Let’s state the obvious: the 2022 Kansas City Royals suck. They’re awful. They can’t hit (fourth-worst wRC+ in baseball) and they can’t pitch (fourth-worst ERA in baseball). Their starters have thrown the fewest innings in baseball despite a rotation theoretically staffed with four healthy members of the vaunted 2018 draft class, who have, by and large, also sucked. At 9-18, the Royals are on pace to win a mere 54 games.
Now, the Royals are likely to get better and they are probably unlikely to lose 100 or more games this season.