Why would the Kansas City Royals tank?

So, what is going on?

On one hand, there is a youth movement going on and more to come in the next few years. These names include Hunter Dozier, Cam Gallagher, Adalberto Mondesi, Cheslor Cuthbert, Nicky Lopez, Jakob Junis, Brad Keller, and Jorge Lopez, among others.  This season was always going to be about giving these young players the opportunity to learn and grow at the big league level.

Other names might be headed to Kansas City as early as this fall. These players include Bubba Starling, Josh Staumont, Jake Newberry, Richard Lovelady, Humberto Arteaga, Brett Phillips, and Jorge Bonifacio. These names are the combined building blocks in which a sustainable core will be built upon to win more than lose for several seasons.

Instead of a one small window of success and contention Moore and his staff are envisioning multiple years of winning and a chance a few rings. The first few phases of this plan are in place. They are continuing to draft high-end talent and develop that talent into major league players. Also, they’re giving young players a chance to grow and develop into quality major leaguers.

Keeping this in mind, one part of the failure (at least in terms of wins and losses go) this season is the learning pains that are noticeable by giving young players an opportunity to play at the major league level.

Players like Mondesi and Dozier are taking advantage of the opportunities that have been given to them with some levels of success. While others like Junis, Ryan O’Hearn, and Jorge Lopez have not yet or have taken a step back.