Hat tip to Baseball Prospectus’ David Lesky, who in his piece on Brandon Moss today got us thinking about the KC Royals’ 25-man roster.
Lesky speculates that with the Moss signing, Billy Burns is a man without a real purpose – and roster spot – on the big league club. Burns has options, so there’s really no reason not to stash him at Triple A with Paulo Orlando as the team’s primary backup outfielder and Moss and Whit Merrifield as options No. 5 and 6 in the outfield, if needed.
Here’s a look at the players we can safely assume will make the Opening Day roster on April 3, when the Royals play at Minnesota.