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Royals owner John Sherman spoke to Anne Rogers of MLB.com<\/a> and addressed various topics related to the club. He voiced his support for general manager J.J. Picollo and manager Matt Quatraro. He expressed optimism about the way things have been trending for the club, while simultaneously noting that they need to do more. He also said he would love for Salvador Perez<\/a><\/strong> to continue on with the club, something that already seems inevitable<\/a>.<\/p>\n Perhaps most notably for fans, he said the payroll is \u201cin a good spot.\u201d Rogers notes that Picollo said last week that he and Sherman hadn\u2019t discussed a firm payroll number but he added that what the club has now is \u201cplenty\u201d and it is the responsibility of the front office \u201cto make that work.\u201d<\/p>\n Those comments seem to suggest that the 2026 payroll will likely stay in a similar range to 2025. According to RosterResource<\/a>, the Royals spent $138MM on their players this year and have $127MM committed to next year\u2019s club, which doesn\u2019t appear to include Perez\u2019s $13.5MM club option. There\u2019s a $2MM buyout on that option, so picking it up would add $11.5MM to the club\u2019s ledger.<\/p>\n That would put the Royals fairly close to this year\u2019s payroll before even doing anything, but not all of their arbitration-eligible players will be tendered contracts. In MLBTR\u2019s recent Offseason Outlook<\/a> for the Royals, Jonathan India<\/a><\/strong>, Kyle Wright<\/a><\/strong>, Bailey Falter<\/a><\/strong>, Sam Long<\/a><\/strong>, Michael Massey<\/a><\/strong>, MJ Melendez<\/a><\/strong> and James McArthur<\/a><\/strong> are listed as non-tender candidates. That would be a projected $18.9MM saved if all were let go, though the Royals may not part with every name on that list. A trade or two could also open up some more breathing room.<\/p>\n Time will tell exactly how things shake out but it doesn\u2019t appear there will be a massive amount of powder dry for the front office. Going into 2026, adding offense is the goal, an annual concern in Kansas City. The pitching staff had a collective 3.73 earned run average this year, good for sixth among MLB teams. But the bats had a collective .247\/.309\/.397 batting line. The resultant wRC+ of 93 was better than just eight big league clubs.<\/p>\n Second base could be a target area if the club does decide to move on from India and\/or Massey, but as is customary for the Royals, the outfield will be a focus. The club bolstered their group on the grass with midseason trades for Mike Yastrzemski<\/a><\/strong>, Randal Grichuk<\/a><\/strong> and Adam Frazier<\/a><\/strong> but all three are impending free agents. That will leave them with a lackluster group consisting of Jac Caglianone<\/a><\/strong>, Kyle Isbel<\/a><\/strong>, John Rave<\/a><\/strong>, Drew Waters<\/a><\/strong> and a few others.<\/p>\n The free agent market is headlined by Kyle Tucker<\/a><\/strong>, but no one will be expecting the Royals to be in the running there. Guys like Cody Bellinger<\/a><\/strong> and Trent Grisham<\/a><\/strong> are likely a bit outside their price range as well. Going after someone like Harrison Bader<\/a><\/strong>, Cedric Mullins<\/a><\/strong> or bringing back Yastrzemski should be more.<\/p>\n The trade market could also have some possibilities. The Cardinals appear to be entering a rebuild period and could make players such as Lars Nootbaar<\/a><\/strong> or Alec Burleson<\/a><\/strong> available. The Twins also might be taking a step back, so Trevor Larnach<\/a><\/strong> or Matt Wallner<\/a><\/strong> might be out there. Further possibilities will surely emerge in the coming weeks and months.<\/p>\n The details will become more clear as the offseason rolls along but the Royals will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing 82-80 season. \u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to the future, and I feel pretty good about it,\u201d Sherman said. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to look at this season by itself. When you think about what we\u2019ve accomplished the last couple of years, I feel really good about the fact that the franchise has been turned around. We\u2019re going in the right direction. We should be proud of that. But we\u2019re also very unsatisfied.\u201d<\/p>\n Photo courtesy of Denny Medley, Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.mlbtraderumors.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Royals owner John Sherman spoke to Anne Rogers of MLB.com and addressed various topics related to the club. He voiced his support for general manager J.J. Picollo and manager Matt Quatraro. He expressed optimism about the way things have been trending for the club, while simultaneously noting that they need to do more. 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