Weekend Rumblings - News for November 7, 2021
One consideration is the fact that the Royals have a high level of confidence that if they had to go to Lopez at shortstop and Merrifield at second base as the secondary middle infield, the two have played together extensively and both can also handle the adjustment of moving around to multiple positions.
Mondesi said late last season he’d be open to playing the outfield, but there’s hesitation on the part of the Royals to move him there because of the amount of running and potential stress and strain put on his body with him having been injury prone.