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Jorge Soler’s power and what it represents for the Royals’ difficult balance

These words have probably been written by someone about every power hitter in a Royals uniform from Bo Jackson to Mike Moustakas and so far they’ve all been lies but here goes anyway:

Jorge Soler is the Royals’ best chance to break the longest single-season home run record in baseball in more than a decade.

Don’t take my word for it. Royals general manager Dayton Moore says Soler — the 6-foot-4 Cuban slugger acquired from the Cubs for Wade Davis — has more raw power than anyone he’s had on a major-league roster in Kansas City.