2000 Kansas City Royals season

{{Infobox baseball team season

| name = Kansas City Royals

| season = 2000

| misc =

| league = American League

| division = Central

| ballpark = Kauffman Stadium

| city = Kansas City, Missouri

| record = 77–85 ({{winpct|77|85}})

| divisional_place = 4th

| owners = David Glass

| general_managers = Herk Robinson, Allard Baird

| managers = Tony Muser

| television =KMBC-TV
KCWE
FSN Rocky Mountain
(Paul Splittorff, Bob Davis)

| radio =KMBZ
(Denny Matthews, Ryan Lefebvre)

|}}

The 2000 Kansas City Royals season was the 32nd season for the franchise, and their 28th at Kauffman Stadium. They had a record of 77 wins and 85 losses, finishing fourth in the American League Central. The Royals failed to make the postseason for the 15th consecutive season.

Offseason

November 16, 1999: Izzy Molina was signed as a free agent by the Royals.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/moliniz01.shtml Izzy Molina] at Baseball-Reference
December 10, 1999: Doug Bochtler was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bochtdo01.shtml|title = Doug Bochtler Stats}}
December 17, 1999: Scott Service was released by the Royals.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/servisc01.shtml Scott Service] at Baseball-Reference
January 27, 2000: Ricky Bottalico was signed as a free agent by the Royals.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bottari01.shtml Ricky Bottalico] at Baseball-Reference
March 7, 2000: Gregg Zaun was sent to the Royals by the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/z/zaungr01.shtml Gregg Zaun] at Baseball-Reference

Regular season

June 28, 2000: Pitcher Jay Witasick threw exactly three pitches and recorded three outs.[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/3_pitch_inning.shtml 3 Pitch Inning] This was accomplished in the second inning.

= Opening Day roster =

Carlos Beltrán
Johnny Damon
Jermaine Dye
Carlos Febles
Brian Johnson
Mark Quinn
Joe Randa
Rey Sánchez
Mac Suzuki
Mike Sweeney[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2000&t=KCA 2000 Kansas City Royals Roster by Baseball Almanac]

= Season standings =

= Record vs. opponents =

= Roster=

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colspan="10" style="background-color: #74B4FA; color: #27408B; text-align: center;" \| Roster
valign="top" \| Pitchers {{MLBplayer\|35\|Miguel Batista}} {{MLBplayer\|39\|Doug Bochtler}} {{MLBplayer\|52\|Ricky Bottalico}} {{MLBplayer\|58\|Tim Byrdak}} {{MLBplayer\|56\|Jeff D'Amico}} {{MLBplayer\|33\|Chad Durbin}} {{MLBplayer\|49\|Chris Fussell}} {{MLBplayer\|54\|Andy Larkin}} {{MLBplayer\|32\|Brett Laxton}} {{MLBplayer\|59\|Brian Meadows}} {{MLBplayer\|57\|Scott Mullen}} {{MLBplayer\|57\|Dan Murray}} {{MLBplayer\|31\|Jason Rakers}} {{MLBplayer\|54\|Dan Reichert}} {{MLBplayer\|30\|Brad Rigby}} {{MLBplayer\|50\|José Rosado}} {{MLBplayer\|46\|José Santiago}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Paul Spoljaric}} {{MLBplayer\|48\|Jerry Spradlin}} {{MLBplayer\|41\|Blake Stein}} {{MLBplayer\|37\|Jeff Suppan}} {{MLBplayer\|55\|Mac Suzuki}} {{MLBplayer\|51\|Kris Wilson}} {{MLBplayer\|47\|Jay Witasick}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Catchers {{MLBplayer\| 2\|Jorge Fábregas}} {{MLBplayer\|19\|Brian Johnson}} {{MLBplayer\|22\|Héctor Ortiz}} {{MLBplayer\|44\|Gregg Zaun}} Infielders {{MLBplayer\|19\|Wilson Delgado}} {{MLBplayer\| 3\|Carlos Febles}} {{MLBplayer\| 4\|Ray Holbert}} {{MLBplayer\| 6\|David McCarty}} {{MLBplayer\| 8\|Luis Ordaz}} {{MLBplayer\|16\|Joe Randa}} {{MLBplayer\|12\|Jeff Reboulet}} {{MLBplayer\| 1\|Rey Sánchez}} {{MLBplayer\|29\|Mike Sweeney}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Outfielders {{MLBplayer\|36\|Carlos Beltrán}} {{MLBplayer\|27\|Dee Brown}} {{MLBplayer\|18\|Johnny Damon}} {{MLBplayer\|17\|Todd Dunwoody}} {{MLBplayer\|24\|Jermaine Dye}} {{MLBplayer\|38\|Scott Pose}} {{MLBplayer\|52\|Mark Quinn}} \| width="25px" \| \| valign="top" \| Manager {{MLBplayer\|40\|Tony Muser}} Coaches {{MLBplayer\|43\|Tom Burgmeier}} (bullpen) {{MLBplayer\|25\|Rich Dauer}} (third base) {{MLBplayer\|23\|Lamar Johnson}} (hitting) {{MLBplayer\| 9\|Jamie Quirk}} (bench) {{MLBplayer\|30\|Brent Strom}} (pitching) {{MLBplayer\|20\|Frank White}} (first base)

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colspan="10" style="background-color: #74B4FA; color: #27408B; text-align: center;" | Roster

valign="top" | Pitchers

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Catchers

Infielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Outfielders

| width="25px" |

| valign="top" | Manager

Coaches

{{MLBplayer|43|Tom Burgmeier}} (bullpen)

{{MLBplayer|25|Rich Dauer}} (third base)

{{MLBplayer|23|Lamar Johnson}} (hitting)

