As recently as a few weeks ago, things were looking very bleak for the Kansas City Royals in 2018. After a few surprising moves, is the team’s 2018 outlook any different? Let’s take a look.
Here’s what we were expecting at a few weeks ago:
- C: Salvador Perez
- 1B: Empty Hole/Hunter Dozier
- 2B: Whit Merrifield
- SS: Alcides Escobar
- 3B: Cheslor Cuthbert
- LF: Alex Gordon
- CF: Paulo Orlando
- RF: Jorge Bonifacio
- DH: Jorge Soler
Now, here’s a possible Opening Day lineup:
- C: Perez
- 1B: Lucas Duda
- 2B: Merrifield
- SS: Escobar
- 3B: Mike Moustakas
- LF: Gordon
- CF: Jon Jay
- RF: Soler/Michael Saunders/Tyler Collins (not set yet)
- DH: Cuthbert/Soler
As you can tell, a lot has happened recently.