One month into the season, the Royals’ hopes of avoiding 100 losses are quickly fading. Their pitching has been inconsistent, and injuries are decimating their roster.
With the additions of Grudzeilanek, Sanders, and Meintkeiwicz, and the return of Sweeney, Brown and DeJesus, the Royals had hoped to boost their offense this season. A quick look at the stats shows that the plan is not working.
Stat Royals MLB Rank
Runs 77 30
Hits 165 29
Doubles 41 15
Triples 6 7
Home Runs 13 30
RBI 73 30
Total Bases 260 29
Walks 50 29
Strike Outs 142 17
Stolen Bases 8 24
OBP .300 30
SLG .378 29
AVG .245 26
Baseball people like to say that you win with pitching and defense. It stands to reason that if your pitching and defense are solid, you can get by with a below average offense. But when you’re next to last in the majors in ERA, and your offense is at or near the bottom of the majors, it can only spell losses. And the Royals are piling up the losses quickly.
Let’s go get 'em.
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