Every year, there is a player on the Royals roster who seems to get into the lineup an inordinate amount of time relative to his abilities. Sure, you need the reserves to step in once in awhile to give the starters a break, maybe once or twice a week. But there always seems to be that one guy that Ned Yost pencils in the lineup enough to make fans shake their head and grit their teeth.
Last year, for example, Ryan Goins was a spring training invitee on a minor league deal who, if he even made the team, was probably going to backup the best player on the team, Whit Merrifield.