Meet the new Cheslor, same as the old Cheslor

Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty ImagesIn May of 2016, the defending World Champs (that still sounds nice) were dealt a blow when Alex Gordon and Mike Moustakas collided while chasing down a fly ball in foul territory. Gordon would miss nearly a month with a sprained wrist. Moustakas fared even worse, missing the rest of the season with a torn ACL.

To fill in for Moose at the hot corner, the Royals called up 23-year-old Cheslor Cuthbert, the smiley Nicaraguan with the 80/80 name (his middle name is Jesly, in case you doubt the grade). To his credit, Cheslor made the most of his opportunity slashing .278/.318/.413 in 510 plate appearances, good for a 95 wRC+. Those aren’t exactly eye-popping…