A lot of us in these parts still hear “Royals” and “postseason” and get nightmarish visions of the 2014 American League Championship Series, in which Kansas City knocked the AL East Champion Orioles out in four games. Well, that was a decade ago, and these are not the same Royals who won two AL pennants and a World Series with All-Stars Greg Holland, Wade Davis, and Kelvin Herrera locking down the late innings. Then again, for their part, I’m sure the 2024 Orioles would love to have Brad Brach, Darren O’Day and Zack Britton in the back end of their bullpen, too.