There was some general chatter throughout the year about the 2022 season being a bit different offensively. The run-scoring environment had changed, and that was apparent if you were paying attention. It was much weirder than that if you dig into the numbers though. The ways in which the environment changed are interesting, and the Royals did not actually follow league trends in some ways. Just as a disclaimer, any streaks I talk about omit 2020 because it was short and weird and, in my opinion, not representative enough to include.
Offenses overall struggled to score in 2022 with a drop of 1,193 total runs (5.