He lengthens a lineup, at least compared to what the Royals have right now.If you want to argue that the best ability is availability, Starling doesn’t provide that and having someone like Bradley there helps to take that sting away if something does come up. Talk all you want about Bubba Starling needing a chance to prove himself, but like Adalberto Mondesi, it seems that there’s an injury of some sort every single year.
He’s had at least 535 plate appearances in each of the last four seasons. And center field in Fenway is a tough position to play with the deep corner and all the nooks and crannies, so he’d probably welcome an opportunity to patrol a symmetrical center field. He’s certainly not a burner, but he can move. Again, his ratings slipped this season, but he combines a very good arm with enough speed. The guy can go get it in center field.the Royals next center fielder? Let’s take a look at some pros and cons. Bradley has long been an apple of Dayton Moore’s eye and really does fit what the Royals look for in a center fielder defensively, though the numbers showed a decline defensively. a contract and then pursue a trade with their center fielder. News surfaced that the Red Sox are likely to tender Jackie Bradley Jr. It might even be the best possible move.īut if they decide they want someone proven, and Dayton Moore has shown that even in the throes of a rebuild he does, a name emerged over the weekend. If the Royals went with that group just to see what they have in 2020, nobody would bat an eye. There are certainly some capable names in there, though two of them could and possibly should be infield mainstays, one is absolutely a DH and the rest feature some array of post-hype prospect goodness. Their current candidates include Bubba Starling, Brett Phillips, Erick Mejia, Whit Merrifield, Hunter Dozier, Jorge Soler, Ryan McBroom and maybe Alex Gordon if he decides to play one more season. The 2020 Kansas City Royals are likely going to need some outfield help.
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