Royals fans and Royals Review writers have been in agreement since before the season even began: Carlos Santana has no spot on the 2022 Royals. That was true when the team described hopes of competing and it’s especially true now that the Royals have shown that the only thing they’re in contention for is the worst record in baseball. This article will not contest that assessment. Carlos Santana must go. He needed to go months ago. If hanging on to him this long has given some team the belief that he’s worth a lottery ticket Low-A reliever to acquire given that the Royals eat the remainder of his salary, then they should do that deal yesterday and count their lucky stars.
Carlos Santana is not the Royals’ least effective position player
