Anne Rogers writes about the Royals’ depth at shortstop.
The only question is how far Witt can go. In his second season in the Majors, the 23-year-old hit 30 home runs and stole 49 bases, becoming the first Royal in franchise history to notch a 30-30 season. He hit 28 doubles, smacked 11 triples and posted a 120 OPS+, a 115 wRC+ and 5.7 fWAR. All that led to a seventh-place finish in American League MVP voting, a notable achievement for anyone, but especially a player on a 106-loss team. Defensively, as noted above, Witt took a huge step forward last year.