Determining the New Face of the Royals

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Speaking of players who are among the best at their positions, the Royals may have the best catcher in the American League in Perez. While his batting line may have dipped slightly this season, Perez has posted a .262/.298/.409 batting line heading into last night’s contest. In exchange for the dip in batting average, Perez has already hit fifteen home runs, two more than he had through the entirety of 2013. It seems to be a matter of time before he puts everything together at the plate.

Pros: Gold Glove catcher? Check. Multiple time All-Star? Check. A long term, team friendly contract that will keep Salvador Perez in Kansas City through the end of the decade? Check. Already one of the best at his position, Perez looks as though he is going to be a Royals for the long haul, spending a good deal of his peak in Kansas City. As the Royals have grown into a contending ball club, Perez will continue to grow as well, turning into a true veteran leader.

Cons: Perez is only his his second full season in the majors. Yes, both of those seasons have resulted in an All-Star berth, but at 24 years old, it may be premature for Perez to be considered the face of the Royals. .

If age is the biggest knock on Salvador Perez, then he has to be considered a serious candidate for the Face of the Royals. If he is not ready to ascend to that point now, he might be there in a couple of years.

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