Bubba Starling has been focused and confident during spring training, not unlike past years with the Royals.
But Starling said he’s playing without pressure he’s previously put on himself as a prospect.
“The more I try to put on myself, the more I stress and go out and not do what I want to do,” said Starling, an outfielder. “I just want to have some fun out there, be a good teammate with all the guys, go from there. Hopefully good things happen.”
The Royals made Starling, the former multi-sport star at Gardner Edgerton High School, the No.