We’re gonna have to face some harsh realizations:
- The Royals are bad; they should probably be better than they are, but they aren’t.
- The idea of a soft rebuild was fun (while it lasted?) but it’s probably not a possibility anymore. It’s time to embrace the concept of a hard rebuild.
- A hard rebuild means there will be some bad(er) baseball ahead.
- A hard rebuild also means the trading of players, some being harder to see leave than others.
That all being said, let’s take a look at some of the players the Royals could use to add to the growing wave of talent for the future.