When Bobby Witt Jr. was the Royals Review player of the week last year, some commenters were unimpressed. “Isn’t he player of the week every week,” some asked, and to be fair Witt is clearly the best player on the team and more often than not he’s going to be the best player in any given week. So should I give the award to others who may not be as good in a given week but who exceeded our expectations?
In this case, I don’t have to worry, because the guy who was the best player was also the one who exceeded expectations in a delightful manner: this week’s player of the week is none other than Drew Waters.