It appeared to most people that the Kansas City Royals would undergo a rebuild during the 2018 season after Eric Hosmer left for San Diego. It was the logical thing to do. Cain and Hosmer were gone. It didn’t appear that Moose would be back either. Rebuilding seemed like the only logical choice for the Royals.
The problem with this is that the Royals hate the term “rebuild.” Dayton Moore and company prefer the term “reload” to “rebuild” and the Royals will not undergo a typical, Astros style rebuild. Instead, the Royals have brought on veterans Alcides Escobar, Lucas Duda, Mike Moustakas, and Jon Jay to help this Royals team resemble a competitive ball club during their “reload.