On the official calendar, Royals pitchers and catchers are slated to report to spring training before the end of the day Tuesday. In reality, many of the club’s pitchers and catchers have already been on site for nearly a week, throwing bullpens and working out here at the club facility on the outskirts of Phoenix.
And then there is reliever Kelvin Herrera, who took the idea of a prompt arrival to the extreme. He landed in Arizona on Jan. 13 and has been a fixture here for the last month.
“It’s the right place to be right now,” he said.