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A season of profound change awaits the Kansas City Royals for 2020. John Sherman bought the team last fall as the late David Glass sold just months before his death. Sherman is just the third owner in franchise history. Stability at ownership has been a critical ingredient in keeping this small market franchise secure in the nation’s heartland since its founding in 1969.
Yet another major change will be in the dugout as former St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny takes over the reins from retired skipper Ned Yost. From 2010 through last year Yost was steady as a rock as he led the Royals back to glory with World Series appearances in 2014 and 2015. The 2015 Fall Classic was won by Kansas City in five games. Matheny was a big-league catcher from 1994 through 2006 and a four-time Gold Glove Award winner. While manager of the Cardinals from 2012 to 2018 Matheny posted a .555-win percentage as he became the first manager in major league history to lead his team to the playoffs in each of his first four seasons. Included in that post season run was a World Series berth in 2013 where the Cardinals lost to the Boston Red Sox in six games.
The one thing that will not change is at the general manager position where Dayton Moore has been since the 2006 season. Moore was instrumental in returning the Royals back to the old formula from their glory years of 1976-85 in which they emphasized growing their own players and adding complementary pieces from the outside.
The Royals final season under Glass and Yost was not a good one. They gushed gamblers with red ink while compiling the fourth highest single season loss total in the 51-year history of the franchise. Kansas City had dreadful MLB metrics of 26th for runs scored, 19th for batting average, 27th for OPS, 28th for home runs, 27th for staff earned run average, 29th for WHIP, 30th for strikeouts, 14th for quality starts, and 27th for bullpen.
Kansas City Royals at a Glance
Manager: Mike Matheny
Home Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
World Series Championships: 2 ( Last, 2015 )
League Pennants: 4 ( Last, 2015 )
Divison Titles: 7 ( Last, 2015 )
Current Odds to Win World Series: +47500
Current Odds to Win American League Pennant: +250000
2020 Season Preview
As usual the Royals will have one of the lowest payrolls in Major League baseball. Specifically, Kansas City will rank 26th in that category on Opening Day. Two pitchers top that KC payroll list in closer Ian Kennedy and left-hand starter Danny Duffy.
Danny Duffy has been a regular starter since the 2014 World Series season. Duffy was limited to 130 innings pitched last year and posted a record of 7-6 with a 4.34 earned run average. Duffy had a WHIP of 1.31 and posted 115 strikeouts with 21 home runs allowed.
Ian Kennedy has been a major leaguer since 2007 and a Royal since 2016. The right hand closer posted a 2019 record of 3-2 with a 3.41 ERA to go with 30 saves. Kennedy struck out 73 batters in 63.1 innings of work with a WHIP of 1.28. It was a successful transition from starter to reliever for the 35-year-old veteran.
Meanwhile at the plate designated hitter Jorge Soler had a breakout campaign for 2019. Soler hit .265 with an OPS of .922 and slugging percentage of .569 to go with 33 doubles, 48 home runs, 117 runs batted in, and 95 runs scored.
Centerfielder Whit Merrifield has become a reliable leadoff man for KC. Merrifield scored a career best 105 runs with 41 doubles, 10 triples, 16 home runs, 74 runs batted in, and 20 stolen bases to go with a batting average of .302 and an OPS of .811.
2020 Kansas City Royals Schedule
March 26-29: at Chicago White Sox
March 30-April 1: at Detroit Tigers
April 2-5: Seattle Mariners
April 6-8: Detroit Tigers
April 9-12: at Toronto Blue Jays
April 13-15: Chicago White Sox
April 17-19: Baltimore Orioles
April 20-22: at Chicago White Sox
April 24-26: at Tampa Bay Rays
April 27-30: at Baltimore Orioles
May 1-3: Detroit Tigers
May 4-6: Houston Astros
May 8-10: at Minnesota Twins
May 11-13: at Houston Astros
May 15-17: Los Angeles Dodgers
May 18-21: Los Angeles Angels
May 22-24: Texas Rangers
May 25-28: at Boston Red Sox
May 29-31: at Cleveland Indians
June 2-4: Chicago White Sox
June 5-7: Cleveland Indians
June 9-11: at New York Yankees
June 12-14: Minnesota Twins
June 15-17: at Texas Rangers
June 18-21: at Seattle Mariners
June 22-24: at Colorado Rockies
June 26-28: Cleveland Indians
June 30-July 1: Arizona Diamondbacks
July 3-5: at Detroit Tigers
July 6-8: at Minnesota Twins
July 9-12: at Cleveland Indians
July 17-19: Boston Red Sox
July 20-22: Tampa Bay Rays
July 24-26: San Diego Padres
July 28-29: at Cleveland Indians
July 30-August 2: at Detroit Tigers
August 4-5: St. Louis Cardinals
August 6-9: Minnesota Twins
August 10-12: New York Yankees
August 14-16: at Minnesota Twins
August 17-18: at Arizona Diamondbacks
August 20-23: Cleveland Indians
August 24-26: Toronto Blue Jays
August 28-30: at San Francisco Giants
August 31-September 2: at Oakland Athletics
September 4-6: at Los Angeles Angels
September 7-10: Oakland Athletics
September 11-13: Chicago White Sox
September 15-16: at St. Louis Cardinals
September 17-20: at Chicago White Sox
September 21-24: Detroit Tigers
September 25-27: Minnesota Twins
Statistics By Year (2010)
| YEAR |
RECORD |
HOME |
AWAY |
MONEY |
O/U |
DIVISION FINISH |
| 2019 |
59-103 |
31-50 |
28-53 |
-2155 |
82-74-6 |
4th |
| 2018 |
58-104 |
32-49 |
26-55 |
-2,337 |
70-82-10 |
5th |
| 2017 |
80-82 |
43-38 |
37-44 |
+260 |
76-80-6 |
3rd |
| 2016 |
81-81 |
47-34 |
34-47 |
+206 |
75-78-9 |
3rd |
| 2015 |
95-67 |
51-30 |
44-37 |
+1,944 |
73-75-14 |
1st |
| 2014 |
89-73 |
42-39 |
47-34 |
+317 |
73-81-3 |
2nd |
| 2013 |
86-76 |
44-37 |
42-39 |
+636 |
61-92-9 |
3rd |
| 2012 |
72-90 |
37-44 |
35-46 |
-358 |
73-83-6 |
3rd |
| 2011 |
71-91 |
40-41 |
31-50 |
-542 |
77-75-10 |
4th |
| 2010 |
67-95 |
38-43 |
29-52 |
-903 |
82-75-5 |
5th |
Year-By-Year History (2010)
| YEAR |
RECORD |
STANDING |
POSTSEASON |
| 2019 |
59-103 |
4th |
- |
| 2018 |
58-104 |
5th |
- |
| 2017 |
80-82 |
3rd |
- |
| 2016 |
81-81 |
3rd |
- |
| 2015 |
95-67 |
1st |
Won World Series |
| 2014 |
89-73 |
2nd |
Lost World Series |
| 2013 |
86-76 |
3rd |
- |
| 2012 |
72-90 |
3rd |
- |
| 2011 |
71-91 |
4th |
- |
| 2010 |
67-95 |
5th |
- |
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