At The Athletic, Alec Lewis makes some predictions about the Royals 2021:
8. Kyle Isbel will emerge as the next homegrown Royals stalwart in the outfield.
Khalil Lee was added to the Royals’ 40-man roster recently; the Royals wanted to protect him ahead of the Rule 5 draft. He’s still 22 years old and has loads of power potential, but there’s another outfielder who may be closer to contributing on the big-league stage: Isbel. Injuries hindered him in 2019 at High-A Wilmington, but Isbel bounced back at the Arizona Fall League, with his .