It has been a long, very cold winter in much of the Midwest, but you can begin to see spring around the corner with these exciting seven words today - “pitchers and catchers report to spring training.” The Royals will have 28 pitchers and seven catchers in camp today, with the rest of the squad to report in a few days.
The Royals will try to capitalize on the young core that finished with a strong end to the season to begin working towards building the next contender in Kansas City. Any improvement they make on their 104-season last year will depend in part on the work they put over the next seven weeks.