Jeff Passan

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...

to yourself, yeah, each of these guys has a chance to be a part of a championship-caliber team.

Everything else, that's up for grabs.

And how the Royals go about that, I think, is going to indicate what quality of a front office we're dealing with here.

I think they've made a lot of good moves.

I think organizationally they are in a far, far better place under J.J.

Piccolo than they were before, just in terms of being a modern baseball team.