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Kansas City Royals: Was Holding on To Whit Merrifield

Kansas City Royals: Was Holding on To Whit Merrifield a Mistake?
Whit Merrifield is like a diamond, though all the Kansas City players may be good enough, he obviously stands out. But holding on to him for the long, was that a mistake on Dayton Moore’s part?

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Given their recent loss against White Sox, Royals needed to do something ASAP. Instead, they refused all the offers made for Whit Merrifield. All Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, and Philadelphia Phillies showed significant interest in the player. But Royals didn’t seem to part with the 30-year old.

Royals’ general manager Dayton Moore said he is one of the best players in baseball and it would take a “crazy ask” to nail him. Why are they so hooked on the right-hand outfielder? You can buy Discount Kansas City Royals Tickets, watch him play then decide.

Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 9th round of the 2010 MLB, the second baseman and outfielder, was more marketable than any player in the team. He is a remarkable player and always focused on improving himself one way or another. Like just after he was drafted by Royals he decided he needed to bulk up. With a few exercises and a nice diet routine, he added 20 pounds of muscles. His hard work paid off too.

In 2017, he was slashing 0.283/0.323/0.392 with 19 home runs and 78 RBI’s despite adding up those extra pounds. He still is doing great batting .302 with 8 home runs, 32 runs batted in and 11 stolen bases. You can see him do all this in the next match by buying the 2020 Cheapest Royals Match Tickets.

We can easily say the player is having a phenomenal year yet again. He has just recently signed a four-year contract extension with a fifth-year club option worth $31.75 million and $16.25 million in guaranteed money.

Despite all that the team ought to do a lot better than it is right now. Royals are almost halfway to 100 losses with the second-worst record (23-48) in MLB. The only team they are better than is Baltimore Orioles (21-50). Looking at this and the fact that Merrifield will be 31 soon, it would have been better to offer him up for 2 or 3 prospects. That didn’t happen and once the season ends, Moore might regret that.

However, there might still be a chance next year if Whit keeps hitting like he is now. Because as the general manager said so himself, “People are gonna want him on their team." We just have to hope the player doesn’t lose his appeal by then.

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Kansas City Royals: Was Holding on To Whit Merrifield
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Kansas City Royals: Was Holding on To Whit Merrifield

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