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Picollo says Royals plan to be “aggressive” in acquisitions after disappointing season

Following a difficult campaign that featured ninety-three defeats and a poor twelve-win, nineteen-loss start by the end of April, Royals leadership held an end-of-year press conference to review the results. Team executive J.J.

Picollo indicated that the organization intends to pursue roster additions actively this offseason, though he clarified that this strategy does not signal heavy spending on player salaries. Manager Matt Quatraro joined the discussion alongside Picollo, reflecting on how injuries and national team participation during spring training hindered early momentum and created roster challenges.

The relief corps emerged as a major area of concern following a year where bullpen arms registered a high earned run average and struggled significantly during ninth-inning situations. Picollo pointed to the unpredictability of relief pitching performance and noted that the front office is exploring more cost-effective solutions, such as acquiring pitchers with varied arm angles and repertoires.

Despite dealing with significant health setbacks to key contributors like Maikel Garcia, Vinnie Pasquantino, and closing pitcher Carlos Estévez, management emphasized that the organization must remain focused on winning games moving forward.

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