Kansas City Star · Jun 11, 2015
All quiet on the left-field front
If Alex Gordon declines a $14 million player option for 2016, it may take more than a franchise-record five-year, $55 million contract to re-sign him. MINNEAPOLIS
His right wrist still feels sore some days, a reminder of offseason surgery, but Alex Gordon has grown used to it. He plays a leadership role on the Royals, the defending American League champions and the owners of the junior circuit’s best record, and he felt compelled to play his part.
“At the beginning of the season, I could have easily gone to the D.L.,” Gordon said. “But I would rather be a part of this special group and keep playing with these guys. So I just tried to fight through it.”