Thoughts following the 2015 World Series

(Elsa/Getty)The offseason is one day old now. The Royals won the World Series over the weekend and the free agent chaos will begin this coming weekend, at least in theory. MLB free agency tends to develop slowly — hey, it’s a marathon, not a sprint — though the Yankees made notable moves on November 9th (re-signed Chris Young) and November 12th (Francisco Cervelli for Justin Wilson) last offseason. Something could come together quickly again. Anyway, I have some thoughts.

1. Expect to see and hear a lot of “copy the Royals model!” stuff in the coming days and weeks. It happens with the World Series winner every year. In reality, the Royals only showed that once again, you have to be good at…