The success plan for the Kansas City Royals in 2024 was pretty simple. Have good starting pitchers every day, let Bobby, Salvy, and Vinnie power the offense, rebuild the bullpen, and hope everything else works out.
The plan worked far better than any of us expected. The goal was not to be a laughingstock. By June, the goal was to win the division. Ultimately, Kansas City improved by 30 games, winning more games than in any season since 2015, and delivered a postseason appearance for just the 3rd time this century.
But everything went right. The starters that were supposed to make Kansas City’s rotation respectable ended up having two Cy Young finalists and four top 25 fWAR arms.