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The Royals are on a torrid pace of late, winning eight straight games and nine of their last 10. Were we all too early counting them out of the playoff picture?

The Kansas City Royals' superstar will likely have to wait another season to secure his first MVP award, but once again it doesn't appear to be his fault.

Kansas City ranks dead last in DH production this season -- and it's not a new problem. The numbers paint a damning picture of an organizational blind spot.

Fifty-plus seasons of Royals baseball at one address means a deep leaderboard of franchise legends. Perez is climbing, but the top of that list is not close.

Kansas City just swept the Athletics, but Friday's transactions bring fresh roster questions as they opened a homestand without a key piece of their lineup.

Once Kansas City's most reliable late-inning arm, Barlow returned to an organization that desperately needed him but couldn't recapture that late-inning magic.

The Royals cut ties with reliever Eli Morgan last week and now this week he's found a new landing spot with the Yankees despite his lackluster showing in KC.

Maikel Garcia just got off the IL, but looks geared up to go back on it with a hamstring strain. Perhaps Thursday's win should've been his last game of 2026.

Dobnak has a 1.69 ERA since the All-Star break and a roster spot locked in. Whether Kansas City can actually count on him next season is the question.

The season is lost, but the evaluation window is wide open. These unsettled spots give Kansas City a chance to get real answers before 2027 planning begins.