KC Royals: Dayton Moore will make noise at winter meetings
By John McCarty
Third, competitive division. Even after having a slew of draft picks, the Kansas City Royals still have a system lacking in top shelf talent, and before the recent draft, lowest rated farm system in the division. The White Sox system is loaded, the Indians system is still very good, the Tigers system is getting better in a hurry and the Twins are likely able to add pieces at the deadline while moving Dozier, Lynn and perhaps Santana.
The Royals are making big, big bets on players that in the lower levels of baseball are having issues making contact and even then, that may not be enough. One simply must look at the Pirates and Reds as examples from years previous.
The Pirates and Reds (we will touch on later as well), much like the Royals were homegrown teams teaming with possibilities and potential. They made numerous good decisions, much like the Royals had done. And yet, despite those moves and decisions, neither team appeared in the National League Championship Series.