CINCINNATI -- As disappointing as the 2018 season has been for the Royals, the big picture has looked much brighter over the last month, thanks to the development of Adalberto Mondesi, Hunter Dozier, Ryan O'Hearn and several young candidates for the rotation. And the overall play has improved: Since Aug. 24, the Royals are 16-11.
With that backdrop, let's do our final Royals Inbox of the regular season.
This is the fun part heading into 2019. General manager Dayton Moore always has pointed out that a team needs at least eight or nine viable rotation candidates heading into a season to guard against injury and natural attrition.