How Well Can This Core Play? & Pitching Depth Reigns Supreme

This week on Drop the Ball we discuss how good can the good be on the Royals? We dive into the leading producers on this team and see who's prime for a regression, and even if they are, that might not be a terrible thing. There's a lot of negative that goes along with that word nowadays. Bob, Vinnie, Maikel, and Salvy are still your pillars and we see how they shape up coming into the 2026 season. We see Blake Mitchell on the diamond for the first time this spring and he looks healthy as ever. We take a deep dive on the bullpen, and how we think this bullpen potentially has exponential ways to grow. We also see who is most primed to achieve the most, even thought the expectations are low. Then we end it with America's favorite segment: Drop the Ball!