The Winter Meetings are upon us and that means the rumors and reports will be coming in quickly and in abundance.
Kansas City has already been well represented in this year's rumor mill, having some glaring offensive needs to fill while having a surplus of valuable starting pitching to offer other teams.
While it's the trade market that's been at the center of conversations in the Royals sphere over the past week or so, Kansas City cannot afford to simply forget about the free agent market.
And entering the Winter Meetings, it doesn't appear the the Royals are.