There was a conversation that took place yesterday on The Drive on 610 Sports Radio in Kansas City that really piqued my interest. I don’t remember Steven Spector’s exact quote, but he argued the Royals basically punted on a playoff opportunity in 2017 when they traded Wade Davis.
This is something that I have believed since the day they made the trade. This is not some new idea that I have. In fact, I wrote about it recently. In my opinion, the Wade Davis trade for Jorge Soler was a half-way move for the Royals. Half-way playing for “now”, half-way rebuilding.