{{MLBplayer| 9|Jamie Quirk}} (bench)

{{MLBplayer|30|Brent Strom}} (pitching)

{{MLBplayer|20|Frank White}} (first base)

Player stats

style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" |

| = Indicates team leader

= Batting =

== Starters by position ==

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average;

style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="5%" \| Pos ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="16%" \| Player ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| G ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| AB ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| H ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| HR ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| RBI ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| Avg.
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align: center" \| C	Gregg Zaun	83	234	64	7	33	.274
style="text-align: center" \| 1B	Mike Sweeney	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|159	618	206	29	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|144	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|.333
style="text-align: center" \| 2B	Carlos Febles	100	339	87	2	29	.257
style="text-align: center" \| 3B	Joe Randa	158	612	186	15	106	.304
style="text-align: center" \| SS	{{sortname\|Rey\|Sánchez}}	143	509	139	1	38	.273
style="text-align: center" \| LF	Mark Quinn	135	500	147	20	78	.294
style="text-align: center" \| CF	{{sortname\|Carlos\|Beltrán}}	98	372	92	7	44	.247
style="text-align: center" \| RF	Jermaine Dye	157	601	193	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|33	118	.321
style="text-align: center" \| DH	Johnny Damon	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|159	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|655	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|214	16	88	.327

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KCR/2000.shtml 2000 Kansas City Royals Statistics and Roster] Baseball-Reference.com

== Other batters ==

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average

style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="16%" \| Player ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| G ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| AB ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| H ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| HR ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| RBI ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| Avg.
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align: center" \| David McCarty	103	270	75	12	53	.278
style="text-align: center" \| Jeff Reboulet	66	182	44	0	14	.242
style="text-align: center" \| Todd Dunwoody	61	178	37	1	23	.208
style="text-align: center" \| {{sortname\|Jorge\|Fábregas}}	43	142	40	3	17	.282
style="text-align: center" \| {{sortname\|Brian\|Johnson\|Brian Johnson (catcher)}}	37	125	26	4	18	.208
style="text-align: center" \| Luis Ordaz	65	104	23	0	11	.221
align=center \| Héctor Ortiz	26	88	34	0	5	.386
align=center \| Wilson Delgado	33	83	22	0	7	.265
align=center \| Scott Pose	47	48	9	0	1	.188
align=center \| Dee Brown	15	25	4	0	4	.160
align=center \| Ray Holbert	3	4	1	0	0	.250

= Pitching =

== Starting pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="16%" \| Player ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| G ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| IP ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| W ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| L ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| ERA ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align: center" \| Jeff Suppan	35	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|217.0	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|10	9	4.94	128
style="text-align: center" \| Mac Suzuki	32	188.2	8	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|10	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|4.34	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|135
style="text-align: center" \| Blake Stein	17	107.2	8	5	4.68	78
style="text-align: center" \| Chad Durbin	16	72.1	2	5	8.21	37
style="text-align: center" \| Brian Meadows	11	71.2	6	2	4.77	26
style="text-align: center" \| {{sortname\|José\|Rosado}}	5	27.2	2	2	5.86	15
style="text-align: center"

== Other pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="16%" \| Player ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| G ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| IP ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| W ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| L ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| ERA ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align: center" \| Dan Reichert	44	153.1	8	10	4.70	94
align=center \| Jay Witasick	22	89.1	3	8	5.94	67
style="text-align: center" \| Chris Fussell	20	70.0	5	3	6.30	46
align=center \| Miguel Batista	14	57.0	2	6	7.74	30
style="text-align: center" \| Brett Laxton	6	16.2	0	1	8.10	14
align=center \| {{sortname\|Jeff\|D'Amico\|Jeff D'Amico (Royals)}}	7	13.2	0	1	9.22	9
style="text-align: center"

== Relief pitchers ==

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="16%" \| Player ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| G ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| W ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| L ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| SV ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| ERA ! style="background:#27408B;color:#74B4FA;" width="9%" \| SO
class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align: center" \| Ricky Bottalico	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|62	9	6	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|16	4.83	56
style="text-align: center" \| Jerry Spradlin	50	4	4	7	5.52	54
align=center \| José Santiago	45	8	6	2	3.91	44
align=center \| Kris Wilson	20	0	1	0	4.19	17
align=center \| Andy Larkin	18	0	3	1	8.84	17
align=center \| Paul Spoljaric	13	0	0	0	6.52	6
align=center \| Tim Byrdak	12	0	1	0	11.37	8
align=center \| Jason Rakers	11	2	0	0	9.14	16
align=center \| Scott Mullen	11	0	0	0	4.35	7
align=center \| Dan Murray	10	0	0	0	4.66	16
align=center \| Doug Bochtler	6	0	2	0	6.48	4
align=center \| Brad Rigby	4	0	0	1	16.20	3

Farm system

{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Omaha Golden Spikes|league15=Pacific Coast League|manager15=John Mizerock

|level16=AA |team16=Wichita Wranglers|league16=Texas League|manager16=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=bodie-001kei Keith Bodie]

|level17=A |team17=Wilmington Blue Rocks|league17=Carolina League|manager17=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=garber001jef Jeff Garber]

|level18=A|team18=Charleston Alley Cats|league18=South Atlantic League|manager18=[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=szekel001jos Joe Szekely]

|level19=A-Short Season|team19=Spokane Indians|league19=Northwest League|manager19=Tom Poquette

|level20=Rookie|team20=GCL Royals|league20=Gulf Coast League|manager20=Ron Karkovice and Andre David

}}Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

Notes

References

[https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/KC/2000.shtml 2000 Kansas City Royals team] at Baseball-Reference
[http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2000&t=KCA 2000 Kansas City Royals team] at baseball-almanac.com

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