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A follow up for Kansas City?

Posted on April 15, 2015 at 06:16 PM.

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The Royals magical 2014 season ended with a World Series loss to the San Francisco Giants, however the defending AL Pennant winners insist they are not done. With a busy offseason by General Manager Dayton Moore; the Royals have another shot at the postseason.

Biggest Moves:
RF Alex Rios
DH Kendrys Morales
SP Edinson Volquez
RP Chris Young

Biggest Losses:
RF Nori Aoki
SP James Shields

BLEED BLUE, the fans are saying as a busy Spring Training is concluding. Manager Ned Yost is back at it again this season as the Royals are looking to make another splash. The Royals have unveiled their opening day Active Roster to start the 2015 season, and it shapes up like this:

Kansas City Royals Depth Chart - 2015

Catcher
Salvador Perez
Erik Kratz

First Base
Eric Hosmer

Second Base
Omar Infante
Christian Colon

Third Base
Mike Moustakas
Christian Colon

Shortstop
Alcides Escobar

Left Field
Alex Gordon
Paulo Orlando
Jarrod Dyson

Center Field
Lorenzo Cain
Jarrod Dyson
Paulo Orlando

Right Field
Alex Rios
Jarrod Dyson
Paulo Orlando

Starting Pitcher
Yordano Ventura
Danny Duffy
Edinson Volquez
Jason Vargas
Jeremy Guthrie

Relief Pitcher
Chris Young
Kelvin Herrera
Jason Frasor
Ryan Madson
Brandon Finnegan
Wade Davis

Closer
Greg Holland

Designated Hitter
Kendrys Morales

Disabled List
Luke Hochevar, RP
Khris Medlen, SP
Tim Collins, RP

With Opening day just around the corner, lets take a look at some predictions for this season:

Breakout Season: I think we are going to see an even bigger year offensively from Eric Hosmer, improving upon his 9 Home runs a season ago. Especially coming off a hot Postseason run.

Strongest Starter:Yordano Ventura, after a tremendous playoff performance; Ventura is looking to solidify himself as the ace of the staff.

Return to form: I think Kendrys Morales and Alex Rios will both return to some resemblance of their former selves this season and become capable power threats in the middle of the lineup.

Season prediction:
There is no doubt this team has the potential to be great, with the Strongest bullpen in baseball. The Royals look poised to make another splash this season and therefore are one of the top candidates for the AL Pennant.
94-68 1st AL Central/ AL Pennant Winners

The Royals will kick off the season with a matchup against the Chicago White Sox on April 6th, 2015.
Opening Day Starters are as follows:
KC: Yordano Ventura
vs:
CWS: Chris Sale