non-roster invitees<\/a> includes former first-round picks Blake Mitchell, Gavin Cross, and Frank Mozzicato, as well as MLB veterans like Jorge Alfaro, Luke Maile, Abraham Toro, Aaron Sanchez, and H\u00e9ctor Neris.<\/p>\nAdvertisement<\/p>\n
*-denotes non-roster invitee<\/em><\/p>\nCatchers (10):<\/strong> Jorge Alfaro*, Canyon Brown*, Omar Hernandez*, Carter Jensen, Luke Maile*, Elih Marrero*, Blake Mitchell*, Salvador P\u00e9rez, Ramon Ramirez*, Luca Tresh*<\/p>\nInfielders (13):<\/strong> Brandon Drury*, Maikel Garcia, Jonathan India, Connor Kaiser*, Michael Massey, Kevin Newman*, Vinnie Pasquantino, Josh Rojas*, Tyler Tolbert, Abraham Toro*, Daniel Vazquez*, Peyton Wilson*, Bobby Witt Jr.<\/p>\nOutfielders (11):<\/strong> Dairon Blanco, Jac Caglianone, Gavin Cross*, Isaac Collins, Kyle Isbel, Nick Loftin, Kameron Misner, John Rave, Carson Roccaforte*, Lane Thomas, Drew Waters<\/p>\nPitchers (33):<\/strong> Luinder Avila, Ryan Bergert, Mason Black, Kris Bubic, Noah Cameron, A.J. Causey*, Eric Cerantola, Dennis Colleran*, Steven Cruz, Jose Cuas*, Lucas Erceg, Carlos Est\u00e9vez, Bailey Falter, Stephen Kolek, Ben Kudrna, Alex Lange, Seth Lugo, Daniel Lynch IV, Alec Marsh, Chazz Martinez*, James McArthur, Nick Mears, Frank Mozzicato*, H\u00e9ctor Neris*, Helcris Oliv\u00e1rez*, Shane Panzini*, Hunter Patteson*, Cole Ragans, Aaron Sanchez*, John Schreiber, Matt Strahm, Michael Wacha, Steven Zobac<\/p>\nAdvertisement<\/p>\n
What are some spring training storylines?<\/h2>\n
There are really three big storylines going into camp. First, are Jac Caglianone and Carter Jensen ready for the big leagues? The Royals need to upgrade their offense and lengthen the lineup, and both hitters show tremendous potential. Jensen excelled in a month-long call-up last year, while Caglianone struggled. The Royals have said Caglianone will have to earn a spot in the lineup, so his spring performance could be important.<\/p>\n
Second, is the Royals pitching staff healthy? Cole Ragans and Kris Bubic each missed the second half of the season with injury, hurting a strength for the team. Seth Lugo really struggled the final two months and will look to enter this season refreshed and looking to return to his 2024 form. The Royals have built depth in their rotation \u2013 enough that they looked to trade some of it for a bat \u2013 but they\u2019ll need their frontline pitchers to stay healthy to have a chance to compete.<\/p>\n
Finally, is the team done upgrading? J.J. Picollo cited the offense as a concern last year, and did add some improvements by acquiring Isaac Collins from the Brewers and signing free agent Lane Thomas. But he has not acquired the impact bat that can move the needle, and opportunities have dwindled as an already-thin free agent market has been depleted. There is still time to make a trade, but time is running out and the Royals may begin the season with the team at hand.<\/p>\n
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