Should the Royals be playing for this season or the future?

The second half of the shortened baseball season got off to a lousy start for the Royals, that 6-5 loss in St. Louis on Wednesday when the Royals blew a three-run lead in the ninth. It doesn’t get easier as the team begins a three-game series tonight in Chicago against a White Sox team that has won nine of 10.Beat writer Lynn Worthy joins host Blair Kerkhoff on SportsBeat KC to talk Royals, the upcoming trade deadline and the team’s move that sent outfielder Brett Phillips to the Tampa Bay Rays for shortstop Lucius Fox.Also you’ll hear what Whit Merrifield had to say after Wednesday’s game when asked if the Royals had considered not playing in light of the protests after the Jacob Blake shooting by police earlier in the week in Wisconsin.Story links:With trade deadline approaching Royals deal Phillips to Tampa Bay for infielderRoyals’ Merrifield explains why it was important to play, even as 3 MLB games were postpontedRoyals’ Rosenthal flattered by trade interest but proclaims desire to remain in KC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices