Twenty years ago this summer, the Royals had a chance to move to the National League. The addition of expansion teams in Arizona and Tampa Bay meant one league needed 16 teams, as interleague play was so new no one knew if it would have staying power, and as we see today, two 15-team leagues […]
Tag: Billy Butler
It’s Never Too Early to Discuss the Draft
Team’s should never pick for needs, but currently the Royals lack in pitching at the lower end of their system unless some players really shine and correct their paths this next season. Knowing that and the strength of this year’s draft in the college pitching market, the front office could have an opportunity to add a […]
Kendrys Morales, Linchpin
When Billy Butler departed as a free agent after the 2014 season, the Kansas City Royals had some options. They had talked openly about preferring to utilize the designated hitter role to be more of a rotation for position players to get a half-day off, so that seemed likely. There were also some free agents […]