Royals Rumblings - News for April 2, 2018
A year ago, the lineup was pretty much set as seven players made 129 or more starts. But Yost is trying to make sure more players are getting more plate appearances.
“The trick is trying to balance at-bats for (Paulo) Orlando, (Cheslor) Cuthbert, Soler and even to a little bit lesser extent, but still for (infielder Ryan) Goins,” Yost said. “We have to try to find ways.
”In years past, we had pretty much eight locks on that field and the reserve guys didn’t get much of an opportunity to play early, and by then, they get stagnant.