Mark Feinsand at MLB talks with J.J. Picollo about his expectations for the 2025 Royals:
Last year’s postseason experience – the Royals swept the Orioles in the Wild Card round, then lost a four-game Division Series to the eventual AL champion Yankees – should help the club’s young players as they look to take another step forward in 2025.
“I don’t know how you measure it, but the experience you get in the playoffs, I think it helps them developmentally,” Picollo said. “I felt like there was a level of maturity even though we didn’t win that series in New York; there was no panic, there was confidence, there was a sense that we belong.