PT TOMORROW: AL Central—Eibner eyes the 25-man roster

Kansas City Royals

Manager Ned Yost surprised some at the end of 2015 spring training, naming Paulo Orlando (OF, KC) the 5th OF on his spring .319 BA and speed. Jared Dyson (OF, KC) wil be out for a few weeks to begin 2016, so the door is open for Yost to do it again by choosing a minor leaguer with a solid spring over one of the veterans in camp for KC's April 3rd roster.

It could've been be a complete fluke, but Brett Eibner (OF, KC; pictured above) may have had an epiphany in hitting in 2015. A career .223 BA batter with a 66% ct% over 1451 minor league AB, he started getting some traction in spring training 2015 by hitting .500 with just 6 K in 32 AB. Eibner then sustained that momentum in the regular season at Triple-A Omaha by...

Almost!

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