Kevin O’Brien at Royals Reporter writes about positional battles to watch for with the Royals, like the second base battle between Nicky Lopez and Michael Massey.
Massey probably has the slight lead going into camp, and it makes sense considering Massey has a lot more of a power upside than the more defensively-minded Lopez. While Massey only posted a 93 wRC+ in 52 games and 194 plate appearances, that still was much better than Lopez’s 57 wRC+ in 124 games and 480 plate appearances....
While Nicky lacks in the power department, he still makes a lot more contact than Massey (85.