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benp28 · 05-25-2024, 08:52 AM

Awards

The Awards moves to the offseason as it made more sense to post here than at the end of the season. The Kansas City Royals did not make an appearance during Award seasons, reflecting their disappointing season.

AL Great Gloves
NL Great Gloves
AL Platinum Sticks
NL Platinum Sticks
AL Manager of the Year – Alex Cora BOS
NL Manager of the Year – Soo-haeng Lee ATL
AL Reliever of the Year – Jhoan Duran MIN
NL Reliever of the Year – Wei-Chieh Huang ARI
AL Rookie of the Year – Pedro Leon HOU
NL Rookie of the Year – Kou Okamoto STL
AL Cy Young – Daniel Espino CLE
NL Cy Young – Robbie Ray SD
AL MVP – Corey SeagerTEX
NL MVP – Michael Harris II ATL

Development Lab

Outgoing Manager Matt Quatraro locked in development lab work for the 2026 offseason before being released.

His emphasis was on prospects with only Closer Scott Effross from the 40-man roster being tapped to improve. The plan to work on his stability is an interesting one but seems a stretch for him to move to a starter role.

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Results

Ignacio Marrero

Worked on: Endurance
Result: Poor
Impact: Decrease in Velocity 89-91 to 88-90 and increase in risk of arm injury

Scott Effross

Endurance
No Improvement
None

Luis Cabrera

Plate Discipline
Successful
Increased walks expected. Contact: +5 Current; -5 Potential. Power -5 Potential

Andres Villalpando

Plate Discipline
Successful
Lay off sliders and cutters. Eye -5 Potential

Gabriel Torres

Endurance
No Improvement
None

Ernesto Rosales

Gap Power
Outstanding
Increased Gap Power and Gap Potential. Gap Potential +5

Second round

The initial plan is to use the second rotation of development labs to work on defence for the Major League roster.

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Duran

Catcher
No improvement

Herrara

Catcher
No improvement

Perez Jr.

1B
Successful
Overall +5 (40); Error +5; Turn DP +5.

Loftin

2B
Successful
Overall +5 (65); Error +5; Arm +5; Turn DP +5

Kwan

LF
No improvement

Zubia (Rookie)

3B
Successful
Overall +5 Potential (45); +5 Error; +5 Turn DP

Pre-Arbitration Extensions

Signed SP Freddy Peralta to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $17,400,000.

Signed RP Hunter Greene to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,450,000.
Signed CL Scott Effross to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,240,000.
Signed CF Seth Brown to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,740,000.
Signed 2B Josh Smith to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,760,000.
Signed SP Sam Long to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,420,000.
Signed 1B José Miranda to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,560,000.
Signed C Ivan Herrera to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,860,000.
Signed SP Carlos Hernandez to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $9,500,000.
Signed LF Steven Kwan to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,480,000.

Pre-Arbitration Trade (with Seattle)

Seattle received:

AAA RHP Dan Altavilla 34 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 2 | 25
R RF Cam Maldonado 23 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 55/55/55

Kansas City received:

AAA CF Jorge Ruiz 22 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 55 | 65/65/50

Altavilla was not going to be offered arbitration, so this upgraded the Royals 2025 8th Round pick for a younger, higher floor and ceiling player. Ruiz had over 2 WAR at AA in 2026 so will start 2027 in AAA and may earn a place at Spring Training.

Arbitration

Bailey Ober awarded a new one-year contract worth $2,970,800 in salary arbitration. The arbitrator ruled in favor of the player. The team had offered a salary of $2,000,000.

Qualifying Offer

Jazz Chisholm Jr. has accepted his qualifying offer, one year $18,900,000.

International Free Agents

32-year old RHP Manonobu Iwamoto out of Japan (45 | 50 | 60 | 3 | 55) was looking for a Minor League contract with $1.3m option which seemed a fair gamble for a team on the look out for a 5th starter.

Rule 5 Draft

The lack of quality in the farm meant there were few players worthy of adding to the 40-man ahead of the Rule 5 and the potential to find some help for the bullpen and maybe a 4th outfielder.

Round 1, Pick 10 - CF Matthew Etzel (50 | 60 | 45 | 55 | 65/60/55), Philadelphia Phillies.
Round 1, Pick 11 - Philadelphia Phillies: RP Max Meyer (Free Agent signing).
Round 1, Pick 13 - Milwaukee Brewers: RP Alex McFarlane (Free Agent signing).
Round 2, Pick 3 - Miami Marlins: 1B Charles Leblanc Kansas City Royals (No Role).
Round 2, Pick 10 - SP Gavin Stone (50 | 50 | 50 | 4 | 55), Los Angeles Dodgers.
Round 3, Pick 10 - SP Raimon Gomez (65 | 50 | 45 | 3 | 40), New York Mets.
Round 4, Pick 10 - RP Joe Jimenez (55 | 45 | 55 | 3 | 30), Arizona Diamondbacks.
Round 5, Pick 10 - RP Alex Young (55 | 50 | 50 | 4 | 30), Cleveland Guardians.

