The Royals broke camp after Sunday’s Cactus League finale against the Texas Rangers, their fellow tenants at Surprise Stadium. They’ll play an exhibition game Monday evening against their Triple-A affiliate in Omaha, Neb., but spring training has wrapped up.
From now until Thursday, the most popular way for Royals fans to pass time will be negotiating in their own minds who fits on the 25-man roster for opening day.
Here’s the perspective of someone who spent the past six weeks around the club in Arizona.
Catchers (2): Cam Gallagher, Martin Maldonado.
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The loss of Salvador Perez paved the way for Maldonado to step in as the everyday catcher, with Gallagher remaining in the backup role for which he was slated before Perez’s injury.