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Every team has a few players who feel this close to being difference-makers. For the Royals, that margin might be the line between hanging around .500 and actually contending. Development isn’t linear, but some leaps matter more than others.
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The Royals certainly have a few candidates for improvement this year. They tendered a contract to Jonathan India, expecting a bounce-back season. Rookie Jac Caglianone is looking to put a disappointing debut season behind him. Seth Lugo is in the first season of a multi-year deal and will hope to avoid the second-half swoon he had last year. And Cole Ragans had great strikeout numbers, but a poor ERA and he made just 13 starts.
So for today’s Royals Review Question of the Day: Which player do the Royals most need to improve in 2026, and why?
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