There was a bevy of praise being tossed out at Whit Merrifield during his hot streak. Some of it was warranted; he played well, and basically gave the Royals the comfort to unload Omar Infante (finally). And though he has cooled off a bit, he is still a vast improvement over the alternatives that have been paraded out at second base over the past half-decade (or more, really). Even Christian Colon's absurd hitting profile (.253/.323/.276, 66 wRC+) is an improvement, so Merrifield's 87 wRC+ looks just that much better.
But Cheslor Cuthbert has been doing even better than that, for slightly longer, and we here at Royals Review* think it is time to give him a touch of the spotlight.