The modern world is all about speed. Fast food, faster downloads, and the fastest news possible, no matter the accuracy! But in baseball, speed has become obsolete. The game has slowed down to a crawl. Hitters draw walks or trot around the bases after home runs. Speed in baseball has disappeared faster than a Willie Wilson bunt single.
The Royals are looking to change all that. While speed on the bases has been devalued thanks to the unprecedented rise of home runs, the Royals figure they may as well be good at something, so why not be good at something no one else is focusing on right now?