Sam McDowell writes that the Jonathan India trade is all about Bobby Witt Jr.
Because this is what waits behind him: Witt hit 23 solo home runs in 2024, fifth most in baseball. His 23 doubles with nobody on ranked fourth. The six triples, second. The 122 hits, first.
For the record, I remain curious about what the Royals do defensively, and they’ve talked with Massey about left field. They’re also now back in the market for starting pitching. This offseason just turned up a notch.
Those items matter, but they can’t match the consequence of giving, say, 10% of Witt’s plate appearances a little more juice.