SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.
As a pivotal offseason continues in earnest, the Royals have designs on upgrading their bullpen, filling out the starting rotation and perhaps finding answers in right field and second base.
Yet the decision this week to let designated hitter Kendrys Morales walk into free agency without a qualifying offer added another bullet point to the list of priorities and shone the spotlight on one of the team’s chief areas of need: fortifying an offense that ranked 13th in the American League in runs scored.
So as Royals general manager Dayton Moore met with reporters Tuesday at the annual GM meetings at the Omni Scottsdale Resort and Spa, he emphasized the need to replace the production in the lineup.