Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost elected to open the 2016 season with a a now-typical split of 12 pitchers and 13 position players. Drew Butera won the back-up at catcher over Tony Cruz, who was optioned to Omaha earlier in the week.
Here’s the opening day roster breakdown:
Starting Pitchers:
Bullpen:
Infielders:
Outfielders:
Catcher:
Twenty of the 25 played for the KC Royals sometime in the 2015 season.