He may not be Abraham Lincoln, here to deliver the Gettysburg Address (at least according to Ned Yost), but Nicky Lopez arrived at The K on Tuesday amid a certain level of hoopla not seen for a Royals prospect in quite some time.
Thank goodness we’re not confusing Lopez with Abraham Lincoln because one, that would be really weird, and two, you get the feeling Lopez would look ridiculous with a beard and stovepipe hat.
Of course, some of the reason for the hoopla has been dissected for the better part of the season, almost since Chris Owings first dipped his big toe into the batter’s box.