Hok Talk: What have we learned?

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Hunter Dozier follows through on his swing.After tonight’s game, the Royals will have officially played two-thirds of their season. Remember before the season when some people theorized that the Royals might find a way to be competitive in a short season with expanded playoffs and where they would only be playing opponents from the two potentially weakest divisions in the sport? That seems pretty funny right now, huh? The Indians graduate new aces from their farm system so fast that they’ve literally traded three guys away who would be the best starter for any other team in the division - with the possible exception of Lucas Giolito - and are none the worse for it. The Twins have proven they were no fluke. The White Sox finally got their pitching and hitting prospects to show up at the same time. Even the Tigers have been getting enough production from their veterans to keep them ahead of the Royals in the standings.

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