Kansas City Royals: Postseason Picture Update

KANSAS CITY, MO - AUGUST 6: Whit Merrifield #15 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates his two-run home run with Alex Gordon #4 in the third inning against the Seattle Mariners in game one of a doubleheader at Kauffman Stadium on August 6, 2017 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO - AUGUST 6: Whit Merrifield #15 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates his two-run home run with Alex Gordon #4 in the third inning against the Seattle Mariners in game one of a doubleheader at Kauffman Stadium on August 6, 2017 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
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KANSAS CITY, MO – AUGUST 6: Whit Merrifield
KANSAS CITY, MO – AUGUST 6: Whit Merrifield

With the first week of August wrapped up, the Kansas City Royals are in the thick of the postseason hunt. How are their competitors looking? Here’s how things in the American League shake out at this point.

The Kansas City Royals have gone all-in on the playoff push. With the team’s core set for free agency at season’s end, it could be the last push for some time.

With that kind of all-or-nothing mindset, we here at Kings of Kauffman figured we might as well look ahead to the good stuff.

Starting this week (and every Monday moving forward), we will take a look at the postseason picture in the American League. We will analyze how teams performed the previous week and look ahead to the coming one.

If you think this idea is a home run or a swing-and-a-miss (because, you know, baseball), let us know in the comments and on social media.

Without further ado, let’s get started.

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