Sam McDowell weighs in on the Royals' reported interest in a Johnson County ballpark site:

While we could dig into the pros and cons of that, it's hard to overlook the obvious: A Kansas location is a rather untidy fit to the vision the Royals described on the opening night of that tour. You know, downtown baseball. This ain't that. But is that still alive?

"I think it would be incorrect for anybody to say that downtown has been (eliminated), unless the city, the state and the Royals have just been wasting a lot of time as recently as last week," Lucas said in a brief interview, adding, "I think Kansas City and the state of Missouri are in an active position. We're going through extensive work. "The Royals need to find a way to get us all moved beyond this first-date scenario that we're in consistently -- and start making real plans."

Preston Farr at Farm to Fountains speculates on Nick Pratto's future with the organization. ($)

A plan for broadcasting Royals games in 2025 should be announced in the coming days.

There seems to be a real dearth of Royals playing winter ball. A few lower level prospects will appear in the ABL section, which begins this weekend, but that might be it.

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