We are now a week into Spring Training. Several players are about to take a break for the World Baseball Classic, but we’re American so we don’t care about that. Let’s talk about which players are likely to make up the Royals Opening Day roster, instead!
Position players
C Salvador Perez
C Freddy Fermin
C/OF MJ Melendez
1B Vinnie Pasquantino
2B Michael Massey
SS Bobby Witt Jr.
IF Nicky Lopez
OF Kyle Isbel
OF Franmil Reyes
OF Edward Olivares
IF/OF Maikel Garcia
IF/OF Hunter Dozier
IF/OF Nate Eaton
The biggest surprises here might be Reyes, Garcia, and Fermin - all for different reasons.