As the 2016 MLB season approaches, SN's Jesse Spector will examine each team's outlook. Today: the Royals.
2015: 95-67, first place in American League Central, won World Series
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Key arrivals: RHP Dillon Gee, RHP Ian Kennedy, RHP Joakim Soria
Key departures: RHP Johnny Cueto, RHP Greg Holland, OF Alex Rios, 2B Ben Zobrist
Best-case scenario: A repeat of last year, although, to be fair, trade deadline moves for two of the best available players on the market probably isn’t realistic this time around.