The Kansas City Royals are in the midst of a jam-packed week of offseason activity.
Both the qualifying offer and the Rule 5 protection deadlines came and went Tuesday, impacting the Royals roster both directly and indirectly.
And now the Royals set their sights on the non-tender deadline at the end of the week, as they'll have to determine whether several arbitration eligible names are worth keeping in the organization and going through that process with or whether it's better to just cut ties with them altogether.
One name that seemed poised to be on the path to being non-tendered was former closer James McArthur, after an underwhelming 2024 season followed by a completely lost 2025 season.