It's been quiet this offseason with a lot of attention in Kansas City going to the Royals' next-door neighbors, but we took time this week to talk about an old friend who'll be back in 2019.

And since everyone is looking to the past these days, we looked at the up and down journey of Kyle Zimmer, who's back with the Royals after signing a one-year MLB deal. 

Speaking of big names who had injury problems...15 years ago this month the Royals signed slugger Juan Gonzalez in hopes of keeping the belief alive and taking the AL Central. It didn't go well, but the look back can be fun!

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