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2009 Kansas City Royals  (2008)  (2010) 79-83, 4th in AL Western Division Scored 795 runs, Allowed 768 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-78 Defensive Efficiency Rating: .667 Park Factor: Batting - 107 / Pitching - 106 (over 100 favors batters) Pyth2 W-L: 76-86   (What is this?) Actual W-L record in MLB: 65-97 Manager(s): Thomas Treece

 Pos Player               Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   RC  RC/27  Defense  Diff
+---+--------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+---------+----+
 2B #Alberto Callaspo     26  153  566   92  185  41  11  18   79   2   2   52   54  .327  .381  .534  114   7.8  4e20      102  
 1B  Billy Butler         23  140  513   67  174  50   0  21   98   2   3   55   81  .339  .402  .559  110   8.1  4e11      108  
 SS #Maicer Izturis       28  135  373   63  126  32   7  14   70  14   7   44   45  .338  .412  .574   83   8.1  3e12      192  
 OF #Shane Victorino      28  136  547   91  150  36  15  12   65  14   7   51   75  .274  .337  .461   82   5.3  2(-3)e1    -5  
 3B *Mark Teahen          27  140  466   71  131  30   1  15   68   9   1   45  119  .281  .347  .446   71   5.5  3e18       60  
 OF *David DeJesus        29  152  507   69  133  24   8  13   57   6  10   60   76  .262  .347  .418   70   4.7  3(-1)e0   -16  
 OF *Raul Ibanez          37  127  445   59  106  25   3  25   71   0   0   36  113  .238  .301  .476   62   4.8  4(0)e3   -122  
 UT #Chone Figgins        31   83  295   52   95  10   8   5   30  32  13   49   58  .322  .416  .461   60   7.2             88  
 1B *Casey Kotchman       26  124  371   46   97  17   0   4   49   2   0   27   40  .261  .317  .340   40   3.7  1e1       -64  
 C  #Gregg Zaun           38   92  250   35   65  20   0   6   25   0   0   30   50  .260  .336  .412   35   4.9  3(+1)e4   -13  
 3B *Alex Gordon          25   62  152   28   43  10   2   6   18   2   2   23   39  .283  .391  .493   27   6.2  4e35      182  
 C   John Buck            29   70  174   16   47  10   2   8   31   0   1    8   52  .270  .304  .489   25   5.3  3(0)e3     10  
 OF *Gabe Gross           29   92  246   23   49  15   0   4   30   5   4   36   70  .199  .295  .309   24   3.1  3(-2)e7   -77  
 OF *Mitch Maier          27   72  188   27   40  10   3   2   24   4   1   20   44  .213  .292  .330   19   3.3  3(-1)e0   -42  
 C   Corky Miller         33   56  109   14   25  11   0   2   10   0   0   16   12  .229  .359  .385   15   4.6  3(+1)e1   197  
 2B #Andres Blanco        25   44   91   11   24   5   0   2   13   0   0    6   11  .264  .306  .385   10   4.0  3e6        46  
 C   Jason LaRue          35   42  100   11   25   2   0   2    9   0   0    1   20  .250  .303  .330    9   3.2  3(-1)e1    18  
 OF  John Mayberry, Jr.   25   32   52    9   10   2   0   4   14   0   0    1   24  .192  .246  .462    5   3.6  2(0)e3    -17  
 SS  Mike Aviles          28   42   87    5   16   2   0   0    6   1   0    4   20  .184  .217  .207    4   1.4  4e21      -34  
 OF  Matt LaPorta         24   12   31    3    7   1   0   0    0   0   2    3    8  .226  .294  .258    2   2.1  4(+2)e8  -198  
 3B #Wilson Betemit       27   14   27    2    5   4   0   0    2   0   0    3    6  .185  .267  .333    1   2.2  4e65        9  
 UT  Willie Bloomquist    31   10    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   2   0    0    0  .000  .000  .000    0     ?           -663  
+---+--------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+---------+----+
             Average age: 28                                                                           878                   30

     * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, otherwise bats right-handed

