September has not gone the way the Kansas City Royals hoped, after a September slide officially saw them fall out of postseason contention on Tuesday.
However, that doesn't mean there aren't some positive things, even if they are few at the moment. Cole Ragans is right at the top of the relatively short list of things that have gone better than expected for the Kauffman denizens.
Ragans missed most of the 2025 season with a rotator cuff injury but made his return to the team earlier this month. Since coming back, he's looked like the old Cole Ragans.