TORONTO
Last November, in the weeks after winning the World Series, Royals general manager Dayton Moore returned to his office and charted a course for the upcoming offseason. There were holes to fill and free agents to sign, and if Kansas City had designs on a third straight American League pennant, Moore’s organization would need to do both — deftly.
For 10 years in Kansas City, Moore had preached a culture of the right guys for the Royals — players with a certain combination of competitiveness, talent and clubhouse acumen. As Moore began the offseason, one of those guys was standing right in from of him: right-hander Chris Young.