For the Kansas City Royals, the time is now for a playoff push to take shape. Though the offense has been positively brutal all season, the Royals are still right in the thick of the Wild Card hunt. At 38-40, they’re two games behind the Cleveland Guardians and Seattle Mariners for the third and final spot. Though most teams with Kansas City’s record would be caught in a middle ground between buying and selling, the Royals seem to recognize that they have a brief title window. Starting pitcher Seth Lugo will be a free agent at the end of the year; Kris Bubic the year after that. So to beef up the offense, one baseball insider suggests a rental slugger from the San Francisco Giants might be attainable.