# 2000 Kansas City Royals season

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.
* December 10, 1999: Doug Bochtler was signed as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals.
* December 17, 1999: Scott Service was released by the Royals.
* January 27, 2000: Ricky Bottalico was signed as a free agent by the Royals.
* March 7, 2000: Gregg Zaun was sent to the Royals by the Detroit Tigers as part of a conditional deal.

## Regular season

* June 28, 2000: Pitcher Jay Witasick threw exactly three pitches and recorded three outs. 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

### Season standings

vteAL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Chicago White Sox | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 46‍–‍35 | 49‍–‍32 |
| Cleveland Indians | 90 | 72 | .556 | 5 | 48‍–‍33 | 42‍–‍39 |
| Detroit Tigers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 16 | 43‍–‍38 | 36‍–‍45 |
| Kansas City Royals | 77 | 85 | .475 | 18 | 42‍–‍39 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Minnesota Twins | 69 | 93 | .426 | 26 | 36‍–‍45 | 33‍–‍48 |

### Record vs. opponents

2000 American League recordvte Source: AL Standings Head-to-Head :
| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Anaheim | — | 7–5 | 5–4 | 4–6 | 3–6 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–8 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 12–6 |
| Baltimore | 5–7 | — | 5–7 | 4–6 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 3–7 | 6–3 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 3–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–11 |
| Boston | 4–5 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–6 | 8–2 | 6–7 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 9–9 |
| Chicago | 6–4 | 6–4 | 5–7 | — | 8–5 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–3 | 7–5 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 12–6 |
| Cleveland | 6–3 | 4–5 | 6–6 | 5–8 | — | 6–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–5 | 6–6 | 7–2 | 8–2 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 13–5 |
| Detroit | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 7–6 | — | 5–7 | 7–6 | 8–4 | 6–4 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 5–5 | 3–9 | 10–8 |
| Kansas City | 6–6 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 2–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 8–10 |
| Minnesota | 3–7 | 3–6 | 2–8 | 5–7 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 5–7 | — | 5–5 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 4–6 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 7–11 |
| New York | 5–5 | 7–5 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 8–2 | 5–5 | — | 6–3 | 4–6 | 6–6 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 11–6 |
| Oakland | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 3–6 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 3–6 | — | 9–4 | 7–2 | 5–7 | 7–3 | 11–7 |
| Seattle | 8–5 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 5–7 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 4–9 | — | 9–3 | 7–5 | 8–2 | 11–7 |
| Tampa Bay | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 4–6 | 2–8 | 5–4 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 6–6 | 2–7 | 3–9 | — | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 |
| Texas | 5–7 | 6–6 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 5–5 | 7–3 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–5 | — | 4–6 | 7–11 |
| Toronto | 7–5 | 6–7 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 4–5 | 7–5 | 3–7 | 2–8 | 7–5 | 6–4 | — | 9–9 |

### Roster
## Player stats

* = 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;
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | Avg. |
| C | Gregg Zaun | 83 | 234 | 64 | 7 | 33 | .274 |
| 1B | Mike Sweeney | 159 | 618 | 206 | 29 | 144 | .333 |
| 2B | Carlos Febles | 100 | 339 | 87 | 2 | 29 | .257 |
| 3B | Joe Randa | 158 | 612 | 186 | 15 | 106 | .304 |
| SS | Rey Sánchez | 143 | 509 | 139 | 1 | 38 | .273 |
| LF | Mark Quinn | 135 | 500 | 147 | 20 | 78 | .294 |
| CF | Carlos Beltrán | 98 | 372 | 92 | 7 | 44 | .247 |
| RF | Jermaine Dye | 157 | 601 | 193 | 33 | 118 | .321 |
| DH | Johnny Damon | 159 | 655 | 214 | 16 | 88 | .327 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average
| Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | Avg. |
| David McCarty | 103 | 270 | 75 | 12 | 53 | .278 |
| Jeff Reboulet | 66 | 182 | 44 | 0 | 14 | .242 |
| Todd Dunwoody | 61 | 178 | 37 | 1 | 23 | .208 |
| Jorge Fábregas | 43 | 142 | 40 | 3 | 17 | .282 |
| Brian Johnson | 37 | 125 | 26 | 4 | 18 | .208 |
| Luis Ordaz | 65 | 104 | 23 | 0 | 11 | .221 |
| Héctor Ortiz | 26 | 88 | 34 | 0 | 5 | .386 |
| Wilson Delgado | 33 | 83 | 22 | 0 | 7 | .265 |
| Scott Pose | 47 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .188 |
| Dee Brown | 15 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .160 |
| 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
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Jeff Suppan | 35 | 217.0 | 10 | 9 | 4.94 | 128 |
| Mac Suzuki | 32 | 188.2 | 8 | 10 | 4.34 | 135 |
| Blake Stein | 17 | 107.2 | 8 | 5 | 4.68 | 78 |
| Chad Durbin | 16 | 72.1 | 2 | 5 | 8.21 | 37 |
| Brian Meadows | 11 | 71.2 | 6 | 2 | 4.77 | 26 |
| José Rosado | 5 | 27.2 | 2 | 2 | 5.86 | 15 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Dan Reichert | 44 | 153.1 | 8 | 10 | 4.70 | 94 |
| Jay Witasick | 22 | 89.1 | 3 | 8 | 5.94 | 67 |
| Chris Fussell | 20 | 70.0 | 5 | 3 | 6.30 | 46 |
| Miguel Batista | 14 | 57.0 | 2 | 6 | 7.74 | 30 |
| Brett Laxton | 6 | 16.2 | 0 | 1 | 8.10 | 14 |
| Jeff D'Amico | 7 | 13.2 | 0 | 1 | 9.22 | 9 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Ricky Bottalico | 62 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 4.83 | 56 |
| Jerry Spradlin | 50 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5.52 | 54 |
| José Santiago | 45 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3.91 | 44 |
| Kris Wilson | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.19 | 17 |
| Andy Larkin | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8.84 | 17 |
| Paul Spoljaric | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.52 | 6 |
| Tim Byrdak | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.37 | 8 |
| Jason Rakers | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.14 | 16 |
| Scott Mullen | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.35 | 7 |
| Dan Murray | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.66 | 16 |
| Doug Bochtler | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.48 | 4 |
| Brad Rigby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.20 | 3 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Omaha Golden Spikes | Pacific Coast League | John Mizerock |
| AA | Wichita Wranglers | Texas League | Keith Bodie |
| A | Wilmington Blue Rocks | Carolina League | Jeff Garber |
| A | Charleston Alley Cats | South Atlantic League | Joe Szekely |
| A-Short Season | Spokane Indians | Northwest League | Tom Poquette |
| Rookie | GCL Royals | Gulf Coast League | Ron Karkovice and Andre David |