For some strange reason, the Royals have had trouble finding, developing, and keeping a decent right fielder. Over the years, they’ve had good and often great players at every other position. But right field? Not so much.
This isn’t a recent phenomenon. Bob Oliver was the Royals opening day right fielder for their first game in 1969. Oliver was a fine player and had some good moments. But the Royals moved him around a lot during his time in KC. In addition to right, Oliver played first base, third base, center, and left. The 1969 Royals had two other players who could have been a solution: Lou Piniella and Pat Kelly. Since they were an expansion team, and bereft of talent, Piniella manned…
