The Royals are playing a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals, and with those games being played in St. Louis, the Royals' pitchers will have to go to the plate.
Back in high school or college, some of these guys were pretty good hitters. So what happened? Why can’t most big-league pitchers hit?
When a player signs a pro contract he’s sent down one of two paths; he’s either working on being a major-league pitcher, or honing his skills as a position player. For the most part, a position player who was a pretty good amateur pitcher quits pitching and pitchers who were pretty good amateur hitters quit batting.