(Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports)
Numbers, as the saying goes, don’t lie. And what they say about KC Royals Whit Merrifield and Jorge Soler lead to one unfortunate, inescapable conclusion.
Both players need to sit out a game or two. Maybe more. Their May-long—and season-long, in Soler’s case—slumps continue to hurt the club. Manager Mike Matheny must, for their sake and that of his team’s, give both, who’ve played every game so far this season, time to recharge.
The case to sit Soler is ironclad, a decision to do so long overdue. He hasn’t hit at all.