In completing this summer’s first-year player draft, the Royals have hurdled over what was arguably their biggest challenge of the 2018 season.
But there’s no time for general manager Dayton Moore and team executives to dwell on what the organization believes was a successful draft. There’s too much left, yet, for the team to accomplish.
Like restocking the depth they cleaned out of their organization when they won the World Series nearly three years ago.
And like maneuvering the trade deadline, another event in this 2018 campaign that will bring the Royals to a crossroads.