The Royals offense has looked pretty good thus far. Through Wednesday games, they were averaging 4.84 runs-per-game, good for 11th-best in all of baseball. What is remarkable is that they’ve done this without a tablesetter. Leadoff hitters for the Royals are hitting just .165/.209/.329, the third-worst OPS any team has gotten from the leadoff spot.
Maikel Garcia has hit leadoff in all but the most recent game for the Royals, but after a hot start, he has been mired in an awful slump, going hitless in his last 23 at-bats, and hitting .057 over his last nine games.