This is the continuation of a weekly stats column to examine how this year’s Royals compare to the 2015 World Series champions. All numbers through Tuesday’s game.
One of the biggest reasons for the Royals’ recent surge has been Alex Gordon. As in the last two weeks, he’s hit .386 with five home runs and has been 132-percent better than a league-average hitter, according to Weighted Runs Created Plus.
So how has he done it?
I have a guess, but let’s be clear up front that it’s only that.