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2020 KC Royals player season preview: Whit Merrifield

Welcome to the continuation of Kings of Kauffman‘s 2020 KC Royals season previews. Leading up to spring training, we’ll be breaking down 30 different Royals. Our analysis will include what they accomplished last season, what to expect this season, along with any other information pertinent to the player. Today’s subject: Whit Merrifield.

Just about everyone knows Merrifield’s story by now. A ninth-round draft pick in 2010, he didn’t make his major league debut until 2016. Playing half a season’s worth of games, he put up some solid numbers and eventually took over as the full-time second baseman the following year.