Kansas City Royals 2025 MLB World Series Futures – MLB Lines
Last year ended eight years of misery for gamblers and the Kansas City Royals. Following a 56-106 campaign in 2023, the Royals unexpectedly made the American League playoffs. Since winning the 2015 World Series, the Kansas City Royals did not have a winning season until last year. KC has spent the past few years in a painful rebuild. Kansas City is still rebuilding but is making a greater effort to spend money and develop its talent. This year, Kansas City is more popular on the future market, but the Royals must now meet higher expectations and the full attention of their opponents.
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In 2024, the Kansas City Royals had a record of 86-76 and were 2nd in the American League Central Division. Offensively, Kansas City ranked 8th for runs scored, 6th for batting average, 12th for OPS, 19th for home runs, and 11th for stolen bases.
Defensively, Kansas City ranked 10th for earned run average, 18th for WHIP, 2nd for strikeouts, 3rd for quality starts, 4th for fewest errors, and 20th for bullpen ERA.
Kansas City ranks 20th for MLB payroll.
Major moves: Extended SP Michael Wacha on a 3-year deal, Acquired 2B Jonathan India, OF Joey Wiemer via trade from the Cincinnati Reds, Signed SP Michael Lorenzen to a 1-year deal, Signed RP Carlos Estévez to a 2-year deal.
The Royals were one of the best stories of last season, going from 106 losses in 2023 to 86 wins and a playoff berth, one that featured an upset of Baltimore in the wild-card round before bowing out against the Yankees in the ALDS. The rejuvenated franchise carried that momentum into the winter, with the swift extension of Wacha before he hit the open market and the acquisition of India in November to fortify the lineup. But as the action picked up around the league in December and January, the Royals were virtually absent from the headlines.
With India as the only notable alteration to last year’s roster, does this winter feel like a meaningful step forward for the Royals? It was clear by the end of last season that even with a spectacular headliner in Bobby Witt Jr., the offense badly needed another established bat. India definitely brings that, though his defensive fit remains curious at best. The lineup still looks concerningly thin beyond the top four.
Kansas City Royals Key Players
LHP Cole Ragans is the number-one pitcher in the Kansas City rotation. In 2023, he pitched for the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals with a combined record of 7-5 with a 3.47 ERA and 1.16 WHIP. Last year, Ragans was 11-9 with a 3.14 ERA and 1.14 WHIP.
SS Bobby Witt produced 97 runs, 28 doubles, 30 home runs, 96 runs batted in with a .814 OPS in 2023. Last year, Witt became an All-Star and an AL Silver Slugger awardee. Witt produced 125 runs, 45 doubles, 32 home runs, 109 RBI, a .332 average, and a .977 OPS.
Kansas City Royals Manager
Manager Matt Quatraro will be in his third season at the helm in KC. He was previously a coach with the Cleveland Indians and Tampa Bay Rays. He is celebrated as the man who put Kansas City back into the postseason conversation.
Season-by-Season Record (Since 2015)
| SEASON |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
POSTSEASON |
| 2024 |
86 |
76 |
2nd |
Lost ALDS (Yankees) 3–1 |
| 2023 |
56 |
106 |
5th |
- |
| 2022 |
65 |
97 |
5th |
- |
| 2021 |
74 |
88 |
4th |
- |
| 2020 |
26 |
34 |
4th |
- |
| 2019 |
59 |
103 |
4th |
- |
| 2018 |
58 |
104 |
5th |
- |
| 2017 |
80 |
82 |
3rd |
- |
| 2016 |
81 |
81 |
3rd |
- |
| 2015 |
95 |
67 |
1st |
Won World Series (Mets) 4–1 |
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