The Kansas City Royals got off to a very good start in 2009. After 46 games last season, they had a record of 23-23, placing them second in the ultra-competitive American League Central.
That success quickly came to an end, and the Royals went 42-74 the rest of the way to finish 65-97, tied for last in the division with the Indians.
Despite a horrible finish, the Royals were able to hang their hat on Zack Greinke. Greinke won the AL Cy Young Award going 16-8 with a 2.16 ERA. He struck out 242 hitters and walked only 51 in 229.1 innings pitched.
With any type of run support, the 26-year-old Greinke would have easily won more than 20 games. The Royals' offense will be key in 2010 if he wants to compete again for another Cy Young Award.
While Greinke was the team's brightest star in 2009, he ...
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Can the Kansas City Royals Compete in the 2010 AL Central?
Posted: 4th March 2010 by Jesse Motiff in MLBComments Off on Can the Kansas City Royals Compete in the 2010 AL Central?