When it comes to life as a small-market team, finding undervalued skills can have an outsized impact on your fortunes. The Kansas City Royals proved that in spades during their 2015 World Series championship year, which saw them lean into contact skills and bullpen excellence while everyone else was chasing power and starting pitching.
That doesn't negate the need for star power, of course, but with Bobby Witt Jr. and Maikel Garcia locked up long-term, the Royals have that with hopefully more to come.
One area of opportunity for Kansas City was its ability to produce on the bases.