SAN DIEGO — They are a third-place team beat up by injury and perhaps dealing with the physical ramifications of going deep into last October, especially among a few of their starters.
And they are not the Mets.
The Royals are dented enough by injury and recent poor play their All-Star catcher Salvador Perez admitted: “Yes, we are a little worried.” He did say this while spinning a gaudy championship ring on his left hand.
As opposed to the Mets, Kansas City won it all last October after falling short in Game 7 of the 2014 World Series to the Giants.