The Royals had high hopes going into the 2017 season, but the season got off to a thud thanks to a completely impotent offense in April. The Royals averaged just 2.7 runs-per-game that month, and dropped 14 of their first 21 games, likely dooming their chances of making the post-season.
The Royals did set a franchise record for home runs this year with 193. That was only good for eleventh in the league and below the league average due to the home run spike this year, but was still impressive considering they play half their games at Kauffman Stadium.