Comments on: Merrifield Could Make More Than A Whit of Difference For Royals http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/03/23/merrifield-could-make-more-than-a-whit-of-difference-for-royals/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Mon, 19 Aug 2019 20:28:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 By: Darin Watson http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/03/23/merrifield-could-make-more-than-a-whit-of-difference-for-royals/#comment-17 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 15:50:09 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=670#comment-17 2014 is certainly an outlier, and I wouldn’t want him to start long-term, but I think he can hit well enough to be a positive contributor if he’s on the roster.

]]> By: Max Rieper http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/03/23/merrifield-could-make-more-than-a-whit-of-difference-for-royals/#comment-15 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 15:14:33 +0000 http://kansascity.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=670#comment-15 I’m pretty skeptical. His 2014 seemed largely BABIP fueled, and his was pretty underwhelming last year.

People are excited about him adding 20 pounds of muscle, but has that affected his speed? He just seems like one of those guys in Chiefs preseason that impresses for a game or two, then you never hear from him again. But we’ll see. He has a plus-plus name.

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