The Kansas City Royals' biggest problem, one they must attack with urgency when the free agent and trade markets open after the Dodgers and Blue Jays finish the World Series, is the weakness of their outfield bats.
Hardly a day goes by without someone in baseball media hammering away at the glaring lineup flaw that threatens to derail the club's 2026 playoff hopes unless remedied by Opening Day.
But the outfield isn't the only spot subject to media criticism as the hot stove heats up. Second base, a position with a rich Kansas City tradition thanks to Frank White, Cookie Rojas, Whit Merrifield, and others, is drawing its share of attention.