With only three weeks to go until their first full team spring training workout, and little more than that left until they kick off their Cactus League schedule, the Kansas City Royals find themselves unsettled.
The big bat he's coveted for two straight winters still eludes general manager J.J. Picollo, his club has yet to exploit its overstocked rotation on the trade market, and who'll win the second base job is still a bit of a mystery.
But the status of at least one Royal hopeful of making the big league club is crystal clear — outfielder Drew Waters will be on thin ice as soon as he arrives at the Royals' Surprise, Arizona, spring headquarters.