*****Official 2025 Royals Season Repository Thread*****

[ChiefsCountry]

Coming off an American League Divisional Series appearance, its year 3 of Matt Quatraro tenure. Can they take the next step to a division title? Can Bobby Witt, Jr. take his superstar status to another level? Can Cole Ragans develop more? Will the other starting pitching duplicate last season? The offense can it deliver more? Who will be in the outfield? How about the new stadium development?

Free Agents/Trades Acquisitions
Jonathan India, 2B
Joey Wiemer, OF

[PHOG]

Originally Posted by Ocotillo

Based on Roki Sasaki's known meetings, here's who appears to be in and out of the sweepstakes according to all the latest reports:

In: Dodgers, Padres, Cubs, Blue Jays, Rangers

Out: Giants, Yankees, Mets

Sasaki has until Jan. 23 to sign with an MLB team. pic.twitter.com/cIDdGtpeQL

— Noah Camras (@noahcamras) January 13, 2025

Never in: Royals

[poolboy]

**** the Dodgers! tired of them sucking down players....we need the Dodger Rules

[Ocotillo]

Roki Sasaki has informed Rangers he will be signing elsewhere, per person familiar with process.

— Evan Grant (@Evan_P_Grant) January 13, 2025

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Make this guy play OF/two ways. Has a .710 ops when he had to hit. Would avg 25 to 30 hrs a year and a cannon out of RF.

Yeah, no thanks. He has 2 ABs over the last 5 years. No way he'd even have a >.600 OPS.

[dlphg9]

I wonder if KC even reached out

[SithCeNtZ]

Originally Posted by dlphg9

I wonder if KC even reached out

All teams got a meeting with a set amount of time with him to make their pitch(no pun intended), so the Royals definitely talked to him. Unfortunately it looks like he is looking for teams with Japanese players he knows or cities with a large Japanese contingent and KC doesn't rank highly in either category.

[Fansy the Famous Bard]

Originally Posted by SithCeNtZ

All teams got a meeting with a set amount of time with him to make their pitch(no pun intended), so the Royals definitely talked to him. Unfortunately it looks like he is looking for teams with Japanese players he knows or cities with a large Japanese contingent and KC doesn't rank highly in either category.

Did JJ not take him to Gojo's?

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by SithCeNtZ

All teams got a meeting with a set amount of time with him to make their pitch(no pun intended), so the Royals definitely talked to him. Unfortunately it looks like he is looking for teams with Japanese players he knows or cities with a large Japanese contingent and KC doesn't rank highly in either category.

The ability to get a direct flight to his home country is probably a factor.

[poolboy]

just like his big brother Sho hey

[poolboy]

where does all the Dodger money come from?

[Ocotillo]

The finalists for Japanese star right-hander Roki Sasaki are the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays, sources tell ESPN. Sasaki will decide on his team by the closing of his posting window Jan. 23.

— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 13, 2025

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by poolboy

where does all the Dodger money come from?

Their TV deal alone is worth 330 million a season, in 2022 they had estimated total revenue of 581 million. Also give them credit for having a really high end front office that starts well and spends money on worthy players.

That's why they are so tough, they have the front office and the funds.

[AndChiefs]

Originally Posted by Mecca

Their TV deal alone is worth 330 million a season, in 2022 they had estimated total revenue of 581 million. Also give them credit for having a really high end front office that starts well and spends money on worthy players.

That's why they are so tough, they have the front office and the funds.

Not hard to spend well when you just buy every star player you can. Not a high miss rate there. I would also have signed ohtani or Betts, that doesn’t make me a front office genius. And the deferred payments thing to get around luxury tax is BS.

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by poolboy

where does all the Dodger money come from?

Big tv deal.
Close to 4 million in attendance with about 50k per game. Just do the math at $100 per ticket to keep it simple.

[Ocotillo]

Originally Posted by siberian khatru

Jac Caglianone will big league camp this spring ahead of his first full pro season, and he'll focus only on hitting as he gets his career started -- because that's his fastest track to Kansas City.

And the #Royals top prospect can't wait to get going: https://t.co/fNXnX7CqQx

— Anne Rogers (@anne__rogers) January 10, 2025

I just realized that Caglianone went to Plant High School in Tampa. That is arguably the nation's greatest baseball factory as it has produced Wade Boggs, Kyle Tucker and Pete Alonso.