The Royals had four All Stars, including recent acquisition Juan Soreni.
• SP Curt Bogans (KC) - 9-4, 2.91 ERA, 117.1 IP, 1.12 WHIP, 10.4 K/9, 3.4 WAR
• RP Jimmy Lininger (KC)* - 6-3, 2.24 ERA, 52.1 IP, 1.26 WHIP, 9.6 K/9, 1.2 WAR
• C Sam Hart (KC) - .281/.355/.516, 256 AB, 14 HR, 132 wRC+, 3.0 WAR
• 2B Edgar Mir (KC)* - .256/.372/.473, 317 AB, 14 HR, 22 SB, 126 wRC+, 3.0 WAR
• CF Juan Soreni (KC) - .294/.384/.672, 201 AB, 21 HR, 177 wRC+, 3.6 WAR
Lininger gave up a solo home run in his inning of work while Bogans didn’t get into the game. Mir was 0-2 with a walk, Hart came into the game defensively in the 9th while Soreni’s injury prevented him from appearing.
While the bats aren’t lighting up baseball, there is enough from Hart (132 wRC+), Mir (123 wRC+), and Billy Mumaugh (121 wRC+), with the hope the Soreni (176 wRC+) can continue his great season to offset any concerns over Foggie (77 wRC+), Rogerson (87 wRC+), Pompey (92 wRC+), and Goodman (92 wRC+).
The starting rotation has been strong despite injuries and the sharp increase in walks allowed by Brad Demarest, which has limited his effectiveness (122 FIP-).
The bullpen is led by offseason acquisition Kataoka (27 saves) and regular season star Lininger (1.2 WAR), while the only concerns are keeping arms fit after several injuries in the first half of the year.
