Just not yet.
The Royals pushed into win-now mode when they made their much-debated (at the time) trade for James Shields and Wade Davis three winters ago. They pushed all-in when they traded prospects for a pair of rental players this past July.
They pushed and they pushed because they knew the day was approaching when the great group of kids they developed would grow up and want to get paid. They knew the tough choices that would lie ahead. They knew no matter how much these guys love being together and being Royals, eventually many or all of them would command and want more money than the Royals could pay them.