After a long offseason, baseball is finally back and the Royals will open their Cactus League campaign against the Texas Rangers this afternoon.
And spring training is a time for tinkering and testing ideas out when the games don't count towards the standings. In the Royals' case, they have plenty of things to test out over the next several weeks, especially in the lineup.
One of Kansas City's long-standing issues in recent years has been the leadoff spot and it seemed at it's most prominent last season. In 2025, after what seemed to be too many games of Jonathan India struggling atop the order, the team relied on their trade deadline acquisition of Mike Yastrzemski down the stretch.