Kansas City Royals' Questionable MLB Offseason is Showing: Podcast
The Kansas City Royals had a questionable MLB offseason.
This MLB offseason, the Kansas City Royals didn’t do much to bolster their outfield offense. They appeared content and confident in their right fielder in Jac Caglianone and center fielder in Kyle Isbel. Left field was their biggest concern, but they didn’t want to spend the money on a big name.
They did have extensive conversations about trading for Jarren Duran, but those died down after it was reported that the Red Sox asking price was high and they were asking for Cole Ragans in return. That ultimately meant the Royals had to shift, and in doing so, the Royals would trade Angel Zerpa for Nick Mears and their left fielder, Isaac Collins. Collins had a very good rookie season, batting a .
263 AVG, . 368 OBP, . 411 SLG, .
779 OPS, with 22 doubles, nine home runs, and 54 RBIs, all while receiving NL Rookie of the Year votes. The big concern was the fact that he was a 27-year-old rookie. While he is young, that is older than the average rookie age, and would he be able to top or even match his rookie season.