The Royals ‘flipped the switch” in 2011, bringing up a number of exciting prospects from the best farm system in baseball, but that didn’t bring automatic success as it took awhile for the youngsters to get their feet wet in the big leagues. The Royals marketing department jumped the gun in 2012 with the slogan “Our Time” that became widely mocked when the team stumbled out of the gate with the ups and downs that young players typically go through.
It wouldn’t be long before it would be time for Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez, Alcides Escobar, and Lorenzo Cain to shine in the biggest spotlight of all.