The Royals have been one of the more active teams early this off-season, re-signing a major free agent in Michael Wacha and engineering a good ol’ fashioned baseball trade when they swapped Brady Singer for Jonathan India. General manager J.J. Picollo identified adding an on-base hitter as the top priority, and India has been one of the best in the game at getting on base in the last few years.
These moves reflect an aggressive approach that should be applauded for a team that could have been content with this year’s improvements. But there is still much work to be done.