SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The 2015 Kansas City Royals came to Spring Training with a chip-on-the-shoulder mentality. This year's Royals have dropped the anger from that outlook, but they have retained the motivation.
Last spring, the Royals were still nursing their wounds from losing Game 7 of the 2014 World Series to the Giants. That gave them motivation to take the next and ultimate step, which they did with a World Series victory in five games over the Mets.
The mountain has been climbed. There is no longer any reason for that unfulfilled feeling. But there are still reasons for the Royals to remain every bit as committed to winning everything in sight.