Weekend Rumblings - News for May 11, 2019
The moment is, in other words, complicated. The Royals’ record is keeping many fans away, but just underneath the surface is a tantalizing set of moving parts.
Dozier, Mondesi, Whit Merrifield and Alex Gordon are each on pace for more than 4.0 Wins Above Replacement, according to Baseball Reference. The Royals have never had four position players reach that mark in the same year. The last time they had three was with Carlos Beltran, Johnny Damon and Jermaine Dye in 1999.
Rustin Dodd breaks down why Hunter Dozier is off to such a hot start.