2007 Kansas City Royals Roster

The 2007 Kansas City Royals team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2007 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2007 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 2007 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 2007 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 2007 Kansas City Royals primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"For the Royals, the 2007 season was a year of progress. They didn't lose 100 games. A solid pitching rotation began to form. The bullpen performed admirably. And, finally, the annual youth movement seemed to include the right youth." - Sportswriter Dick Kaegel on MLB.com (10/01/2007)

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2007 Kansas City Royals



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Complete Roster  
 

49 John Bale 6-04 205 Left Left 1974-05-22
40 Brian Bannister 6-01 215 Right Right 1981-02-28
47 Ryan Braun 6-01 215 Right Right 1980-07-29
38 Billy Buckner 6-02 215 Right Right 1983-08-27
28 Kyle Davies 6-02 205 Right Right 1983-09-09
36 Jorge De La Rosa 6-01 220 Left Left 1981-04-05
28 Octavio Dotel 6-00 230 Right Right 1973-11-25
31 Brandon Duckworth 6-02 185 Right Both 1976-01-23
37 Scott Elarton 6-07 240 Right Right 1976-02-23
41 Jimmy Gobble 6-03 190 Left Left 1981-07-19
23 Zack Greinke 6-02 195 Right Right 1983-10-21
44 Luke Hochevar 6-05 215 Right Right 1983-09-15
34 Luke Hudson 6-03 195 Right Right 1977-05-02
55 Gil Meche 6-03 200 Right Right 1978-09-08
58 Neal Musser 6-01 235 Left Left 1980-08-25
46 Juan Oviedo 6-02 190 Right Right 1982-03-15
57 Joel Peralta 5-11 205 Right Right 1976-03-23
45 Odalis Perez 6-00 225 Left Left 1977-06-11
54 David Riske 6-02 180 Right Right 1976-10-23
48 Joakim Soria 6-03 185 Right Right 1984-05-18
30 Jason Standridge 6-04 217 Right Right 1978-11-09
66 John Thomson 6-03 175 Right Right 1973-10-01
56 Todd Wellemeyer 6-03 205 Right Right 1978-08-30
14 John Buck 6-02 230 Right Right 1980-07-07
6 Jason LaRue 5-11 200 Right Right 1974-03-19
12 Paul Phillips 5-11 185 Right Right 1977-04-15
4 Angel Berroa 6-00 195 Right Right 1978-01-27
39 Craig Brazell 6-03 210 Right Left 1980-05-10
21 Billy Butler 6-01 240 Right Right 1986-04-18
30 Fernando Cortez 6-01 175 Right Left 1981-08-10
3 Esteban German 5-09 165 Right Right 1978-01-26
11 Ross Gload 6-00 185 Left Left 1976-04-05
7 Alex Gordon 6-01 220 Right Left 1984-02-10
15 Mark Grudzielanek 6-01 185 Right Right 1970-06-30
1 Tony Pena 6-01 180 Right Right 1981-03-23
43 Ryan Shealy 6-05 240 Right Right 1979-08-29
26 Jason Smith 6-03 195 Right Left 1977-07-24
29 Mike Sweeney 6-01 195 Right Right 1973-07-22
35, 42, 35 Emil Brown 6-02 195 Right Right 1974-12-29
32 Shane Costa 6-00 220 Right Left 1981-12-12
9 David DeJesus 5-11 190 Left Left 1979-12-20
2 Joey Gathright 5-10 175 Right Left 1981-04-27
30 Justin Huber 6-02 200 Right Right 1982-07-01
16, 42, 16 Reggie Sanders 6-01 186 Right Right 1967-12-01
24 Mark Teahen 6-03 210 Right Left 1981-09-06


The 2007 Kansas City Royals played 162 games during the regular season, won 69 games, lost 93 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at Kauffman Stadium (Park Factors: 0/0) where 1,616,867 fans witnessed their 2007 Royals finish the season with a .426 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2007 Kansas City Royals Opening Day starters list, a 2007 Kansas City Royals salary list, a 2007 Kansas City Royals uniform number breakdown and a 2007 Kansas City Royals primary starters list:

