I know it seems obvious in hindsight, but the Royals badly needed some extra offense coming in to this season. Oh, wait. We knew that even before the season started? And I wrote a whole piece suggesting potential trades? Well, how about that? I wonder if any of those trades would still look good?
First, remember, we’re trying to improve the outfield, but we’re not looking at any stars. Would Rafael Devers have looked good in Royal blue? Sure. But that’s not the type of player the Royals are likely to acquire.
So far, the Royals’ outfielders look like this (All statistics are as of Saturday, before any games had been played):
Drew Waters - 70 wRC+
John Rave - 30 wRC+
MJ Melendez - 7 wRC+
Hunter Renfroe - 31 wRC+
Mark Canha - 60 wRC+
Jac Caglianone - 60 wRC+
Nick Loftin - 80 wRC+
It would be ridiculously easy to be better than them.