Old friend (and current BPKC writer) Craig Brown posted his thoughts on Dayton Moore’s year end press conference:
I used to be able to depend on Dayton Moore. His year end press conferences were red meat for the blog. Not anymore. The delusion and defiance of the past have been replaced with a pragmatism that underscores the Royals development as a franchise under Moore and his team.
Some of the Royals new core will be playing together in winter ball.
Like last year, shortstop Raul Mondesi and outfielder Jorge Bonifacio are expected to join the Tigres de Licey in their native Dominican Republic league.