Big dates and offseason deadlines loom for the KC Royals

General managers meet in early November

The 30 big league general managers are slated to convene November 5-7 in San Antonio for their annual meeting. Whether anything major will happen is anyone's guess — although things could be moved and shaken during the three days the GMs are together, big news is more typically made at the Winter Meetings (more on that in a moment). But whether details become public or not, expect some trade discussions to occur between the general managers.

Big roster decisions must be made in mid-November

The Royals have little more than two weeks left to finalize their 40-man roster for Rule 5 Draft purposes. Certain players not on the 40-man by November 19 can be plucked up by other clubs during December's Rule 5 proceedings (more on that coming).

The KC Royals have until November 22 to non-tender some of their players

Royals not playing under multi-year contracts and who enjoy 40-man roster spots may get increasingly nervous as November 22 approaches. The club has until that date to non-tender them — any players not offered a 2025 contract at the end of the day will immediately become free agents.

That doesn't mean, though, that the player-club relationship necessarily ends for non-tendered Royals. They and the team can negotiate new deals.