Etzel will compete for the 4th outfielder role while the arms will have a chance to earn bullpen duty for the season although Gavin Stone may have a shot at that 5th starter role.

Meyer and McFarlane had been signed as AAA depth while Leblanc had been identified as surplus to requirements at the club with the existing infielders on the roster. Hopefully the Marlins will give him the chance for a more prominent role.

International Amateurs

After losing out on two bidding wars, the Royals went all in and offered a $5.7m signing bonus to 17-year-old Dominican 3B Juan Zubia (60 | 55 | 80 | 90 | 45/45/55/40 | High WE, I).

At 1.5 stars Ability relative to the DSL, he will spend a year in the International Complex.

Financial Situation

As the new season approached, owner John Sherman increased the budget by $2m – funds that were allocated straight into Player Development ($22m).

Preseason & Spring Training

The Royals got through Preseason with no injuries before suffering a few Spring Training knocks.

24 February Steven Kwan 4 weeks (back 20 March)
2 March Scott Effross 5 weeks
9 March Rodolfo Duran 2 weeks (setback +2 weeks)

Around the League

Retirements

Kenley Jansen retired from professional baseball.
Alex Cobb retired from professional baseball.
DJ LeMahieu retired from professional baseball.
Nathan Eovaldi retired from professional baseball.
Miguel Rojas retired from professional baseball.
Yan Gomes retired from professional baseball.
Andrew Bellatti retired from professional baseball.
Zack Wheeler retired from professional baseball.
Chris Sale retired from professional baseball.
Anthony Rendon retired from professional baseball.
George Springer retired from professional baseball.
Mike Clevinger retired from professional baseball.
Jake Lamb retired from professional baseball.
Tyler Rogers retired from professional baseball.
Martin Perez retired from professional baseball.
Adam Duvall retired from professional baseball.
Eugenio Suárez retired from professional baseball.
Anthony DeSclafani retired from professional baseball.
Yu Darvish retired from professional baseball.
Marcus Stroman retired from professional baseball.
Max Muncy retired from professional baseball.
Antonio Senzatela retired from professional baseball.

Chicago White Sox: Retired #51 in honor of Chris Sale.

Contract Extensions

Chicago Cubs: CF Pete Crow-Armstrong 8 years $195,700,000.
Baltimore Orioles: C Adley Rutschman 5 years $239,000,000.
Boston Red Sox: 2B Vaughn Grissom 5 years $45,020,000.
Miami Marlins: SP Eury Perez 5 years $78,160,000.
Los Angeles Angels: 1B Nolan Schanuel 8 years $139,900,000.
Los Angeles Angels: SS Zach Neto 5 years $57,380,000.

Free Agent Signings

New York Mets: SP Lance McCullers Jr. 5 years $140,000,000.
Los Angeles Dodgers: RP James Karinchak 2 years $56,400,000.
Toronto Blue Jays: 2B Ha-seong Kim 4 years $88,000,000.
Philadelphia Phillies: 1B Nathaniel Lowe 3 years $61,200,000.
New York Mets: C Danny Jansen 5 years $131,400,000.
Texas Rangers: SP Sandy Alcantara 5 years $115,000,000.
Boston Red Sox: SP Robbie Ray 3 years $67,600,000.
Philadelphia Phillies: CF Luis Robert Jr. 5 years $120,000,000.
Boston Red Sox: SP Framber Valdez 5 years $99,000,000.

Major Injuries

Pitchers

Walker Powell OAK diagnosed with a torn meniscus, will miss 4 months.

Luarbert Arias BOS diagnosed with a torn labrum, will miss 5-6 months.
Luis De Avila ATL diagnosed with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow, will miss 6-7 months.
Michael King CLE diagnosed with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow, will miss 11-12 months.
Andrew Taylor MIA diagnosed with a ruptured disc, will miss 8 months.
Rob Johnson WAS diagnosed with a ruptured ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 12 months.
Cole Sands MIN diagnosed with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow, will miss 9 months.
Scott Alexander STL has suffered a setback in his recovery. He is not expected to recover for another 5 months.
Brooks Raley LAA has suffered a setback in his recovery. He is not expected to recover for another 4 months.

Hitters

Andrew Heaney NYY has suffered a setback in his recovery from injury. He has elected to retire rather than continue his rehabilitation.

