Why the Royals Could Be the Dark Horse to Shock the AL Central This Season

Offseason moves: 

The Royals weren’t going to ever be tied to bigger names like Kyle Schwarber and Kyle Tucker. They probably weren’t even really in the mix for guys like Dylan Cease or Alex Bregman. Most of what you’ll find them doing is looking for opportunistic contracts. Guys they can control for a few years, or reasonable deals that they think players can overperform on. If you look at their list of players, you’re going to be hard–pressed to find guys that are difference makers both as additions to the team or subtractions. They added Isaac Collins, who had a decent year last year, but he is probably not going to necessarily improve from last year, and you’ll be lucky to see him maintain. Lane Thomas was terrible last year, but the Royals are hoping they can help him regain his form. The guys they lost weren’t all that impactful either, so I guess there is some solace there. Michael Lorenzen is an arm they will need to replace. 

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