The Royals’ philosophy is just wrong

Denny Medley-USA TODAY SportsAt the risk of being redundant, I felt that I needed to throw my own two-cents into the conversation regarding the Royals and their frustrating start to the season. You’ve likely read other writers at this site saying similar things: the bullpen is crap, the bottom half of the lineup is crap, the bullpen is extra crap, Owings is extra crap, and why, Duda, why?

Really, that could be the extent of this piece, but I really wanted to explore the apparent philosophy of the organization (at least for the last two seasons) and see if I could make any sense of it. The front office appears to be afraid of using the words “rebuild” and “tanking”, and I guess I can…