek | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.79 M$ | 0.79 M$Pre-arb | Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | |
| Steven Cruz | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.79 M$ | 0.79 M$Pre-arb | Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | |
| Nick Loftin | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.79 M$ | 0.79 M$Pre-arb | Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | |
| Jac Caglianone | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.78 M$ | 0.78 M$Pre-arb | Pre-arb | Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | |
| Carter Jensen | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.78 M$ | 0.78 M$Pre-arb | Pre-arb | Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | |
| Randy Dobnak | Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.40 M$ | 0.40 M$ | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | Arb 4 | ||
| Tony Gonsolin | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.25 M$ | 0.25 M$ | 2.50 M$Club option | ||||
| Anthony Gose | Free Agent/Arb1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.17 M$ | 0.17 M$ | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | |||
| Aaron Bummer | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.03 M$ | 0.03 M$Not 40 man |