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Mondesi making presence felt in Royals camp

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- If there has been an early surprise in Royals camp so far, look no further than their gifted 21-year-old middle infielder, Raul Mondesi.

Mondesi is in a four-way battle for the starting second-base job with Christian Colon, Whit Merrifield and Cheslor Cuthbert. All have been impressive at times, but it's Mondesi's elite skill set that always has intrigued baseball observers. Now that skill set is emerging for all to see.

Entering Saturday's game action, Mondesi was 5-for-10 this spring, and he hit an impressive line-drive home run on Friday.