As of 4 PM CDT yesterday, all free agents are now free to sign with new teams. This happens every season, but it has never before been as important to the Royals and their fans as it was yesterday.
As the clock struck four, the Royals matched the clock in question by rolling our four shiny free agents onto the open market in Eric Hosmer, Lorenzo Cain, Mike Moustakas and Jason Vargas. Three of those guys were centerpieces in a near decade-long successful plan to bring championship baseball. With that being true, this day has loomed in the back of the head of Royals fans for a long time.