Kansas City Royals: Contracts, prospects and the next few years at Kauffman Stadium

• Beyond the Boxscore

With pitchers and catchers set to report for the Kansas City Royals on February 20, now is right about the time that baseball begins to creep back into our lives. And Beyond the Boxscore has done a lot of the hard work up front for you, putting together a “Graphic Look at the Window to Win” for the Royals. In addition to looking at the contract status of each major and minor league player in the system, BtB also looks at the ratings for Royals’ prospects, which again are strong. The end result is a prediction that 2013 is when the Royals’ window (a nod to the Oakland Athletics’ ability to compete for a title every few years by restocking their farm system) opens.

What do you think? Is this really “Our Time,” as the recently unveiled slogan for the 2012 season suggests?