Players with (5+) in the options column have enough service time that they cannot be optioned down without their consent (and are thus effectively out of options).  Yes* in the options column means that player is currently using their final option in 2013.  The earliest free agent eligibility column is based on no further minor league options being used and exercising any club option years in existing contracts. 

Player	Service Time as of opening day 2013	Options Remaining	Earliest free agent eligibility	2013 Salary
Nathan Adcock	1.062	Yes	Nov 2017	$500,450
Noel Arguelles	0.000	Yes*	Nov 2019	$750,000 + 630K Pro-rated signing bonus
Francisley Bueno	0.078	Yes*	Nov 2018	$492,650
Billy Butler	5.102	Yes (5+)	Nov 2015	$8,000,000  + 500K Pro-rated signing bonus
Lorenzo Cain	1.074	Yes	Nov 2017	$503,175
Bruce Chen	9.171	Yes (5+)	Nov 2013	$4,500,000 + up to 1.5M bonus based on roster and performance
Louis Coleman	1.133	Yes	Nov 2017	$511,000
Tim Collins	2.000	Yes	Nov 2016	$534,500
Aaron Crow	2.000	Yes	Nov 2016	$1,280,000
Wade Davis	3.032	Yes	Nov 2017	$2,800,000
Danny Duffy	1.134	Yes	Nov 2017	$505,125
Chris Dwyer	0.000	Yes	Nov 2019	$490,000
Jarrod Dyson	1.088	No	Nov 2017	$506,000
Alcides Escobar	3.082	Yes	Nov 2017	$3,000,000
Irving Falu	0.067	Yes	Nov 2018	$492,025
Jeff Francoeur	7.088	Yes (5+)	Nov 2013	$6,750,000
Chris Getz	4.050	Yes	Nov 2014	$1,050,000 + up to 150K in performance bonuses
Johnny Giavotella	0.137	Yes	Nov 2018	$494,000
Alex Gordon	5.092	Yes (5+)	Nov 2015	$9,000,000
Jeremy Guthrie	6.130	No	Nov 2015	$5,000,000
Juan Gutierrez	3.035	No	Nov 2015	$750,000
Kelvin Herrera	1.008	Yes	Nov 2017	$508,175
Luke Hochevar	4.151	No	Nov 2014	$4,560,000 + up to 100K in performance bonuses
Greg Holland	2.028	Yes	Nov 2016	$539,500
Eric Hosmer	1.146	Yes	Nov 2017	$528,250
Elliot Johnson	2.028	No	Nov 2016	$520,500
Donnie Joseph	0.000	Yes	Nov 2019	$490,000
George Kottaras	3.149	No	Nov 2015	$1,000,000
John Lamb	0.000	Yes	Nov 2019	$490,000
David Lough	0.033	Yes*	Nov 2018	$491,625
Justin Marks	0.000	Yes	Nov 2019	$490,000
Luis Mendoza	2.063	No	Nov 2016	$532,000
Mike Moustakas	1.111	Yes	Nov 2017	$524,500
Felipe Paulino	4.163	No	Nov 2014	$1,750,000 + up to 250K in performance bonuses
Salvador Perez	1.050	Yes	Nov 2019	$1,000,000
Ervin Santana	7.104	Yes (5+)	Nov 2013	$13,000,000 (Angels paying $1MM)
James Shields	6.125	Yes (5+)	Nov 2014	$9,000,000
Will Smith	0.092	Yes	Nov 2018	$496,500
Everett Teaford	1.087	Yes*	Nov 2017	$507,250
Miguel Tejada	14.023	Yes (5+)	Nov 2013	$1,100,000 + up to 400K in performance bonuses

Rule 5 Eligible in 2013:

Lane Adams
Scott Alexander
Angel Baez
Buddy Baumann
Rainier Bello
Geulin Beltre
Greg Billo
Chase Boruff

Chas Byrne
Edwin Carl
Christian Colon
Antonio Cruz
Malcom Culver
Cheslor Cuthbert
Kevin David
Brett Eibner
Yowill Espinal
Tim Ferguson
Brian Fletcher
Carlos Garcia
Daniel Hernandez
Jonathon Keck
John Killen
Alex Llanos
Michael Mariot
Daniel Mateo
Alex McClure
Luis Melgar
Tim Melville
Whit Merrifield
Aroni Nina
Brooks Pounders
Matt Ridings
Freddy Rodriguez
Nick Rogers
Tyler Sample
Jin Ho Shin
Crawford Simmons
J. C. Sulbaran
Carlo Testa
Ramon Torres
Justin Trapp
Yordano Ventura
Ryan Verdugo
Luis Villegas
Robinson Yambati


Minor League Free Agents following the 2013 season (also Rule 5 eligible)

Jose Bonilla
Mitch Canham
Matt Fields
Angel Franco
Santiago Garrido
Juan Graterol
Brett Hayes
Zach Jackson
Devon Lowery
Sugar Ray Marimon
Adam Moore
Xavier Nady
Rey Navarro
Paulo Orlando
Manny Pina
Max Ramirez
Julio Rodriguez
Sam Runion
Brian Sanches
Freddy Sandoval
Leonel Santiago
Sharlon Schoop
Anthony Seratelli
Atahualpa Severino
George Sherrill
Willy Taveras
Charles Thomas




Dayton Moore Transaction History

sticky this!

So Johnny G and Salvador need to be added to the 40 man to be protected. Who else are we nervous about?

