The Royals went out and found much-needed pitching, but with a team that has lost for as long as this one has, there will always be skepticism. ...more

Royals general manager Dayton Moore's big winter trade may have drawn criticism elsewhere, but it was a big hit in his own clubhouse. Now it's up to those players to prove that Moore was right when he decided this was the time for the Royals to go for it. ...more

Who won Sunday night's big Rays-Royals trade? One rival executive hopes they both did. He says this was a talent-for-talent trade, and hopes that if it works out well, it could lead to more of them. ...more

David Price beat Justin Verlander in one of the closest Cy Young votes ever. But Verlander retains the title of baseball's best pitcher, and Verlander has a lot better chance of staying with his current team for the rest of his career. ...more