He is struggling. Brandon Moss will be the first one to say this. He entered Monday hitting .153 with a .244 on-base percentage in his first 22 games. He’s clubbed just four homers while striking out 34 percent of the time. In his first season as the Royals’ primary designated hitter, he is pacing toward the worst offensive season of his career.
“The team is struggling, and I am the epitome of those struggles,” Moss said on Sunday, in the moments after a 1-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians at Kauffman Stadium. “I’m struggling the worst out of anybody.