The Kansas City Royals offense looked good yesterday against the Chicago White Sox, scoring 10 runs on 17 hits. Almost all of the starters reached base once, and 7 of the 9 hitters had a multi-hit game. The only player who did not manage to get a hit was right fielder Hunter Renfroe, which is an apt illustration for how things have been going for him this season.
Renfroe continues to look lost at the plate. He’s hitting .152/.218/.290, good for a .193 wOBA and a 13 wRC+. The only “good” thing you can say about Renfroe this season is that he hasn’t hit as poorly as MJ Melendez did, but with Melendez now in Triple-A and the offense continuing to need improvement, Renfroe is the next obvious candidate to be replaced in the lineup.