The Los Angeles Dodgers and Kansas City Royals may be wearing blue, but that’s where most of the similarities end.

The Dodgers clinched their second World Series of this decade on Wednesday night after their thrilling comeback from a 5-0 upset against the New York Yankees. The Royal family, who left two weeks ago in October, had nothing to do but watch from their living rooms.

Kansas City is on the rise in the 2024 regular season, winning 30 more games than the previous year. But there’s still a big gap between the Royals and a true championship contender like the Dodgers, and one has to wonder if Kansas City is considering stealing any of Los Angeles’ championship players.

One name that comes to mind for the Royals is World Series hero Walker Buehler, who got the win in Game 3 of the Fall Classic and made the dramatic save two days later. Bleacher Report’s Kerry Miller The royal family named “honorable mention” for Buehler in the upcoming free agent sweepstakes.

“If Michael Wacha declines his $16 million player option for next season, maybe the Royals will turn around and offer that money to Buehler,” Miller said. “Or maybe not, because their rotation is already in good shape with Seth Lugo, Cole Ragans and Brady Singer returning for at least another year.”

The 30-year-old Buehler would be much cheaper for teams like the Royals, considering just the regular season. With a 5.38 ERA and 1.55 WHIP in 14 starts, Buehler looked like a scaled-down version of his old self, struggling to find his velocity and dealing with uncharacteristic command issues.

But after making his mark on the Dodgers’ World Series run, Buehler could fill the budgets of several teams at his price point. Although he only signed a one-year contract, his postseason heroics certainly increased the price by at least a few million dollars.

If the Royals are feeling daring, they could certainly still enter the Buehler sweepstakes. But they might be best served devoting their resources, first and foremost, to the correction of crime.

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