Alec Zumwalt will join the big league staff full-time to oversee all hitting efforts, and Keoni DeRenne and Mike Tosar will also be in uniform with the Royals.
“Very proud and blessed to be where we are,” Kansas City Monarchs Club Owner Mark Brandmeyer said. “Starting this season, hope springs eternal with baseball.”
Considering how active the AFC West was in free agency and the fact they would play the challenging NFC West, it was a given the Kansas City Chiefs would have a difficult schedule.
Kansas City has the fifth toughest strength of schedule in the NFL based on their combined opponent win percentage of .533, trailing only the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC.