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The Kansas City Royals carried a $104,773,003 payroll in 2019 across 57 players, an average of $1,838,123 and a median of $480,424. The highest-paid player was Alex Gordon at $20,000,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Gordon | LF | Veteran | Active | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 |
| 2 | Ian Kennedy | RP | Veteran | Active | $16,500,000 | $16,500,000 |
| 3 | Danny Duffy | SP | Veteran | Active | $15,250,000 | $15,250,000 |
| 4 | Salvador Perez | C | Veteran | Injured | $11,200,000 | $11,200,000 |
| 5 | Jorge Soler | DH | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Active | $4,666,667 | $4,666,667 |
| 6 | Alex Gordon | CF | Dead | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | |
| 7 | Billy Hamilton | CF | Retained | $3,290,342 | $3,290,342 | |
| 8 | Chris Owings | 2B | Retained | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | |
| 9 | Wily Peralta | RP | Dead | $2,250,000 | $2,250,000 | |
| 10 | Brad Boxberger | RP | Retained | $2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | |
| 11 | Jason Hammel | RP | Dead | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |
| 12 | Travis Wood | SP | Retained | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| 13 | Martin Maldonado | C | Retained | $1,478,492 | $1,478,492 | |
| 14 | Jake Diekman | RP | Retained | $1,463,695 | $1,463,695 | |
| 15 | Lucas Duda | 1B | Retained | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | |
| 16 | Whit Merrifield | 2B | pre-arbitration-avoided | Active | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 17 | Mike Montgomery | SP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $2,440,000 | $996,989 |
| 18 | Brian Flynn | RP | Arbitration 1 (buried) | Minors | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 19 | Jesse Hahn | RP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 20 | Scott Barlow | P | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $650,000 | $604,635 |
| 21 | Jake Junis | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $578,250 | $578,250 |
| 22 | Brad Keller | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $578,175 | $578,175 |
| 23 | Adalberto Mondesi | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $576,000 | $576,000 |
| 24 | Hunter Dozier | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $567,225 | $567,225 |
| 25 | Jorge López | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $562,250 | $562,250 |
| 26 | Cheslor Cuthbert | DH | Arbitration 1 | Active | $850,000 | $557,540 |
| 27 | Cam Gallagher | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $557,125 | $557,125 |
| 28 | Trevor Oaks | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $555,350 | $555,350 |
| 29 | Glenn Sparkman | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $480,424 |
| 30 | Kevin McCarthy | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $578,250 | $447,696 |
| 31 | Ryan O'Hearn | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $557,650 | $428,714 |
| 32 | Nicky Lopez | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $414,776 |
| 33 | Eric Skoglund | RP | Active | $568,175 | $397,150 | |
| 34 | Terrance Gore | CF | Retained | $350,000 | $350,000 | |
| 35 | Tim Hill | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $573,175 | $339,020 |
| 36 | Jake Newberry | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $313,320 |
| 37 | Homer Bailey | SP | Retained | $304,368 | $304,368 | |
| 38 | Humberto Arteaga | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $259,608 |
| 39 | Bubba Starling | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $238,720 |
| 40 | Meibrys Viloria | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $226,784 |
| 41 | Richard Lovelady | P | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $555,000 | $223,800 |
| 42 | Josh Staumont | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $214,848 |
| 43 | Kyle Zimmer | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $185,008 |
| 44 | Nick Dini | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $158,152 |
| 45 | Heath Fillmyer | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $149,200 |
| 46 | Jacob Barnes | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $567,600 | $146,496 |
| 47 | Kelvin Gutierrez | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $555,000 | $140,248 |
| 48 | Brett Phillips | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $134,280 |
| 49 | Erick Mejia | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $80,568 |
| 50 | Gabe Speier | P | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $80,568 |
| 51 | Ryan McBroom | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $80,568 |
| 52 | Randy Rosario | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $564,000 | $54,576 |
| 53 | Frank Schwindel | 1B | Retained | $41,776 | $41,776 | |
| 54 | Ben Lively | SP | Retained | $35,808 | $35,808 | |
| 55 | Wily Peralta | RP | Dead | $25,000 | $25,000 | |
| 56 | Jorge Bonifacio | RF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $555,000 | $20,888 |
| 57 | Chris Ellis | RP | Retained | $17,904 | $17,904 | |
| 58 | Allan de San Miguel | C | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 59 | Arnaldo Hernandez | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $555,000 | $0 |
| 60 | Chase d'Arnaud | 3B | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 61 | Conner Greene | P | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $555,000 | $0 |
| 62 | Franco Terrero | P | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 63 | Ismael Aquino | P | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 64 | Jonathan Dziedzic | P | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 65 | Michael Ynoa | RP | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 66 | Scott Blewett | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $555,000 | $0 |
| 67 | Zach Lovvorn | RP | Minors | $0 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2019 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $104,773,003 total, which includes active-roster salary plus injured-list, retained, dead and buried minor-league money. Salary is the full payroll salary published for the season, so the two can differ when money is deferred, prorated or carried by another club. Non-buried minor-league allocations (10 players on this ledger) are real money the club paid but are excluded from that total, so their Adjusted figure reads $0. Amounts are nominal US dollars as recorded; full source credits and access dates live on the sources page.
Salary and payroll records aggregated and published by Legends Deck. Nominal dollars; no inflation adjustment. Full source credits, licenses and access dates on the sources page.