Hall of Fame

On January 20, Alex Rodriguez 78.7% (6th year) was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

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Next up will be the 2027 Roster Preview…

05-25-2024, 08:52 AM	#9
benp28 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2024 Posts: 574	2026 Offseason Awards The Awards moves to the offseason as it made more sense to post here than at the end of the season. The Kansas City Royals did not make an appearance during Award seasons, reflecting their disappointing season. AL Great Gloves NL Great Gloves AL Platinum Sticks NL Platinum Sticks AL Manager of the Year – Alex Cora BOS NL Manager of the Year – Soo-haeng Lee ATL AL Reliever of the Year – Jhoan Duran MIN NL Reliever of the Year – Wei-Chieh Huang ARI AL Rookie of the Year – Pedro Leon HOU NL Rookie of the Year – Kou Okamoto STL AL Cy Young – Daniel Espino CLE NL Cy Young – Robbie Ray SD AL MVP – Corey SeagerTEX NL MVP – Michael Harris II ATL Development Lab Outgoing Manager Matt Quatraro locked in development lab work for the 2026 offseason before being released. His emphasis was on prospects with only Closer Scott Effross from the 40-man roster being tapped to improve. The plan to work on his stability is an interesting one but seems a stretch for him to move to a starter role. Results Ignacio Marrero Worked on: Endurance Result: Poor Impact: Decrease in Velocity 89-91 to 88-90 and increase in risk of arm injury Scott Effross Endurance No Improvement None Luis Cabrera Plate Discipline Successful Increased walks expected. Contact: +5 Current; -5 Potential. Power -5 Potential Andres Villalpando Plate Discipline Successful Lay off sliders and cutters. Eye -5 Potential Gabriel Torres Endurance No Improvement None Ernesto Rosales Gap Power Outstanding Increased Gap Power and Gap Potential. Gap Potential +5 Second round The initial plan is to use the second rotation of development labs to work on defence for the Major League roster. Duran Catcher No improvement Herrara Catcher No improvement Perez Jr. 1B Successful Overall +5 (40); Error +5; Turn DP +5. Loftin 2B Successful Overall +5 (65); Error +5; Arm +5; Turn DP +5 Kwan LF No improvement Zubia (Rookie) 3B Successful Overall +5 Potential (45); +5 Error; +5 Turn DP Pre-Arbitration Extensions Signed SP Freddy Peralta to a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $17,400,000. Signed RP Hunter Greene to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,450,000. Signed CL Scott Effross to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,240,000. Signed CF Seth Brown to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,740,000. Signed 2B Josh Smith to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,760,000. Signed SP Sam Long to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,420,000. Signed 1B José Miranda to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,560,000. Signed C Ivan Herrera to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,860,000. Signed SP Carlos Hernandez to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $9,500,000. Signed LF Steven Kwan to a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,480,000. Pre-Arbitration Trade (with Seattle) Seattle received: AAA RHP Dan Altavilla 34 \| 45 \| 50 \| 50 \| 2 \| 25 R RF Cam Maldonado 23 \| 40 \| 45 \| 50 \| 50 \| 55/55/55 Kansas City received: AAA CF Jorge Ruiz 22 \| 60 \| 50 \| 40 \| 55 \| 65/65/50 Altavilla was not going to be offered arbitration, so this upgraded the Royals 2025 8th Round pick for a younger, higher floor and ceiling player. Ruiz had over 2 WAR at AA in 2026 so will start 2027 in AAA and may earn a place at Spring Training. Arbitration Bailey Ober awarded a new one-year contract worth $2,970,800 in salary arbitration. The arbitrator ruled in favor of the player. The team had offered a salary of $2,000,000. Qualifying Offer Jazz Chisholm Jr. has accepted his qualifying offer, one year $18,900,000. International Free Agents 32-year old RHP Manonobu Iwamoto out of Japan (45 \| 50 \| 60 \| 3 \| 55) was looking for a Minor League contract with $1.3m option which seemed a fair gamble for a team on the look out for a 5th starter. Rule 5 Draft The lack of quality in the farm meant there were few players worthy of adding to the 40-man ahead of the Rule 5 and the potential to find some help for the bullpen and maybe a 4th outfielder. Round 1, Pick 10 - CF Matthew Etzel (50 \| 60 \| 45 \| 55 \| 65/60/55), Philadelphia Phillies. Round 1, Pick 11 - Philadelphia Phillies: RP Max Meyer (Free Agent signing). Round 1, Pick 13 - Milwaukee Brewers: RP Alex McFarlane (Free Agent signing). Round 2, Pick 3 - Miami Marlins: 1B Charles Leblanc Kansas City Royals (No Role). Round 2, Pick 10 - SP Gavin Stone (50 \| 50 \| 50 \| 4 \| 55), Los Angeles Dodgers. Round 3, Pick 10 - SP Raimon Gomez (65 \| 50 \| 45 \| 3 \| 40), New York Mets. Round 4, Pick 10 - RP Joe Jimenez (55 \| 45 \| 55 \| 3 \| 30), Arizona Diamondbacks. Round 5, Pick 10 - RP Alex Young (55 \| 50 \| 50 \| 4 \| 30), Cleveland Guardians. Etzel will compete for the 4th outfielder role while the arms will have a chance to earn bullpen duty for the season although Gavin Stone may have a shot at that 5th starter role. Meyer and McFarlane had been signed as AAA depth while Leblanc had been identified as surplus to requirements at the club with the existing infielders on the roster. Hopefully the Marlins will give him the chance for a more prominent role. International Amateurs After losing out on two bidding wars, the Royals went all in and offered a $5.7m signing bonus to 17-year-old Dominican 3B Juan Zubia (60 \| 55 \| 80 \| 90 \| 45/45/55/40 \| High WE, I). At 1.5 stars Ability relative to the DSL, he will spend a year in the International Complex. Financial Situation As the new season approached, owner John Sherman increased the budget by $2m – funds that were allocated straight into Player Development ($22m). Preseason & Spring Training The Royals got through Preseason with no injuries before suffering a few Spring Training knocks. 24 February Steven Kwan 4 weeks (back 20 March) 2 March Scott Effross 5 weeks 9 March Rodolfo Duran 2 weeks (setback +2 weeks) Around the League Retirements Kenley Jansen retired from professional baseball. Alex Cobb retired from professional baseball. DJ LeMahieu retired from professional baseball. Nathan Eovaldi retired from professional baseball. Miguel Rojas retired from professional baseball. Yan Gomes retired from professional baseball. Andrew Bellatti retired from professional baseball. Zack Wheeler retired from professional baseball. Chris Sale retired from professional baseball. Anthony Rendon retired from professional baseball. George Springer retired from professional baseball. Mike Clevinger retired from professional baseball. Jake Lamb retired from professional baseball. Tyler Rogers retired from professional baseball. Martin Perez retired from professional baseball. Adam Duvall retired from professional baseball. Eugenio Suárez retired from professional baseball. Anthony DeSclafani retired from professional baseball. Yu Darvish retired from professional baseball. Marcus Stroman retired from professional baseball. Max Muncy retired from professional baseball. Antonio Senzatela retired from professional baseball. Chicago White Sox: Retired #51 in honor of Chris Sale. Contract Extensions Chicago Cubs: CF Pete Crow-Armstrong 8 years $195,700,000. Baltimore Orioles: C Adley Rutschman 5 years $239,000,000. Boston Red Sox: 2B Vaughn Grissom 5 years $45,020,000. Miami Marlins: SP Eury Perez 5 years $78,160,000. Los Angeles Angels: 1B Nolan Schanuel 8 years $139,900,000. Los Angeles Angels: SS Zach Neto 5 years $57,380,000. Free Agent Signings New York Mets: SP Lance McCullers Jr. 5 years $140,000,000. Los Angeles Dodgers: RP James Karinchak 2 years $56,400,000. Toronto Blue Jays: 2B Ha-seong Kim 4 years $88,000,000. Philadelphia Phillies: 1B Nathaniel Lowe 3 years $61,200,000. New York Mets: C Danny Jansen 5 years $131,400,000. Texas Rangers: SP Sandy Alcantara 5 years $115,000,000. Boston Red Sox: SP Robbie Ray 3 years $67,600,000. Philadelphia Phillies: CF Luis Robert Jr. 5 years $120,000,000. Boston Red Sox: SP Framber Valdez 5 years $99,000,000. Major Injuries Pitchers Walker Powell OAK diagnosed with a torn meniscus, will miss 4 months. Luarbert Arias BOS diagnosed with a torn labrum, will miss 5-6 months. Luis De Avila ATL diagnosed with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow, will miss 6-7 months. Michael King CLE diagnosed with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow, will miss 11-12 months. Andrew Taylor MIA diagnosed with a ruptured disc, will miss 8 months. Rob Johnson WAS diagnosed with a ruptured ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 12 months. Cole Sands MIN diagnosed with a torn flexor tendon in his elbow, will miss 9 months. Scott Alexander STL has suffered a setback in his recovery. He is not expected to recover for another 5 months. Brooks Raley LAA has suffered a setback in his recovery. He is not expected to recover for another 4 months. Hitters Andrew Heaney NYY has suffered a setback in his recovery from injury. He has elected to retire rather than continue his rehabilitation. Hall of Fame On January 20, Alex Rodriguez 78.7% (6th year) was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Next up will be the 2027 Roster Preview…