Of all the things that made last week a busy week for not only the Kansas City Royals but for the baseball world in general was the arbitration deadline.
The Royals agreed to several contracts with arb-eligible names to avoid going to hearings with them down the road, but they didn't execute a clean sweep. Two key names remain under team control but without a contract at the moment for 2026, including star first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Now, since that deadline came and went, the Royals faithful have had no shortage of storylines to fixate on, the most recent being the news that a majority of the walls at Kauffman Stadium will be moved in by 10-feet in 2026.