2007 Kansas City Royals
Opening Day Starters


John Buck
David DeJesus
Ross Gload
Alex Gordon
Mark Grudzielanek
Gil Meche
Tony Pena
Ryan Shealy
Mike Sweeney
Mark Teahen

2007 Kansas City Royals
Most Games by Position

C John Buck (112)
1B Ross Gload (89)
2B Mark Grudzielanek (116)
3B Alex Gordon (137)
SS Tony Pena (150)
LF Emil Brown (78)
CF David DeJesus (156)
RF Mark Teahen (137)
DH Billy Butler (70)
  
SP Brian Bannister
SP Jorge De La Rosa
SP Gil Meche
SP Odalis Perez
  
RP John Bale
RP Ryan Braun
RP Octavio Dotel
RP Brandon Duckworth
RP Jimmy Gobble
RP Joel Peralta
RP David Riske
CL Joakim Soria


2007 Kansas City Royals
Salaries

Mike Sweeney $11,000,000.00
Odalis Perez $7,750,000.00
Gil Meche $7,400,000.00
Jason LaRue $5,450,000.00
Octavio Dotel $5,000,000.00
Reggie Sanders $5,000,000.00
Scott Elarton $4,000,000.00
Mark Grudzielanek $4,000,000.00
Emil Brown $3,450,000.00
David DeJesus $2,000,000.00
David Riske $2,000,000.00
John Bale $1,800,000.00
Jimmy Gobble $712,500.00
Todd Wellemeyer $635,000.00
Ross Gload $625,000.00
Brandon Duckworth $550,000.00
John Thomson $500,000.00
John Buck $440,000.00
Esteban German $423,000.00
Luke Hudson $422,000.00
Jorge De La Rosa $417,000.00
Mark Teahen $416,000.00
Zack Greinke $407,000.00
Joel Peralta $400,500.00
Ryan Shealy $392,500.00
Juan Oviedo $382,000.00
Brian Bannister $380,000.00
Ryan Braun $380,000.00
Billy Buckner $380,000.00
Billy Butler $380,000.00
Fernando Cortez $380,000.00
Shane Costa $380,000.00
Kyle Davies $380,000.00
Alex Gordon $380,000.00
Luke Hochevar $380,000.00
Justin Huber $380,000.00
Neal Musser $380,000.00
Tony Pena $380,000.00
Joakim Soria $380,000.00


2007 Kansas City Royals
Uniform Numbers

#1 Tony Pena
#2 Joey Gathright
#3 Esteban German
#4 Angel Berroa
#6 Jason LaRue
#7 Alex Gordon
#9 David DeJesus
#11 Ross Gload
#12 Paul Phillips
#14 John Buck
#15 Mark Grudzielanek
#16 Reggie Sanders
#16 Reggie Sanders
#21 Billy Butler
#23 Zack Greinke
#24 Mark Teahen
#26 Jason Smith
#28 Kyle Davies
#28 Octavio Dotel
#29 Mike Sweeney
#30 Fernando Cortez
#30 Justin Huber
#30 Jason Standridge
#31 Brandon Duckworth
#32 Shane Costa
#34 Luke Hudson
#35 Emil Brown
#35 Emil Brown
#36 Jorge De La Rosa
#37 Scott Elarton
#38 Billy Buckner
#39 Craig Brazell
#40 Brian Bannister
#41 Jimmy Gobble
#42 Emil Brown
#42 Reggie Sanders
#43 Ryan Shealy
#44 Luke Hochevar
#45 Odalis Perez
#46 Juan Oviedo
#47 Ryan Braun
#48 Joakim Soria
#49 John Bale
#54 David Riske
#55 Gil Meche
#56 Todd Wellemeyer
#57 Joel Peralta
#58 Neal Musser
#66 John Thomson

Did you know that a 2007 Kansas City Royals Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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