Kansas City Royals - The Covid-19 Years (2020-2029)  
   
 

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      2020 4 26 34     2023 5 56 106                         2020  
      2021 4 74 88     2024 2 86 76                         Decade  
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  Titles: Top Royals Players of the Twenty Twenties  
  2024 - WC def Baltimore, ALDS lost to Yankees  
    Pitchers:  
  Ballpark: Brady Singer (8.95) -   27  
  Kauffman Stadium   Scott Barlow (5.43) -   16  
    Brad Keller (1.58) -   15  
  Team Name: Seth Lugo (5.3) -  13  
  Royals   Cole Ragins (7.5) -  10    
    Michael Wacha (3.5) -  9  
  Owner:  Mike Minor (0.99) -  7  
  John Sherman Greg Holland (0.92) -   6  
  Kris Bubic (1.29) -   6  
  General Managers: Jordan Lyles (-1.3) -  5  
  Dayton Moore (2020-2021)    
  JJ Picollo (2022-2023) Catchers:  
    Salvador Perez (13.33) -   46  
  Managers: Freddy Fermin (4.55) -  9  
  Mike Matheny (2020-2022)    
  Matt Quatraro (2023) First Basemen:  
    Vinnie Pasquantino (2.6) -  9  
  Hall of Famers: Hunter Dozier (-3.24) -   6  
  None    
    Second Basemen:  
  Rookie of the Year:  Nicky Lopez (4.4) -   15  
  None Michael Massey (2.42) -  6  
       
  No Hitters: ShortStop:  
  None Bobby Witt (14.69) -  39  
     
  MVP Third Base:  
  None Adalberto Mondesi (1.47) -  9  
    Maikel Garcia (2.23) -   8  
  Cy Young    
  None Outfield:  
    Whit Merrifield (4.37) -   18  
  Notable Events: Michael Taylor (5.89) -  14  
    Andrew Benintendi (5.07) -  13  
  2020 - Coming into the decade, the Royals were a mess. One of the worst MJ Melendez (-0.83) -  11  
  teams in baseball. And they haven't improved. They've changed GMs and Dairon Blanco (1.34) -   5  
  field managers, but it hasn't helped. They draft high every year with their   
  bad records, but so far have had nothing to show for it. The farm system Notable Events:  
  is drying up so it might be a while, and a bunch more last place finishes  
  yielding high draft picks, before the team picks itself off the floor. 2024 - In a surprise, the Royals throw around a little money in the off season.  
    They pick the bones of the San Diego Padres for a couple of solid pieces for   
  2020 -  Kansas City finished 26-34 in '20, the third season in a row that they their rotation in Michael Wacha and Seth Lugo. Those two join Cole Ragans  
  have been one of the worst teams in baseball. On a brighter note, their who was picked up at the trade deadline in '23 from the Rangers, Brady   
  W-L % in '20 improved significantly on '18 and '19. A step in the right direction. Singer a homegrown product who is looking to bounce back from a bad year,  
  The Royals' pitching performed much better in '20 and was actually slightly and a couple of Atlanta Braves, Nick Anderson, who adds nice depth and   
  better than the league average. The hitting not so good. Offense was the Kyle Wright who was 21-5 just two years ago. Former Royals first round pick  
  culprit for KC's poor record as the Royals scored half a run a game less Jackson Kowar went the other way to the Braves. Unfortunately, the chances   
  than the league average.  of the Royals snookering the Braves out of anything are nil.  
    KC also picked up closer Will Smith from the Rangers. They are hoping he  
   □  John Sherman heads a consortium of 22 owners who bought the club can regain his mojo which he lost in '23. All in all, the Royals should make a   
  from David Glass. The Glass ownership era was pretty much of a disaster dent in the 111 runs they allowed more than the league average last year.  
  for Kansas City fans as the Royals topped .500 only five times in twenty years. On offense, Kansas City picked up journeyman outfielder Hunter Renfroe.  
  KC had only one ninety win season during this time, 2015 when they won The Royals scored 79 runs less than the league average and Renfroe alone  
  the World Series. Their next best season in Glass's time was 2014 when won't move that needle much.  
  the Royals made it to the World Series (but lost) winning 89 games. SS Bobby Witt is a young superstar and the only reason to come out and   
  Most of the rest of those twenty seasons, Kansas City was abysmal. watch this team play. You would love to see him on a contender playing  
  Glass, former President of Wal-Mart, had deep pockets, but didn't spend. meaningful games.  
   I always wondered why a guy who was president of a company that was  
  notorious for not paying their workers would want to own a major league Offense:  
  baseball team where you have to pay your workers well if you want to succeed. □   C Salvador Perez, 34, '06 IFA - Lifetime .767 OPS, 23 80 .255  
  Royals fans are hoping for a new day with the new owners.  □  1B Vinnie Pasquantino, 26, '19 11th round pick - 9 26 .247  
  It can't get much worse.  □ 2B Adam Frazier, 32, '24 FA from Baltimore, 13 60 .240  
    □  SS Bobby Witt Jr, 24, 2nd overall pick in '19 draft, 30 96 .276 49 SB   
  □   Dayton Moore, who despite the dismal record, is a well respected □   3B Maikel Garcia, 25, '16 IFA, 4 50 .272  
   baseball man, has been retained as GM by the new ownership. □   OF Hunter Renfroe, 32, '24 FA from Reds, 20 60 .233  
   Moore started out his front office career in the Braves organization □  CF Kyle Isbel, 28, '18 3rd round pick, 5 34 .240  
   which helped mold him into a competent baseball executive. □  OF MJ Melendez, 26,  '17 2nd round pick, 16 56 .235  
       
  □  Mike Matheny was hired on as manager in '20. He has an excellent Pitching:  
  pedigree having managed the outstanding St. Louis Cardinals teams □   LHP Cole Ragans, 26, '23 Trade deadline from Texas, 5-2 2.64  
  from '12 thru '18 where his teams averaged 90 wins a season and won □  RHP Michael Wacha, 32, '24 FA from San Diego, 14-4 3.22  
  three Division titles. The Royals performance improved under Matheny in '20. □  RHP Seth Lugo, 34, '24 FA from San Diego, 8-7 3.57  
    □  RHP Brady Singer, 27, 1st round pick in '18, 8-11 5.52  
  2021 - The Royals again are not putrid as they finish 74-88, a similar  □ RHP Jordan Lyles, 33, '23 FA from Baltimore, 6-17 6.28  
  winning percentage to '20. □   RHP James McArthur, 27, '23 waivers from Philllies,1-0 4.63  
    □   RHP Nick Anderson, 33, '24 Trade from Braves,4-0 3.06  
  2022 - Dayton Moore is fired. JJ Picollo is the new GM. The Royals  □   LHP Will Smith, 34, '24 FA from Texas, 2-7 4.40 22 saves  
  immediately get a lot worse losing nine games in the standings and  □   RHP Kyle Wright, 28, '24 Trade from Braves,1-3 6.97, injured  
  are now down there with the worst teams in the league again.    
       
  2023 - There's a new manager, Matt Quatraro. Matheny is a good manager    
  and it turns out that the change doesn't help as the Royals drop nine     
  games to 56-106. They are a bad team.  
     
  2023 - Aroldis Chapman traded to Texas at trade deadline for Cole Ragans