Perhaps the Royals have reservations about Olivares, as Flanny suggests. That means getting Olivares exposure to pitchers from both sides. It is not likely to get better at his age.Īs much as Dayton Moore and Matheny like to talk about the importance of winning, the most important thing for the Royals these last two months is developing players that will be part of the future. He has been a fantastic minor league hitter who hasn’t seen those results translate to the big league level. But is he part of the future? He’s 28 years old (older than Andrew Benintendi!) with 840 career big league plate appearances and a line of. Sure, Ryan O’Hearn has been playing well lately - he’s hitting. That has largely been true in the minors - he hit lefties better in Omaha this year, but he hit both very well, and in past minor league seasons he has usually been better against righties. But Olivares has actually had a reverse split, hitting much better against right-handers in limited big league action. Wainwright has been traditionally very tough on right-handed hitters due to one of the best curveballs in the game. Part of the reason may be due to matchups - Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright started on Friday, it was Yankees right-hander Jameson Taillon on Monday. #TogetherRoyal /r8zPUkcCZf- Kansas City Royals August 9, 2021 Here's how we'll line up behind Carlos Hernández to open the homestand tonight vs.
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