A couple weeks ago in the notes over at The Athletic, the concept of the Royals front office still believing that they will be able to contend for the second Wild Card spot in 2019 was introduced, or should I say reinforced.
The Royals are talking internally about making a run at the second wild card, and the idea, at least according to the math, is not as crazy as it sounds...
Per Fangraphs, the Royals have a 0.0% chance of making that a reality. At the moment, the Royals have the second-worst record in the American League at 18-37 and looking at a 10.