Is Alcides Escobar the greatest shortstop in Royals history?
Escobar has signed a minor-league deal with the Baltimore Orioles, ending his tenure in a Royals uniform ... and making this the ideal time to evaluate his career and ask the question.
It isn’t an easy call.
It comes down to Esky and Freddie Patek, and some of their numbers are razor close. For starters, they each played 1,245 games as Royals, tied for eighth in team history, having each arrived via trades.
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Escobar’s total was spread over eight seasons — he spent his first three major-league years with the Brewers — and Patek’s over nine.