*****Official 2024 Royals Season Repository Thread*****

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

The trades the Royals pulled off in 2023 have worked out pretty spectacularly in the Royals favor.

McArthur, Ragans, Velazquez...

I don't understand how McArthur became good. I mean he's never been good at any level.

That's less about a fantastic trade and more about really good player development I guess. And of course good ol' reliever volatility - we'll see how long he can keep this up.

It's not like he's Mason Miller out there throwing fire on the black with hellish breaking stuff. He just...throws. And they get out. There's nothing amazing that I see and that usually yields regression over any meaningful timeline.