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KC Royals: Why it’s decision time on Kelvin Gutierrez

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The KC Royals need to decide what to do with a capable utility infielder.

Between now and Opening Day, the Kings of Kauffman writers are analyzing how various KC Royals performed last season and predicting how they might fare this year. Up today is infielder Kelvin Gutierrez.

MLB Pipeline’s newest Top 30 Prospect Rankings are out for each team, and conspicuously absent from Kansas City’s Top 30 list is talented and versatile infielder Kelvin Gutierrez. It’s the first time Gutierrez hasn’t been ranked since coming to the Royals in the 2018 trade that sent Kelvin Herrera to Washington.