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Biggp07 · 11-10-2025, 02:30 PM

Friday, November 1, 2024: The Off-Season Commences
(OOTP25 Royals Journey – Manager’s Log)

A Moment To Reflect

The ballpark lights are off, the bunting is down, and the standings page has finally stopped mocking me. The season is over, officially. No more lineup cards, no more matchup notes paper-clipped to my clipboard. Just a quiet office, a half-finished cup of coffee, and a very long list of decisions that will shape what the 2025 Royals look like. This is the part of the job that never makes the highlight reel, but it might be where you win or lose a season before a single pitch is thrown.

Today is the first real day of the off-season, and everything shifts. The dugout voice in my head takes a step back, and the front-office one gets louder. Arbitration numbers, expiring contracts, option decisions, medical reports, scouting meetings—each name on the screen represents a choice. Who do we believe in? Who do we let walk? Where can we afford to gamble, and where do we need certainty? The standings are frozen, the roster is anything but.

As November begins, the goal is simple: be brutally honest about who we are, and just as bold about who we want to become. The 2024 Royals showed flashes of who they could be; now it’s my job, wearing both hats, to turn flashes into a foundation. The off-season starts here.

11-10-2025, 02:30 PM	#1
Biggp07 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Sep 2024 Posts: 193	Boys In Blue – The Experiment Continues… Friday, November 1, 2024: The Off-Season Commences (OOTP25 Royals Journey – Manager’s Log) A Moment To Reflect The ballpark lights are off, the bunting is down, and the standings page has finally stopped mocking me. The season is over, officially. No more lineup cards, no more matchup notes paper-clipped to my clipboard. Just a quiet office, a half-finished cup of coffee, and a very long list of decisions that will shape what the 2025 Royals look like. This is the part of the job that never makes the highlight reel, but it might be where you win or lose a season before a single pitch is thrown. Today is the first real day of the off-season, and everything shifts. The dugout voice in my head takes a step back, and the front-office one gets louder. Arbitration numbers, expiring contracts, option decisions, medical reports, scouting meetings—each name on the screen represents a choice. Who do we believe in? Who do we let walk? Where can we afford to gamble, and where do we need certainty? The standings are frozen, the roster is anything but. As November begins, the goal is simple: be brutally honest about who we are, and just as bold about who we want to become. The 2024 Royals showed flashes of who they could be; now it’s my job, wearing both hats, to turn flashes into a foundation. The off-season starts here. Last edited by Biggp07; 11-12-2025 at 05:58 PM.