What does the future hold for the Kansas City Royals regardless of the World Series?

It means a tougher battle for first place in the AL central next year between KC, Detroit and maybe Cleveland. KC looking so good this October should mean good news for Detroit fans because the Tigers won't be so over confident next year as they have been the past few years.

Bright, I would imagine. Their plan was not to even make the playoffs until 2015. Needless to say they are far ahead of schedule. If they stay healthy they could be a playoff teams for several years to come.

we will see. they say they are going to try and keep shields and spend a little more money, at least for now. if that will actually happen and if they don't trade away all valuable assets the next time they aren't in the playoff hunt remains to be seen.