Being one of the last two undefeated teams in baseball is a sure way to earn respect. That has certainly been the case with the KC Royals over the past week. A team that most prognosticators picked to finish somewhere around the middle of the pack in baseball went undefeated last week, showing surprising power and the hunger that makes it seem as though last season’s playoff run was not just some happy fluke.
At the beginning of the season, in the FanSided MLB Power Rankings, the Royals were ranked eighth. It was a fair ranking, allowing for a bit of flexibility if the Royals performed up to expectations.