Kansas City Royals Franchise Four Candidates

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As stellar a group as those eight players are, there are still a couple of players that could have been considered for the Kansas City Royals Franchise Four. Players like Mike Sweeney and Paul Splittorff were not listed among the candidates. Where were Bo Jackson, Kevin Appier, Jeff Montgomery or Darrell Porter? Well, that is what the write in section is for.

Regardless of which players you vote for, or any that are written in, the Royals Mount Rushmore of top players will be quite the excellent group. One would have to figure that George Brett is a definite, but the other three members should be an interesting battle.

For the sake of transparency, my votes for the Franchise Four for the Kansas City Royals went to George Brett, Dan Quisenberry, Frank White and Amos Otis. Choosing between Otis and Willie Wilson was a difficult choice, but Otis was slightly more valuable based on his overall WAR.

Which players would you vote for? Who do you think should have been on the ballot, but did not make the final cut? Let us know in the comments!

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