The Royals Won the Draft’s Worst-Case Scenario
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State of the AL Central: Week of July 22, 2024
The American League Central Division is a collage of many of baseball’s most fun (or just plain funny) stories. With the All-Star Break behind us, it’s worth zooming in on this chaotically interesting group of teams and what they’ve been up to lately. 1. Cleveland Guardians – 59-39 (.602), 0 GB Cleveland is in an… read more
The Royals Won the Draft’s Worst-Case Scenario
The Royals won the draft lottery. This is the worst-case scenario. After posting a franchise-worst record of 106 losses, the Royals have the “luxury” of picking 6th overall in the 2024 MLB Draft. There are many problems with this. First, the obvious: it’s four picks lower than what they “deserve” to pick; as in, the… read more
Top 5 Royals Trade Candidates
In my last article, I discussed my top free agent targets based on various criteria. I also acknowledged the free agent market is very weird and shallow this season, which only makes things harder for the Royals. This could necessitate some creativity from the front office, swapping talent with other teams to strengthen the roster. … read more
Top 5 Free Agent Picks for the Royals
Over the last several years, the Royals have seemed to try every possible option to win games. They’ve held on to their best players and acquired top-end talent through high draft picks; they’ve also traded away their best players and taken weird, quirky talents in the draft. They’ve been limited in free agent signings but… read more
Michael Farina
11/07/23
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