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The Royals aren’t “tanking”, but they’re totally tanking

The Royals will open up spring training games this weekend, and the players on the field may be unrecognizable to many long-time Royals fans. Of the 45 players that appeared in a game for the Royals in their 2015 championship season, just 10 are in camp with the Royals this week. Gone are All-Stars like Lorenzo Cain, Eric Hosmer, and Mike Moustakas, replaced by the Not Quite Ready for Prime Time Players.

ESPN writer Bradford Doolittle recently wrote that “the Royals will field the worst group of position players in the majors. It’s not even close”.