Without the waiver trade deadline that we used to have, there’s an interesting finality to the season when the trade deadline hits. Yes, there can be player movement through DFAs, releases and non-40-man trades, but mostly we now have two months of this being the team the Royals field. There’ll be some callups and options and all that, but the lineup we’ve seen the last couple of nights is very homegrown, has some very real upside and might struggle to score runs at times. We’ve been so pleased with the plate appearances and ability to swing at the right pitches from these young players that it’s easy to forget sometimes that they’re rookies.
Lesky’s Notes: This is the team, for better or for worse
