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Podcast: Discussing the Royals’ offseason and the future of Eric Hosmer

Kansas City Royals free-agent-to-be Eric Hosmer
Kansas City Royals free-agent-to-be Eric Hosmer jsleezer@kcstar.com

It’s only been three weeks since the Royals closed out the season on a Sunday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. But a lot has happened since then.

General manager Dayton Moore has laid out the possible paths forward as the club prepares for a pivotal offseason. Eric Hosmer has emerged as the key figure to watch this winter. And there’s also the Moore-to-Atlanta rumors that won’t quite die.

With the World Series starting on Tuesday, and the offseason set to heat up in November, I called up KC Star sports columnist Sam Mellinger to discuss the latest offseason story lines. Here is the latest baseball-centric episode of SportsBeat KC.

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Royals offseason talk: Dayton Moore’s plan, Eric Hosmer’s future

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