When the off-season started General Manager J.J. Picollo said that the team’s evaluation period had ended and that they would not be waiting around for guys anymore. He went on to say that the team would seek out bullpen help, an outfield bat, and a couple of starters - preferably at least one who could slot into the number one or two slot in the rotation and another who could eat some innings.
That all sounded pretty good to me. I’ve been pretty adamant that the Royals’ roster wasn’t entirely bereft of talent, but needed more higher-end talent to take the pressure off of guys.