Why aren’t the Royals a good defensive team?

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Maikel Franco #7 of the Kansas City Royals reacts after committing a throwing error against the St. Louis Cardinals in the third inning that led to a run scoring in the third inning at Busch Stadium on August 25, 2020 in St Louis, Missouri.Back in the day, when the Kansas City Royals were good for a spell, the unofficial motto of the team was “Speed and Defense.” Across the diamond, they overflowed with athletes who were above average defenders at their position or true defensive stars. When the Royals fell hard from the good graces of winning baseball in 2018, it seemed like they kept the motto going—merely failing at other parts of baseball, namely pitching and hitting.

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