Baseball is finally, blessedly back! Instead of projecting rosters and talent, we can begin to evaluate what actually happens on the field, instead! As a baseball writer, there is little that brings me more joy than the opportunity to make that transition. Sadly, we’ve only had one game. Happily, I don’t care. Let’s go entirely overboard in analyzing what this means for the Royals going forward!
The Royals are clearly a playoff team
There were lots of naysayers suggesting that Zack Greinke might not be the ace of a competitive team at age 38. Greinke immediately proved them wrong with a dazzling performance.