2012 KANSAS CITY ROYALS

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Location: Kansas City,MO
Team Record: 72-90 .444
Result: 3rd in American League - Central Division
Manager(s): Ned Yost
General Manager: Dayton Moore
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 1,739,859
Payroll: $60,916,225
Playoffs: Did not qualify

Kansas City Royals affiliate history

Oldest Player: Bruce Chen (35)
Youngest Player: Salvador Perez (22)
Longest Tenure: Billy Butler, Alex Gordon, Mitch Maier (6)
Top Hitter: Billy Butler (8)
Top Pitcher: Bruce Chen (16)
Top Draft Pick: Kyle Zimmer (#5)

Roster Continuity: 71.73%
Top Prospect: Mike Montgomery

American League Standings

Central	W	L	Pct	GB
Detroit	88	74	.543	--
Chi White Sox	85	77	.525	3.0
KC Royals	72	90	.444	16.0
Cleveland	68	94	.420	20.0
Minnesota	66	96	.407	22.0

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#	Player	Pos	HiLvl	Ht	Wt	Bats	Throws	Born	Age	Place	Draft Information
34	Tony Abreu	SS	MLB	5-9	185	Right	Right	11/13/1984	27	Puerto Plata,Dominican Republic	2002	UDFA		LAD
47	Nathan Adcock	P	MLB	6-5	190	Right	Right	2/25/1988	24	Elizabethtown,Kentucky	2006	5	141	SEA
11	Yuniesky Betancourt	2B	MLB	5-10	190	Right	Right	1/31/1982	30	Santa Clara,Cuba	2005	UDFA		SEA
30	Jason Bourgeois	CF-RF	MLB	5-9	170	Both	Right	1/4/1982	30	Houston,Texas	2000	2	56	TEX
51	Jonathan Broxton	P	MLB	6-4	240	Right	Right	6/16/1984	28	Augusta,Georgia	2002	2	60	LAD
67	Francisley Bueno	P	MLB	5-11	200	Left	Left	3/5/1981	31	Havana,Cuba	2006	UDFA		ATL
16	Billy Butler	DH	MLB	6-2	225	Right	Right	4/18/1986	26	Orange Park,Florida	2004	1	14	KC
6	Lorenzo Cain	CF	MLB	6-2	165	Right	Right	4/13/1986	26	Valdosta,Georgia	2004	17	496	MIL
52	Bruce Chen	P	MLB	6-1	180	Both	Left	6/19/1977	35	Panama City,Panama	1993	UDFA		ATL
31	Louis Coleman	P	MLB	6-3	190	Both	Right	4/4/1986	26	Schlater,Mississippi	2009	5	152	KC
55	Tim Collins	P	MLB	5-7	155	Left	Left	8/21/1989	22	Worcester,Massachusetts	2007	UDFA		TOR
56	Roman Colon	P	MLB	6-3	170	Right	Right	8/13/1979	32	Monte Cristi,Dominican Republic	1995	UDFA		ATL
43	Aaron Crow	P	MLB	6-2	205	Right	Right	11/11/1986	25	Topeka,Kansas	2009	1	12	KC
23	Danny Duffy	P	MLB	6-2	185	Left	Left	12/21/1988	23	Goleta,California	2007	3	96	KC
1	Jarrod Dyson	CF	MLB	5-10	160	Left	Right	8/15/1984	27	McComb,Mississippi	2006	50	1475	KC
2	Alcides Escobar	SS	MLB	6-1	155	Right	Right	12/16/1986	25	La Sabana,Venezuela	2003	UDFA		MIL
19	Irving Falu	3B-SS	MLB	6-0	165	Both	Right	6/6/1983	29	Hato Rey,Puerto Rico	2003	21	612	KC
21	Jeff Francoeur	RF	MLB	6-4	200	Right	Right	1/8/1984	28	Atlanta,Georgia	2002	1	23	ATL
17	Chris Getz	2B	MLB	6-0	165	Left	Right	8/30/1983	28	Grosse Pointe,Michigan	2005	4	125	CHW
