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                                     Decade  
      2022 5 65 97                                     Click  
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  Titles: Top Royals Players of the Twenty Twenties  
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    Pitchers:  
  Ballpark: Brady Singer (5.85) -   21  
  Kauffman Stadium   Scott Barlow (5.43) -   16  
    Brad Keller (1.58) -   15  
  Team Name: Mike Minor (0.99) -  7  
  Royals   Greg Holland (0.92) -   6  
    Kris Bubic (1.29) -   6  
  Owner:  Jordan Lyles (-1.3) -  5  
  John Sherman Danny Duffy (2.29) -   4  
  Zach Greinke (3.51) - 4  
  General Managers: Josh Staumont (1.48) -   3  
  Dayton Moore (2020-2021) Daniel Lynch (0.96) -  3  
  JJ Picollo (2022-2023)    
    Catchers:  
  Managers: Salvador Perez (10.73) -   34  
  Mike Matheny (2020-2022)    
  Matt Quatraro (2023) First Basemen:  
    Hunter Dozier (-3.24) -   6  
  Hall of Famers: Vinnie Pasquantino (1.4) -  4  
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    Second Basemen:  
  Rookie of the Year:  Nicky Lopez (4.4) -   15  
  None Maikel Garcia (1.03) -   4  
       
  No Hitters: ShortStop:  
  None Bobby Witt (5.29) -  23  
     
  MVP Third Base:  
  None Adalberto Mondesi (1.47) -  9  
       
  Cy Young Outfield:  
  None Whit Merrifield (4.37) -   18  
    Michael Taylor (5.89) -  14  
  Notable Events: Andrew Benintendi (5.07) -  13  
    MJ Melendez (0.07) -  9  
  2020 - Coming into the decade, the Royals were a mess. One of the worst Kyle Isbel (2.93) -   2  
  teams in baseball. And they haven't improved. They've changed GMs and  
  field managers, but it hasn't helped. They draft high every year with their  Notable Events:  
  bad records, but so far have had nothing to show for it. The farm system  
  is drying up so it might be a while, and a bunch more last place finishes 2024 - In a surprise, the Royals throw around a little money in the off season.  
  yielding high draft picks, before the team picks itself off the floor. They pick the bones of the San Diego Padres for a couple of solid pieces for   
    their rotation in Michael Wacha and Seth Lugo. Those two join Cole Ragans  
  2020 -  Kansas City finished 26-34 in '20, the third season in a row that they who was picked up at the trade deadline in '23 from the Rangers, Brady   
  have been one of the worst teams in baseball. On a brighter note, their Singer a homegrown product who is looking to bounce back from a bad year,  
  W-L % in '20 improved significantly on '18 and '19. A step in the right direction. and a couple of Atlanta Braves, Nick Anderson, who adds nice depth and   
  The Royals' pitching performed much better in '20 and was actually slightly Kyle Wright who was 21-5 just two years ago. Former Royals first round pick  
  better than the league average. The hitting not so good. Offense was the Jackson Kowar went the other way to the Braves. Unfortunately, the chances   
  culprit for KC's poor record as the Royals scored half a run a game less of the Royals snookering the Braves out of anything are nil.  
  than the league average.  KC also picked up closer Will Smith from the Rangers. They are hoping he  
    can regain his mojo which he lost in '23. All in all, the Royals should make a   
   □  John Sherman heads a consortium of 22 owners who bought the club dent in the 111 runs they allowed more than the league average last year.  
  from David Glass. The Glass ownership era was pretty much of a disaster On offense, Kansas City picked up journeyman outfielder Hunter Renfroe.  
  for Kansas City fans as the Royals topped .500 only five times in twenty years. The Royals scored 79 runs less than the league average and Renfroe alone  
  KC had only one ninety win season during this time, 2015 when they won won't move that needle much.  
  the World Series. Their next best season in Glass's time was 2014 when SS Bobby Witt is a young superstar and the only reason to come out and   
  the Royals made it to the World Series (but lost) winning 89 games. watch this team play. You would love to see him on a contender playing  
  Most of the rest of those twenty seasons, Kansas City was abysmal. meaningful games.  
  Glass, former President of Wal-Mart, had deep pockets, but didn't spend.  
   I always wondered why a guy who was president of a company that was Offense:  
  notorious for not paying their workers would want to own a major league □   C Salvador Perez, 34, '06 IFA - Lifetime .767 OPS, 23 80 .255  
  baseball team where you have to pay your workers well if you want to succeed. □  1B Vinnie Pasquantino, 26, '19 11th round pick - 9 26 .247  
  Royals fans are hoping for a new day with the new owners.  □ 2B Adam Frazier, 32, '24 FA from Baltimore, 13 60 .240  
  It can't get much worse.  □  SS Bobby Witt Jr, 24, 2nd overall pick in '19 draft, 30 96 .276 49 SB   
    □   3B Maikel Garcia, 25, '16 IFA, 4 50 .272  
  □   Dayton Moore, who despite the dismal record, is a well respected □   OF Hunter Renfroe, 32, '24 FA from Reds, 20 60 .233  
   baseball man, has been retained as GM by the new ownership. □  CF Kyle Isbel, 28, '18 3rd round pick, 5 34 .240  
   Moore started out his front office career in the Braves organization □  OF MJ Melendez, 26,  '17 2nd round pick, 16 56 .235  
   which helped mold him into a competent baseball executive.    
    Pitching:  
  □  Mike Matheny was hired on as manager in '20. He has an excellent □   LHP Cole Ragans, 26, '23 Trade deadline from Texas, 5-2 2.64  
  pedigree having managed the outstanding St. Louis Cardinals teams □  RHP Michael Wacha, 32, '24 FA from San Diego, 14-4 3.22  
  from '12 thru '18 where his teams averaged 90 wins a season and won □  RHP Seth Lugo, 34, '24 FA from San Diego, 8-7 3.57  
  three Division titles. The Royals performance improved under Matheny in '20. □  RHP Brady Singer, 27, 1st round pick in '18, 8-11 5.52  
    □ RHP Jordan Lyles, 33, '23 FA from Baltimore, 6-17 6.28  
  2021 - The Royals again are not putrid as they finish 74-88, a similar  □   RHP James McArthur, 27, '23 waivers from Philllies,1-0 4.63  
  winning percentage to '20. □   RHP Nick Anderson, 33, '24 Trade from Braves,4-0 3.06  
    □   LHP Will Smith, 34, '24 FA from Texas, 2-7 4.40 22 saves  
  2022 - Dayton Moore is fired. JJ Picollo is the new GM. The Royals  □   RHP Kyle Wright, 28, '24 Trade from Braves,1-3 6.97, injured  
  immediately get a lot worse losing nine games in the standings and     
  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