The Royals have picked up contract extension talks with Bobby Witt Jr., according to reports from both Robert Murray of FanSided and Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Murray writes that the two sides have had conversations and that signing Witt would be the “cherry on top and cement his status as the long-term face of the franchise.” Heyman notes that although there is no guarantee, there has “been some progress” now that the two sides are trying again.
Royals are indeed trying to extend superstar SS Bobby Witt Jr.