A look back at Royals first year players from 1986

Jan 3 2023 by Royals Review

 
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You don’t know Diddly.

Once the parade ended and the hangovers subsided from the glorious 1985 season, you could tell that the Royals had fully embraced a rebuild, most of it on the fly. The team stayed competitive while replacing mainstays of previous pennant-winning teams. Guys like John Mayberry, Cookie Rojas, Freddie Patek, Darrell Porter, Al Cowens, Amos Otis, Hal McRae and John Wathan. The pitching staff was new, and younger. Gone were older...

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