The Royals had more questions than answers entering the offseason. 

If the Royals can start 2009 the way they finished 2008, they could be contenders, not pretenders. 

--INF/OF Willie Bloomquist, who played the past seven seasons with the Mariners, signed a two-year, $3. 

The Royals had more questions than answers entering the offseason. 

Rocco Baldelli is going home to New England. 

--RHP Roman Colon was invited to the Royals' big-league spring training after agreeing to a minor league deal. 

The Royals had more questions than answers entering the offseason. 

After the Royals lost all three games left-hander John Bale started last April and he had an unsightly 7. 

Standing in mud and dust, often straining to be heard above the rat-a-tat-tat of concrete drills, Kansas City Royals officials said Wednesday they're confident that Kauffman Stadium will be ready for opening day. 

Rocco Baldelli is going home to New England. 

After the Royals lost all three games left-hander John Bale started last April and he had an unsightly 7. 

--RHP Roman Colon was invited to the Royals' big-league spring training after agreeing to a minor league deal. 

The Royals had more questions than answers entering the offseason. 

Even in the black hole otherwise known as early January, Baseball still fills up the cosmos with news, rumors and gossip. 

--RHP Roman Colon was invited to the Royals' big-league spring training after agreeing to a minor league deal.