The Kansas City Royals outfield has been a problem dating back to the start of last year. With young players failing to make developmental leaps and wily veterans fading faster than we had all hoped, there have been multiple reasons why the Royals have struggled to find productive players to patrol the Kauffman Stadium grass.
Has Kansas City’s outfield this year been as bad as it has seemed? Or is there some historical outfield offering a sort of salve to our woes that whispers in our ear, “Hey, it could be worse?” Let’s take a look.