Kansas City Royals: Front office gut check time for organization

First, they need to accept who they are and who they are not.  Small market teams must always keep in mind they are small market teams, and  if those franchises are honest with themselves, allows them a great advantage.

While everyone would love to have an unending warchest of money, we have seen even the mighty Yankees at times stricken with issues as contracts  hinder movement and flexibility. Big money deals rarely if ever pay off, and an organization such as the Royals would be far better off playing against the big money player, not employing that player.

The organization has to make a point to avoid getting old. For anyone that played sports in their youth that are at or past their athletic prime, they know that speed and just a bit of overall athleticism are the first to lose out to father time.

The Royals are big into speed, defense and athleticism. These traits are great in that they can play in any baseball stadium or park in this country (maybe even Yellowstone Park). However, these are traits that don’t age well.

Our Royals must make an effort to ensure they avoid becoming trapped by ‘old age’ (In my opinion, almost across the board, would never sign a multi-year contract past 32 years of age on any player. Since the end of the steroid era, talent and value simply are not there in players in their mid 30’s).