There are 63 players on the Royals spring training roster — well, 64, now, with the addition of outfielder Michael Saunders — as Cactus League play begins.
So many of them are new that manager Ned Yost said on the first day of pitcher and catcher workouts last week that he would prefer all Royals wear uniforms during practice.
“I want our fans to see, you know, ‘Who’s that guy?’ because it’s not like it was in years past where you’d recognized Hos off the bat, or Moose or Gordy or one of these guys,” Yost said.