Post #6 - The Royals Year?

Another Major League Baseball Season has started and the Kansas City Royals are at it another year. With fans in Kansas hoping for signs of success, only time can tell how they will actually fair. But after looking at some pros and cons, I think I’ve come up with a fair guess.

Pros:

Last year, the outfield for the team turned their careers completely around. After being diagnosed as one of the worst pre-season outfields, they made many ESPN Top 10 plays and eventually became a top 15 outfield in the MLB.

Eric Hosmer made a triumphant debut in the pros and became a team leader within weeks. Mike Moustakas made a good debut as well and the rest of the KC minor league teams have players building up that make the future continue to look bright.

The bullpen came on strong and had impressive outings all year long. With more additions made over this off season, the bullpen looks like it will continue to do well.

Cons:

The starting rotation was almost left untouched. Obviously, the starters are one of the most important factors to the game and this puts a lot of pressure on the bullpen to be there for most games.

Injuries are taking its toll on the Royals as well. Joakim Soria and Salvador Perez are both gone to injuries and it is not quite known when they will return.

There are still few impact players that consistently kill the ball and the consistency of the bat will have to be relied on more than the power.

Estimate:

While dropping several early, the Royals will make a late season run. However, it will not be near close enough as they will finish in third place. Far chance they reach second, but unfortunately, this is not the year for the Royals to make the playoffs.