The Royals have gotten off to a slow start offensively, and the pitching looks thin, especially with Brad Keller and Jakob Junis out to start the season. But with the expanded playoffs, you have to think they’re in the hunt until they aren’t. Plus, 60 games can be pretty random.
Example: George Brett, 1990:
April 9-June 16 (60 team games): .259/.314/.340 (.654 OPS) in 250 PA
July 21-September 22 (60 team games): .388/.426/.662 (1.088 OPS) in 237 PA
If you got the best of George that season, you had a man playing like he was ten years younger.