Most Beloved (Obscure) Royals: Final Four

Photo by Tim DeFrisco/Getty Images What makes a player a favorite? Usually it’s that they’re good. After all, you are mainly rooting for laundry (as the saying goes), and the players that bring glory for the logo to which you’ve attached yourself become your favorites. The most revered players in Royals history are mostly really good players who wore the jersey a long time and who also brought the team championships: George Brett, Alex Gordon, Frank White, Hal McRae, Salvador Perez, Bret Saberhagen, Dan Quisenberry, etc.

The tier of players that were in this bracket usually had at least one of those elements missing. They weren’t especially good players, they didn’t play long for the Royals,…