2019 Kansas City Royals Projected Lineup and Rotation

Royals Lineup

This is a post that will update throughout the off-season. Feel free to share and comment, projections/rankings from FanGraphs and BR Reference. (So, don’t yell at us). Enjoy!

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Updated: January 28, 2019

The Nitty Gritty …

2018 Finish: 58-104
2019 Projected Finish: 70-92
2018 Team War: 18.6
2019 Team Projected War: 20.9
2018 Salary: $129,944,821
2019 Current Salary: $84,466,667

Projected Lineup

  1. Whit Merrifield – 2.7 WAR
  2. Adalberto Mondesi – 3.1 WAR
  3. Alex Gordon – 1.3 WAR
  4. Salvador Perez – 3.0 WAR
  5. Jorge Soler – 1.2 WAR
  6. Hunter Dozier – .2 WAR
  7. Ryan O’Hearn – .5 WAR
  8. Brett Phillips – .3 WAR
  9. Billy Hamilton – 1.5 WAR

Projected Rotation

  1. Jakob Junis – 2.0 WAR
  2. Danny Duffy – 1.8 WAR
  3. Brad Keller – 1.2 WAR
  4. Ian Kennedy – .4 WAR
  5. Heath Fillmyer – .3 WAR
  6. Closer – Wily Peralta – .1 WAR