With the days of expanding major league rosters to 40 players every September now gone, the single-most exciting personnel move KC Royals fans could hope for this month was the promotion of Bobby Witt Jr. But if the club wasn’t ready for that, bringing Nick Pratto to Kansas City probably would have sufficed.
The Royals, though, chose wisely and resisted the temptation to bring Witt or Pratto up. The club focused instead on giving pitcher Jackson Kowar and outfielder Kyle Isbel, rising stars who had brief stints with Kansas City earlier this season, second chances, and recently called up starter Jon Heasley for his first taste of the big leagues.