Owner Goals
Finances
You will have $274,000,000 available for the total team expenses. Given your current spending on staff and other costs, this should allow you a team payroll of around $190,000,000.
You may now set your ticket price for next year. You have until the Winter Meetings end on December 20th , 2043, 43 days from now, to set the price. Season tickets will start selling at that point. You have until the end of the pre-season to set your Scouting Budget, Player Development Budget, Draft Budget, and Intl Amateur FA Budget.
You have just been informed from the team owner Jeremy Sherman that latest surveys among fans have shown that their loyalty to the Kansas City Royals has increased to a "Very Good" rating.
Looking back to the start of Stewart’s reign in Kanas City, the budget was $172, with a fan loyalty rating of ‘”Below Average”.
Personnel
The Office of the Commissioner has informed you that the following staff member of the Kansas City Royals has decided to retire:
Team Trainer Steve Seaboldt
The Office of the Commissioner has informed you that the following staff member of the Kansas City Royals has decided to retire:
Pitching Coach Billy Diaz
The Office of the Commissioner has informed you that the following staff member of the Omaha Storm Chasers (IL, AAA) has decided to retire:
Hitting Coach Robert Word
The Royals did not have a Pitching Coach with the right relationships with fellow coaches or players so they will recruit externally for both a new Trainer and Pitching Coach.
In the Minor Leagues, Word’s retirement led to the following promotions:
AAA Hitting Coach Desmond Jennings from AA (started with the DSL Stewart team in 2028)
AA Hitting Coach Diogenes Diaz from A (started with the DSL Glass team in 2038)
The Royals will go out to recruit a new Hitting Coach at the A level.
Minor Leagues
Awards
Four Manager of the Year Awards for Royals Minor Leagues managers with Rookie ball manager Yoiber Ocopio and A ball Alan Williams winning their first, and first since 2040, respectively while AA Robert Donovan and AAA Peter O’Brien both won their 4th awards in a row.
Retirements
The only major retirements were former 4th round pick Markas Huffman, who had come back to the organisation as a depth piece and played AA ball in the 2043 season, and 2033 International Amateur signing Edward Medina, who a year on from playing in the Major Leagues retires from AAA.
Prospect Review
