Jeff Passan

I think the Mariners would have better odds.

And depending on who the wild cards are, I think, you know, certainly if one of them comes out of the East, probably going to have better odds.

So...

uh that's the team by the way that the royals are chasing so if they're chasing this team that's probably fourth or fifth in line in the american league alone and oh by the way they have to leapfrog two other teams in their own division and you know six seven other teams within their own league to get there it just it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to chase that it's it's almost like if you have bad money into something

acknowledge that there's a sunk cost instead of trying to repair it when it might just be irreparable.

And I think a lot of this will coincide also with the opening of the new stadium.

And that, to me, is a big part of this whole deal and, frankly, the reason why the Royals shouldn't be entering into a full rebuild.

And I

Look, let's not forget what it was like a couple of years ago when they went from 60-something wins to 80-something, and it was the biggest year-over-year gain in terms of wins for a postseason team.

They're capable of doing that again.

It just needs to be the right kind of decision-making.

Perhaps there's some clearing of the decks when it comes to players who are on the team right now.

I mean, already we know Chris Bubich is likely to be gone.

So if he's healthy, he's someone who I think one way or another will be traded before the August 3rd deadline this year.

In terms of just how you go about it, there are a million approaches.

And I would like to believe, just for the sake of the fans here, that the Royals are not going to be gutting this thing completely.

You have...

one of the three best players in baseball under a perfectly team-friendly contract for at least, you know, through the end of the decade.

And it's a pretty great place to start.

And with Jensen and with Caglione and with Garcia and his contract, you've got four guys there who you think...