9	Johnny Giavotella	2B	MLB	5-8	185	Right	Right	7/10/1987	24	Metairie,Louisiana	2008	2	49	KC
4	Alex Gordon	LF	MLB	6-1	220	Left	Right	2/10/1984	28	Lincoln,Nebraska	2005	1	2	KC
33	Jeremy Guthrie	P	MLB	6-1	200	Both	Right	4/8/1979	33	Roseburg,Oregon	2002	1	22	CLE
40	Kelvin Herrera	P	MLB	5-10	155	Right	Right	12/31/1989	22	Tenares,Dominican Republic	2008	UDFA		KC
44	Luke Hochevar	P	MLB	6-5	205	Right	Right	9/15/1983	28	Fowler,Colorado	2006	1	1	KC
56	Greg Holland	P	MLB	5-11	180	Right	Right	11/20/1985	26	Morganton,North Carolina	2007	10	306	KC
35	Eric Hosmer	1B	MLB	6-4	215	Left	Left	10/24/1989	22	Cooper City,Florida	2008	1	3	KC
46	Tommy Hottovy	P	MLB	6-1	195	Left	Left	7/9/1981	30	Parkville,Missouri	2004	4	125	BOS
41	Jeremy Jeffress	P	MLB	6-0	175	Right	Right	9/21/1987	24	South Boston,Virginia	2006	1	16	MIL
7	David Lough	RF-CF	MLB	6-0	185	Left	Left	1/20/1986	26	Akron,Ohio	2007	11	336	KC
12	Mitch Maier	RF-CF	MLB	6-2	195	Left	Right	6/30/1982	30	Petoskey,Michigan	2003	1	30	KC
32	Vincent Mazzaro	P	MLB	6-2	190	Right	Right	9/27/1986	25	Hackensack,New Jersey	2005	3	101	OAK
39	Luis Mendoza	P	MLB	6-3	180	Right	Right	10/31/1983	28	Veracruz,Mexico	2000	UDFA		BOS
50	Jose Mijares	P	MLB	6-0	180	Left	Left	10/29/1984	27	Caracas,Venezuela	2002	UDFA		MIN
50	Adam Moore	C	MLB	6-3	210	Right	Right	5/8/1984	28	Longview,Texas	2006	6	171	SEA
8	Mike Moustakas	3B	MLB	6-0	195	Left	Right	9/11/1988	23	Los Angeles,California	2007	1	2	KC
49	Jake Odorizzi	P	MLB	6-2	175	Right	Right	3/27/1990	22	Highland,Illinois	2008	1	32	MIL
59	Felipe Paulino	P	MLB	6-2	180	Right	Right	10/5/1983	28	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	2001	UDFA		HOU
27	Brayan Pena	C	MLB	5-11	210	Both	Right	1/7/1982	30	Havana,Cuba	2000	UDFA		ATL
13	Salvador Perez	C	MLB	6-3	175	Right	Right	5/10/1990	22	Valencia,Venezuela	2007	UDFA		KC
28	Manuel Pina	C	MLB	5-11	165	Right	Right	6/5/1987	25	Barquisimeto,Venezuela	2005	UDFA		TEX
33	Humberto Quintero	C	MLB	6-1	190	Right	Right	8/2/1979	32	Maracaibo,Venezuela	1997	UDFA		CHW
25	Clint Robinson	1B	MLB	6-5	225	Left	Left	2/16/1985	27	Jefferson City,Missouri	2007	25	756	KC
57	Jonathan Sanchez	P	MLB	6-2	165	Left	Left	11/19/1982	29	Mayaguez,Puerto Rico	2004	27	820	SF
53	Will Smith	P	MLB	6-5	220	Left	Left	7/10/1989	22	Newnan,Georgia	2008	7	229	LAA
61	Everett Teaford	P	MLB	6-0	155	Left	Left	5/15/1984	28	Alpharetta,Georgia	2006	12	347	KC
62	Ryan Verdugo	P	MLB	6-0	195	Left	Left	4/10/1987	25	Lake Stevens,Washington	2008	9	267	SF

Team Personnel	Position
Chino Cadahia	Bench Coach
Dave Eiland	Pitching Coach
Steve Foster	Bullpen Coach
Dayton Moore	General Manager
Eduardo Rodriguez	Third Base Coach
Kevin Seitzer	Hitting Coach
Doug Sisson	First Base Coach
Ned Yost	Manager

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