Team Pitching   Glossary
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     Player               Ag  W   L   Pct   G   GS  CG  GF  SV  BS SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   ERA   RC  RC/27  OPS
+---+--------------------+--+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+
  P  Zack Greinke         25  17   7  .708  33  33   6   0   0   0   4  228.2  187   62   57  12   40  253  2.24   67   2.6  -64  
  P  Ervin Santana        26  12   8  .600  28  28   0   0   0   0   0  174.1  193   82   78  12   51  150  4.03   92   4.8 -145  
  P *Erik Bedard          30   9   4  .692  15  15   0   0   0   0   0   80.2   75   34   33   8   29   81  3.68   37   4.2   16  
  P  Shawn Camp           33   9   9  .500  60   0   0  19   1   7   0   80.0  105   47   44  11   34   79  4.95   63   7.1  122  
  P  Gil Meche            30   7  11  .389  31  30   0   1   1   0   0  170.2  200  122  112  26   79  129  5.91  130   6.9    0  
  P  Joakim Soria         25   5   4  .556  53   0   0  46  28   3   0   49.1   42   20   17   3   15   64  3.10   17   3.2  -44  
  P  Robinson Tejeda      27   4   1  .800  28   6   1   5   1   2   0   70.2   41   17   17   3   39   80  2.17   18   2.4  -65  
  P  Fausto Carmona       25   3  12  .200  20  20   1   0   0   0   1  102.2  124   83   78  10   65   59  6.84   74   6.6  -70  
  P *Dennys Reyes         32   2   1  .667  48   0   0  10   1   1   0   34.1   34   17   17   5   22   29  4.46   22   5.8   95  
  P  Russ Ortiz           35   2   1  .667   4   4   0   0   0   0   0   21.0   23   13   12   0   14   15  5.14   13   5.5  -85  
  P  Chan Ho Park         36   2   4  .333  27   7   1   8   2   0   0   71.2   92   51   49   5   35   60  6.15   52   6.7   68  
  P  Matt Belisle         29   2   6  .250  52   1   0  23   2   3   0   75.2   68   33   32  12   16   45  3.81   31   3.8 -143  
  P  Kyle Kendrick        24   1   0 1.000  14   2   1   5   0   0   0   26.0   30   13   12   0    6   14  4.15   13   4.9   19  
  P *Trever Miller        36   1   0 1.000  49   0   0   6   0   2   0   39.0   22   14   12   0    8   36  2.77    6   1.4 -201  
  P *Ron Mahay            38   1   2  .333  29   0   0   9   0   0   0   36.0   39   14   14   5   16   30  3.50   21   5.5 -160  
  P  Dustin Nippert       28   1   3  .250   5   5   0   0   0   0   0   27.2   35   18   17   5   12   20  5.53   23   8.1  126  
  P  Luke Hochevar        25   1   5  .167   8   8   1   0   0   0   1   45.2   58   34   33  10   16   39  6.50   39   8.1   28  
  P  Joe Smith            25   0   0  .000  31   0   0   7   0   0   0   27.0   26   20   20   4   14   16  6.67   17   5.9   57  
  P *Ron Villone          39   0   0  .000   7   0   0   0   0   0   0    3.2    5    3    3   1    6    3  7.36    6  18.9  428  
  P  Chris Sampson        31   0   1  .000  11   3   0   3   1   1   0   18.2   32   19   19   1    7   12  9.16   21  10.5  191  
  P *Brent Leach          26   0   1  .000  18   0   0   0   0   2   0   18.1   16   10    7   1   15   18  3.44    9   4.6  -82  
  P *Rafael Perez         27   0   3  .000  36   0   0   9   0   2   0   44.0   71   42   38   8   22   29  7.77   48  10.1   73  
+---+--------------------+--+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+
             Average age: 28                                                                                      829        -28

     * - throws left-handed, otherwise throws right-handed

Team Fielding   (completed seasons only)
 An asterisk after a player's name means his fielding stats are for multiple teams.

Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP FP OSB OCS +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+--- Gregg Zaun 531 60 81 522 25 3 3 .995 30 7 John Buck 338 37 54 315 17 6 1 .982 26 10 Corky Miller 307 35 53 277 23 1 4 .997 30 9 Jason LaRue 268 30 41 261 11 0 1 1.000 5 3 Alex Gordon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+--- First Base Inn GS G PO A E DP FP RF +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Casey Kotchman 862 95 121 829 90 0 108 1.000 9.60 Billy Butler 495 60 64 464 40 4 53 .992 9.16 Mark Teahen 72 6 19 57 6 0 6 1.000 7.91 Wilson Betemit 14 1 2 11 2 0 2 1.000 8.36 Matt LaPorta 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 Jason LaRue 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 18.00 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Second Base Inn GS G PO A E DP FP RF +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Alberto Callaspo 815 91 104 176 255 13 57 .971 4.76 Chone Figgins 273 31 34 60 75 1 17 .993 4.46 Andres Blanco 238 26 41 52 87 0 25 1.000 5.26 Maicer Izturis 58 7 9 5 19 1 4 .960 3.72 Mark Teahen 48 6 7 11 15 1 2 .963 4.88 Mike Aviles 8 1 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.25 Willie Bloomquist 5 0 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 3.60 Wilson Betemit 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Third Base Inn GS G PO A E DP FP RF +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Mark Teahen 691 81 89 38 108 13 7 .918 1.90 Chone Figgins 391 43 53 22 73 3 7 .969 2.19 Alex Gordon 250 28 38 11 32 3 3 .935 1.55 Wilson Betemit 43 5 9 4 9 3 1 .812 2.72 Alberto Callaspo 35 3 10 2 7 0 1 1.000 2.31 Mike Aviles 22 2 7 0 5 0 0 1.000 2.05 Maicer Izturis 8 0 4 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 Willie Bloomquist 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 Gregg Zaun 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Shortstop Inn GS G PO A E DP FP RF +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Maicer Izturis 858 91 124 141 264 6 66 .985 4.25 Alberto Callaspo 356 43 49 61 131 1 33 .995 4.85 Mike Aviles 217 27 33 47 62 1 19 .991 4.52 Andres Blanco 11 1 3 2 6 0 2 1.000 6.55 Willie Bloomquist 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 Shane Victorino 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Left Field Inn GS G PO A E DP FP RF +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- David DeJesus 658 71 92 127 13 0 0 1.000 1.91 Raul Ibanez 430 51 59 78 3 1 0 .988 1.69 Mark Teahen 126 15 19 16 2 0 0 1.000 1.29 Mitch Maier 90 10 18 12 0 0 0 1.000 1.20 John Mayberry, Jr. 87 9 17 13 0 0 0 1.000 1.34 Gabe Gross 36 4 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 Shane Victorino 17 2 3 5 1 0 0 1.000 3.18 Maicer Izturis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Center Field Inn GS G PO A E DP FP RF +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Shane Victorino 1089 123 128 262 8 0 2 1.000 2.23 David DeJesus 251 28 35 55 4 0 0 1.000 2.11 Mitch Maier 104 11 13 18 1 0 1 1.000 1.64 Willie Bloomquist 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Right Field Inn GS G PO A E DP FP RF +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Gabe Gross 590 67 80 108 5 3 0 .974 1.72 Mitch Maier 270 30 42 55 6 0 1 1.000 2.03 David DeJesus 253 29 31 53 2 0 1 1.000 1.96 Mark Teahen 162 18 22 31 2 0 0 1.000 1.83 Matt LaPorta 63 7 8 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.43 Shane Victorino 60 7 9 16 0 0 0 1.000 2.39 John Mayberry, Jr. 46 4 14 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.76 Raul Ibanez 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 +--------------------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

2009 Draft

Round 1 (#18):	Raul Ibanez
Round 2 (#41):	Joe Smith
Round 3 (#48):	Gregg Zaun
Round 3 (#64):	Matt Belisle
Round 4 (#86):	Dustin Nippert
Round 5 (#106):	Trever Miller
Round 6 (#122):	Casey Kotchman
Round 7 (#137):	Dennys Reyes
Round 8 (#150):	Reid Brignac
Round 9 (#162):	Chan Ho Park
Round 10 (#173):	John Mayberry, Jr.

Transactions

• 2009-01: traded Reid Brignac to OAA for Gabe Gross
• 2009-01: acquired Jason LaRue as a free agent
• 2009-02: acquired Wilson Betemit as a free agent
• 2009-03: acquired Andres Blanco as a free agent
• 2009-13: released Jason LaRue
• 2009-13: acquired Corky Miller as a free agent
• 2009-14: released Chan Ho Park
• 2009-14: acquired Ron Mahay as a free agent
• 2009-15: acquired Brent Leach as a free agent
• 2009-15: traded Chone Figgins to SEA for SEA#3
• 2009-20: traded Dustin Nippert to BAA for BAA#3
• 2009-20: acquired Chris Sampson as a free agent
• 2009-21: released Erik Bedard
• 2009-21: acquired Russ Ortiz as a free agent
• 2009-23: released Brent Leach
• 2009-23: acquired Matt LaPorta as a free agent
• 2009-24: released Andres Blanco
• 2009-24: acquired Ron Villone as a free agent
• 2009 postseason: released Gabe Gross, Maicer Izturis, Matt LaPorta, Ron Mahay, Corky Miller, Travis Miller, Dennys Reyes, Chris Sampson

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