Kansas City Royals Questions for the 2015 Season

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Speaking of Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas….

Will Hosmer and Moustakas finally have that breakout season?

It seems like the Royals have been waiting for Hosmer and Moustakas to become the players that envisioned in the minors for quite some time now. While Hosmer has at least developed into a Gold Glove first baseman, the continued presence of Moustakas has been quite the source of discussion among Royals fans.

Offensively, Eric Hosmer has shown signs of being that player. He had a nice four months to end the 2013 season, when he .318/.367/.494 batting line with 16 home runs. There is the hope that Hosmer can, perhaps, have a run like that throughout an entire season.

Mike Moustakas, meanwhile, has had the occasional strong week or two, but never has gotten on track. While he did perform better after his stint in the minor leagues last season, is the .235/.289/.377 batting line that Moustakas posted from over the final four months of the regular season his ceiling?

The Kansas City Royals are certainly hoping that the surge that both players had in the postseason will carry over this year. For the Royals offense to get where they want it to be, both Hosmer and Moustakas need to take that step forward. In a thoroughly unconventional way, the Royals may be able to get that to happen with Moustakas, as the Royals are considering batting him second.

The Royals are still looking for that breakout campaign, but it may be that both Erick Hosmer and Mike Moustakas just are what they have been through this point in their careers.

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