If there has been a bright spot in the Royals’ lineup this year, it has been Vincent Joseph Pasquantino. Playing in his first full season in the big leagues, Vinnie has been the on-base machine and run-producer the Royals have hoped he would be when they selected him in the 11th round of the 2019 draft out of Old Dominion. The “Pasquatch” has hit .257/.342/.469 with 8 home runs in 47 games with the tenth-lowest strikeout rate in baseball, and a team-leading walk rate of 10.5 percent.
But with any talented player that comes through Kansas City, the first though becomes “how long until we lose him?