The 2021 baseball season has started and the Royals are currently tied not only for the division lead but for the best record in baseball. Spirits and expectations are high after the Royals won a low-scoring (by football standards) game on Thursday. Should expectations be high? Well, that depends on what you mean by should. If you mean to ask if the objective analytics suggest that the team could be very good, maybe not. But if, in the process of watching Thursday’s game, you still found yourself thinking, “Hey, this might work out!” there are a few reasons for that.
Hok Talk: Great expectations
