The Kansas City Royals open spring training this week. And as always, important questions, some bigger than others, will face the club the moment the gates to its Surprise, Arizona, spring headquarters swing open.
This year's intrigue, however, involves more than just battles for starting positions and spots on the bench.
Consider some of these looming questions.
Royals’ biggest question at every position as spring training rapidly approaches
Catcher: Will the Royals carry three catchers?
Kansas City has plenty of catchers to choose from if they elect this option. Besides Salvador Perez and Carter Jensen, the Royals recently re-signed veteran Luke Maile, who served them well last season, and two of their best backstop prospects — Blake Mitchell and Ramon Ramirez — will be in camp with five other non-roster catchers.