By the way, bravo for putting this together!

mpf8888 wrote: So Johnny G and Salvador need to be added to the 40 man to be protected. Who else are we nervous about?

I was thinking the same thing.  I think that Herrera and Hardy are locks as well.

There are 5 that will be coming off the 40 unless they are resigned (not counting Kendall), plus one open spot.

CHEN
DAVIES
FRANCIS
FRENCHY
TRAENOR

Some tough decisions for the FO in the offseason.

Edit - Thanks Chup!

Hardy won't be put on. he's not very good.

Could somebody explain the rules on how many years it is for drafted and international players to be rule 5 eligible? I am usually not this lazy to look it up. If I remember right I think international players are added after 5 years and drafted players have to get added after 4 years. I ask because Chup you have Hayenga elgible, but he has played only 3 years in the minors including this year. Does it still count if you are injured or do you have to play?
To be a minor league free agent you have to accumulate 7 years in the minors.

ElChupanibre wrote:

Aside from Gio and Sal Perez, I'd say Sisk and Herrera are must adds.

That's probably it.  Rey Navarro and pitchers like Leondy Perez and Elisaul Pimentel have a small chance of being selected (and an even lower chance of sticking to a 25 man), but probably not enough to add them.

They are already thin at SS/3rd and if Bianchi is removed Yamaico Navarro would be the only back up at both positions on the 40 man.  I agree that Rey Navarro would be unlikely to stick on another team's 25 man roster for the entire year, but I think they will have to have someone in the minors on the 40 man who could be called up if one of Escobar/Mous/Yamaico were to get hurt.

Thanks for posting that, ElChup. BTW, does ElChupanibre have an actual translation?

ElChupanibre wrote:

ARWINK wrote: Could somebody explain the rules on how many years it is for drafted and international players to be rule 5 eligible? I am usually not this lazy to look it up. If I remember right I think international players are added after 5 years and drafted players have to get added after 4 years. International players are under the same rules as domestic drafted players.  The "5 years" is a general rule of thumb as 99% of international kids sign before they are 19.  You also get some cases of international players signing after the season in September+ which does not count towards their first year.  The MLR 5 is actually pretty simple, if a player is 18 or younger on June 5 in the year that they sign (as long as they sign during the minor league baseball season and not September/October/November/December- the draft and follow used to take advantage of this before they did away with it), they become eligible for the 5th rule 5 draft  after their signing.  If they are 19 or older June 5th, it is their 4th Rule 5 draft when they become eligible.  I ask because Chup you have Hayenga elgible, but he has played only 3 years in the minors including this year. Does it still count if you are injured Yes or do you have to play? No
To be a minor league free agent you have to accumulate 7 years in the minors. Yes

Something that caught me by suprise while compiling this is that SOS is out of options after this year (along with Kila).  Despite his struggles, I don't see him making it through waivers if he were to be designated.

I think kila will be traded or DFA'd this winter. he just doesnt have a place here, and we have guys we have to add to the roster

ryansublett wrote:

I think kila will be traded or DFA'd this winter. he just doesnt have a place here, and we have guys we have to add to the roster

I hope we trade him.  Not that I think we will get anything for him, but I would like to see him get a chance somewhere.  He has no shot here considering we have two better options, and in the event of an injury to Butler or Hosmer, we still have C-Rob to fill in.

Once again ElChup......U DA MAN!!!

Kevin Herrera

Andy Berroa

Tom Mehlville

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Thanks for posting that, ElChup. BTW, does ElChupanibre have an actual translation?

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It is from one of the greatest shows of all time, Futurama, a sewer dewlling version of the chupacabra, el chupanibre feasts on the mutants until being flushed to a even mutanty lower sewer. (Btw my spelling is way off, I am sleep deprived)

thewalker wrote:

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Thanks for posting that, ElChup. BTW, does ElChupanibre have an actual translation?

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It is from one of the greatest shows of all time, Futurama, a sewer dewlling version of the chupacabra, el chupanibre feasts on the mutants until being flushed to a even mutanty lower sewer. (Btw my spelling is way off, I am sleep deprived)

Thanks, walker. My pop culture awareness just isn't what it used to be.

ElChupanibre wrote:

Aside from Gio and Sal Perez, I'd say Sisk and Herrera are must adds.

That's probably it.  Rey Navarro and pitchers like Leondy Perez and Elisaul Pimentel have a small chance of being selected (and an even lower chance of sticking to a 25 man), but probably not enough to add them.

While I kind of hate to say it, I could see the Royals saving a 40-man spot for Mendoza.

Updated the front page with service times accumulated this year, as well as the Rule 5 eligible and Minor League free agent lists after the Royals released/re-signed some players. 

While there isn't a roster crunch this year, with Sisk as the only player likely to be added before December IMO, I'll give a quick peek into what challenges the Royals will face next year.  The following are just some notable names that will be Rule 5 eligible in 2012:

Buddy Baumann
Greg Billo
Chris Dwyer
Patrick Keating
John Lamb
Justin Marks
Tim Melville
Mike Montgomery
Jake Odorizzi
Tyler Sample
Will Smith
Kendal Volz
Robinson Yambati

Obviously a few of these guys might not be at risk of being taken (will Yambati continue to suck next year?), but combined with the guys on this year's list like Navarro or Santiago who might actually be at risk of being taken next year, there will be some tough roster decisions coming in 2012.