One of the perks of being a “Kevin” here at Royals Review is the fact that I can make absurdly optimistic takes and back it up with some small sample size stats and you will read half of it and tousle my hair and tell me how cute of a Kevin I am.
And honestly that process is the best that Chris Owings currently deserves. His current slash line is .165/.233/.304 and he has the 5th highest K% (33.7%) in the league. He’s been “good” for 40 wRC+ and has directly taken major league at-bats away from O’Hearn, Dozier, Brian Goodwin, and Brett Phillips and indirectly from Nicky Lopez, Humberto Arteaga, and Erick Mejia.