![]() Either Yordano Ventura or Danny Duffy will need a true ace season. Royals manager Ned Yost will have to find some way to rest catcher Salvador Perez to prevent his typical second-half slide.īeyond those events, the Royals will need young pitchers like Matt Strahm, Josh Staumont, or the perpetually-injured Kyle Zimmer to replace lost bullpen arms Greg Holland and Wade Davis. Eric Hosmer has to bounce back from a 1.0 bWAR season in 2016, in which his bat disappeared in a tough second half. Prime years from those three players would put a considerable dent in last season’s deficit. Yes, the Kansas City Royals suffered from sub-par seasons from Alex Gordon, Lorenzo Cain, and Mike Moustakas in 2016 due to injury. What The KC Royals Will Need In 2017 To Compete With Cleveland Kansas City will not only have to make up 13 games on the Indians, they also will have to run down an improved club. That’s bad news for the KC Royals’ championship hopes in 2017. ![]() Who knew that Encarnacion’s market would collapse like that? Certainly not the Blue Jays. If the Indians pick up the age 37 option in year four, it will add another $15 million to the overall value of the deal.ĮSPN.com’s Keith Law called it a colossal coup at that price. ![]() However, on Thursday, the 34-year-old Encarnacion agreed to a mere three-year, $60 million deal with a team option for a fourth season. Encarnacion is one of the best sluggers in major-league baseball, slamming 163 home runs in the last five seasons.Įncarnacion turned down a four-year, $80 million deal to remain with the Toronto Blue Jays before free-agency began. The Kansas City Royals front office had to look on with horror as free agent Edwin Encarnacion signed with division rival Cleveland rather than AL West suitors Texas Rangers or Oakland A’s. The Indians added around two to three more wins by replacing DH/1B Mike Napoli with former Toronto slugger Edwin Encarnacion. KC Royals rival Cleveland Indians won the American League Central division with 94 regular-season victories.
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