Living outside of the Kansas City area, my Royals fandom is a bit of a novelty to my friends and coworkers. I proudly sport a KC hat around town and bring a Royals coffee mug to every morning meeting at the office. Every once in a while, someone will feign interest and ask, “How are the Royals doing this year?” My stock answer lately has been that they’re not doing well at all, but they’re better than their record would indicate. They seem like they should be closer to .500 than .300, I say. They could have the dubious honor of being the best last-place team in baseball.
Why the Royals’ defense is not converting as many outs as you might think.
