The Royals are about one-quarter into their season, and already it has been a roller coaster ride. If you had asked fans at the outset how they would feel about an 18-22 record by this point, most would be pretty pleased with that outcome. And yet, because of the way the Royals journeyed to this record - a hot April that saw them peak with the best record in baseball, only to go on an 11-game losing streak - fans are perhaps a bit more pessimistic on the team than if the club had simply traded wins for losses much of the year.
What have we learned about the Royals one quarter of the way into the season?
