I think there was probably a split second (or more) of fear in Royals fans hearts on Monday when it was announced the owners and players couldn’t come to a deal on an international draft. Why the fear? It meant that the qualifying offer was back on the table for pending free agents. With that, combined with the Royals playing better baseball, I know some feared that the Royals would want to set a good example for the young players and would hang on to Andrew Benintendi for the whole season and just give him the QO and either get him for another season or recoup a draft pick next year for him.
Lesky’s Notes: The dominoes are starting to fall
