Will Omar Infante retire a Royal as well?

No but alicedes might

Chances Jonathan India has a career season with Bobby Witt Jr protecting him?

He kinda sucks but I see no reason we can't expect .840 ops

Royals had a combined .269 OBP from leadoff hitters last year.

India, who 'sucks', has a career OBP of .352.

In his two seasons where he stayed healthy and played 150+ games, his OBP was .366

He will help tremendously, no matter how you look at it.

We don't need him to have a career season, just replicate his ROY performance from 2021 and this offense will be rolling all year long. Assuming Vinnie can rebound and not just be a cardboard cutout with a stick, like he was when he returned from injury last year. His spring training AB's have not looked good, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt for now as he has proved he can hit at a high level in the past.

But I'm way more concerned about Vinnie's performance going forward than I am India's.

Yes he should. He mainly seems to suck at defense it like based on WAR stats.

We also have our most important player coming soon. Jack Sh.... I mean Jac Caglianone

Jac Caglianone > Babe Ruth

Yes please!


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jeff Passan lists Jac Caglianone as 1 of 10 players that scouts are buzzing about in his latest piece:<br><br>“Kansas City has something of a first-base glut with Vinnie Pasquantino and Salvador Perez, so Caglianone will get outfield reps this year and could find himself playing in a…</p>&mdash; Jack Johnson (@JohnyJ_15) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnyJ_15/status/1897344898052784526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

If India stays healthy, he's going to score 120+ runs.

The Royals leadoff spot produced 97 runs in about 750 PA last year, with a .270 OBP.

With a .360 OBP, that's going to add a LOT of runs.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="de" dir="ltr">Joey Wiemer - Kansas City Royals (1)* <a href="https://t.co/5Nwwfz5Bq5">pic.twitter.com/5Nwwfz5Bq5</a></p>&mdash; MLB HR Videos (@MLBHRVideos) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBHRVideos/status/1897515663737995556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jac Caglianone has arrived <a href="https://t.co/XOiTt5ioWR">pic.twitter.com/XOiTt5ioWR</a></p>&mdash; Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1897841854256726289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Man when he connects he destroys it. He's going to hit some fountain balls.

If they build the new stadium down at Crown Center, that should be a short right field....

I'm wracking my brain... Has KC ever really developed a true power hitter outside of maybe Bo Jackson before? Could Jac be the first to really make the leap and be a consistent threat out of the gate and for years to come?

Imagine if by some miracle, Jac turns into our version of an Aaron Judge type. Now imagine Jac and BWJ in the same lineup for several of their prime years together.

Boner.

As far as I'm concerned, Caglianone can't get here soon enough.