The Kansas City Royals chose the right-handed hitting Eibner over the left-handed hitting Fuentes, despite Fuentes hitting .317/.364/.341 in 44 plate appearances for the Royals this season. While Fuentes got the job done during his time in Kansas City, Eibner offers more power and defensive skills than Fuentes.
Both players run well, but Eibner makes up for some of the thump the KC Royals offense lost with Mike Moustakas’ ACL injury.
The 27-year-old Brett Eibner had a four-game hitting streak going when he sprained his left ankle two weeks ago, and was slashing an insane .