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Only one team in Major League Baseball lost more games than the Kansas City Royals in 2023. That team was the Oakland Athletics, who were in the midst of refusing to spend money while also trying to relocate. The Royals will hope to improve in 2024, with oddsmakers anticipating some slight improvement for them.
Kansas City brought in a couple of nice pieces this offseason, including a capable starter in Michael Wacha and some decent bats as well. While that may not be enough to elevate this team into playoff contention, it cannot fully be ruled out given that the AL Central was so mediocre a season ago.
2024 Over/Under Season Win Total Odds
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Standings Data
| 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Actual Record | 56-106 |
| Run Differential | -183 |
| Pythagorean W/L | 63-99 |
| BaseRuns Record | 66-96 |
| BaseRuns Run Differential | -147 |
Kansas City Royals Betting News, Picks & Predictions
Offseason Transactions
Key Additions: Seth Lugo, Michael Wacha, Nick Anderson, Hunter Renfroe, Adam Frazier
Key Departures: Zack Grienke
This offseason was a win for the Royals, especially with the acquisitions of Lugo, Wacha, and Renfroe. Zack Grienke had a historically bad 2023 season, so losing him alone would have improved their rotation. But adding some legitimate pitching talent on top of that makes the Royals more interesting than they have been in a little while.
Offensive Outlook
Despite their horrible record last season, the Royals weren’t completely embarrassing offensively. Kansas City outscored a couple of teams in their division for the season and they avoided being in the bottom-five in the AL in scoring as well. Kansas City was by no means good at the plate, but they could have been worse, and they could be better this year with the talent they added.
Pitching Outlook
Pitching was the issue for the Royals last season, to say the least. They gave up 859 points as a team a season ago. That should improve with the additions of Wacha and Lugo. But the question for Kansas City is whether or not that improvement will be enough to make this a team with any sort of serious playoff aspirations.
Positives & Negatives
Effort is the top positive for the Royals going into the 2024 season. There are some bad teams in MLB right now, but the Royals have at least made an attempt to put some talent on the field to try and win games. But the overwhelming negative for the Royals going into this year is that they have so much ground to make up that their additions might not be significant enough to make up the gap in the AL Central.
Kansas City Royals Season Win Total Pick & Prediction: Over 73.5
This year, we will take the over for the season win total of the Royals. While this team is not going to be great, they could be a sleeper team in the race for the AL Central, by virtue of simply improving while the rest of the division does not sppear to have done the same. The Royals could be around a .500 team this year, which would put them in the mix for the title in this division.
