The Los Angeles Dodgers have understandably taken all the headlines because they have spent over a billion dollars in free agency this offseason.
However, it’s hard not to be impressed by what the Kansas City Royals have been doing.
Just a few months after completing a horrible season in which they went 56-106, general manager J.J. Picollo and the ownership have decided to go to work and bring in multiple starting-caliber players to improve the roster.
The Royals have signed talented major leaguers such as Seth Lugo, Michael Wacha, Will Smith, Chris Stratton, Hunter Renfroe, Nick Anderson, and several others.
For a team that rarely spent money on free agents in recent years, that’s outstanding.
Fans are excited, but how about existing Royals players on the roster?
Those are the ones that had to endure the difficult years.
Now, the team has all the look of a competitive squad.
Young starter Brady Singer didn’t hide his happiness about the recent moves.
“The Kansas City Royals have been quite busy this offseason making multiple moves to their roster. SP Brady Singer shares more on his optimism heading into the 2024 season with the talent on his team,” MLB Network Radio tweeted.
The Kansas City Royals have been quite busy this offseason making multiple moves to their roster.
SP Brady Singer shares more on his optimism heading into the 2024 season with the talent on his team:#Royals pic.twitter.com/1KiDvuS3R9
— MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (@MLBNetworkRadio) December 22, 2023
“I’ve got goosebumps right now, just thinking about the (AL) Central and how much of a shot we have right now. We have talent, the roster is unbelievable,” Singer said in the media appearance.
Just watching how much the rotation improved with Lugo and Wacha joining the talented Cole Ragans and Singer himself invites fans to dream about a potential playoff appearance.
The offense has talented players, too, like Bobby Witt Jr., Vinnie Pasquantino, Salvador Perez, Nelson Velazquez, and now Renfroe.
With an improving bullpen and a much better-looking roster in general, there is an outside chance the Royals can actually contend for the AL Central.
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