The Red Sox made a decision last winter: if they weren't going to compete for a World Series, they weren't going to invest much in the roster. That decision backfired in a big way, especially when you compare it to what a small-market team did.

The Kansas City Royals are in the Divisional Series, where they’ll host at least one playoff game at Kauffman Stadium for the first time in nine years.

After beating the Baltimore Orioles in the American League wild card round, the Kansas City Royals are off to New York to take on the Yankees in the American League Divisional Series. The Royals, who won just 56 games a year ago,