AL Central: Playing time opportunities in KC?

Kansas City Royals

Recent injuries to Maikel Garcia (hamstring) and Michael Massey (concussion) have created some playing time opportunities of late, with four players getting most of said opportunities: Nick Loftin, John Rave, Josh Rojas, and Tyler Tolbert. Massey was activated on Wednesday, but Garcia could potentially be done for the year given that the Royals are out of contention. Could any of those four hitters generate some fantasy value if given further playing time in September?

Loftin's been taking advantage of injury opportunities for most of the year—his 358 PA represent a new career high, but he hasn't done much with it (.237 BA, .718 OPS, $4 in R$) and has seen his xBA drop from .263 in the first half to .238 in the...

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