The Kansas City Royals are not a big-market team, but they reportedly might act like one when it comes to signing shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to a significant contract extension.
"After free-agent shortstops Trea Turner, Xander Bogaerts, Carlos Correa and Dansby Swanson agreed to contracts for a combined $957 million last offseason, the Royals' chances of signing Bobby Witt Jr. to a monster extension seemed rather slim," Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic wrote.
"They still might be. But the club is at least entertaining the idea of approaching Witt, according to a source briefed on the team's plans but not authorized to discuss them publicly.