*** Official 2018-2019 Royals Offseason Repository ***

[Chris Meck]

Originally Posted by tk13

Because people get injured. If Goodwin bombs there's a good chance Soler is playing in RF more. If he can play the position you need to give him reps there from time to time. It's also a 162 game season. You aren't playing every one of these guys 162 games at their position.

If Goodwin bombs, you try Phillips. If Phillips bombs, you have Bonifacio. If Bonifacio bombs, well...your scouting has proved terrible.

Any of those options defensively are better than Soler is anyway. So why bother?

obviously not 162 games. I just don't like all the platooning. Guys need reps, they need at-bats, they need to grind out a full season to see what they are.

I'm not being nearly as extreme as y'all are casting me as.