Amid all the speculation of what the Royals needed to accomplish this winter, sometimes lost in the fold of determining what outfield upgrades they'd acquire or how they'd narrow down their starting pitching surplus was the bullpen.
The Royals' relief corps looked good last season, ranking amongst the top 10 'pens in baseball in ERA, but they weren't without their holes this winter.
This biggest need they had to address was finding left-handed help after losing a pair of southpaws already in Sam Long and Angel Zerpa this winter. It wasn't just about replacing those names though.