{"id":2077569,"date":"2025-10-08T17:17:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T17:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2077569"},"modified":"2025-10-08T17:17:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T17:17:28","slug":"royals-owner-takes-soft-stance-on-kansas-citys-payroll-for-next-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-owner-takes-soft-stance-on-kansas-citys-payroll-for-next-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals Owner Takes Soft Stance On Kansas City&#8217;s Payroll For Next Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"style_hfl21i-o_O-style_uhlm2\"\/>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_d6upfseih\">Every Major League Baseball team has to think about its payroll heading into a new season, but some teams are under more strain than others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_y4k3nsq2g\">Historically speaking, the Kansas City Royals have always been on the low end of spending among their rivals. However, they&#8217;ve been gradually building up the payroll over the last few seasons, and ranked a respectable 18th out of 30 teams at $138 million to end this season, <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/mlb\/payroll\" target=\"_blank\">via Spotrac<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_9uh1xcwo4\">Every fan wants their team to spend more money, but the fact is that only a select few people, if not just one person, has to make that decision for the club. And in Kansas City, the voice that matters the most is principal owner John Sherman.<\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_j82bq2jul\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"style_120ff32\">\n<figure data-id=\"_j82bq2jul\" class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><canvas class=\"style_1e28o3x-o_O-initial_9vayoh\"\/><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\"><source\/><source\/><source\/><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Royals\" title=\"Royals\"\/><\/picture><noscript><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4460,h_2508,x_0,y_74\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k72572cq0pz1j3w6m8.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4460,h_2508,x_0,y_74\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k72572cq0pz1j3w6m8.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4460,h_2508,x_0,y_74\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k72572cq0pz1j3w6m8.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4460,h_2508,x_0,y_74\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k72572cq0pz1j3w6m8.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4460,h_2508,x_0,y_74\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k72572cq0pz1j3w6m8.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4460,h_2508,x_0,y_74\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k72572cq0pz1j3w6m8.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4460,h_2508,x_0,y_74\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k72572cq0pz1j3w6m8.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4460,h_2508,x_0,y_74\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k72572cq0pz1j3w6m8.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4460,h_2508,x_0,y_74\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k72572cq0pz1j3w6m8.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><figcaption class=\"tagStyle_1ulimm5-o_O-text_1j8vahs\">Sep 20, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. (7) fist bumps Kansas City Royals third base Maikel Garcia (11) after hitting a home run during the fourth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: William Purnell-Imagn Images \/ William Purnell-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_sjgsp7d1k\">Sherman recently discussed the team&#8217;s payroll for next season <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/royals\/news\/royals-owner-john-sherman-discusses-2025-26-offseason\" target=\"_blank\">with Anne Rogers<\/a> of MLB.com, and said that while things are &#8220;in a good spot,&#8221; while suggesting that general manager J.J. Picollo had some leeway to ask for more if he really felt the club needed it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_5dsbjhz29\">\u201cI think you have to have the right mix of players,\u201d Sherman said. \u201cOn the pitching staff, we\u2019ve got (Seth) Lugo and (Michael) Wacha, they\u2019re veteran guys, but we\u2019ve got young guys making the minimum. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_7dlfeb1xz\">&#8220;That mix of salary, you\u2019ve got to have both for a team like ours. I\u2019m comfortable there. But to me, it\u2019s always been with J.J.: What makes us better? If there\u2019s something that makes us better, let\u2019s talk about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_8ep8hza93\">While it never sounds as though Sherman is ecstatic about the idea of trying to keep up with his big-market peers, his comments on spending to win should still be encouraging to Royals enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_kjgjetz4d\">\u201cWe have to win, right?&#8221; he told Rogers. &#8220;We have to consistently try to win and be in the race. That\u2019s going to help our business, too. It\u2019d be great if you can have an $80 million payroll and pull it off. When we acquired the team, we had some good young guys coming up, but we didn\u2019t really have the pipeline.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_b9xfybbzc\">&#8220;So we had to make that investment after (2023) to give us a shot in the arm. If we can be competitive at a lesser dollar rate, that\u2019s great. But we have found ourselves in a situation where we have to invest at a higher level, and it\u2019s important to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_dnrz66ybt\"><em><strong>More MLB: <\/strong><\/em><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/royals\/news\/royals-face-payroll-dilemma-with-3-stars-projected-for-major-salary-bumps-jackson3\"><em><strong>Royals Face Payroll Dilemma With 3 Stars Projected For Major Salary Bumps<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.si.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every Major League Baseball team has to think about its payroll heading into a new season, but some teams are under more strain than others. Historically speaking, the Kansas City Royals have always been on the low end of spending among their rivals. However, they&#8217;ve been gradually building up the payroll over the last few [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2077570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2077569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Royals-Owner-Takes-Soft-Stance-On-Kansas-Citys-Payroll-For.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2077569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2077569"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2077569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2077571,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2077569\/revisions\/2077571"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2077570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2077569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2077569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2077569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}