It’s been an entirely disappointing year in Kansas City thus far, but there’s still talent in the system worth getting excited about. For instance, Wil Myers, who just homered in a second straight game for Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Sunday and is up to nine homers for the year.
Myers is hitting .336/.390/.692 overall. The big negative is that the line comes with 34 strikeouts in 107 at-bats. He’s repeating Double-A, but he’s doing so at the tender age of 21. He already has one more homer this year than he did in 354 at-bats last season.
Myers began his pro career as a catcher, but the Royals moved him to the outfield prior to the 2011 season. He’s playing center field and right field in equal amounts for now, but he projects as a right fielder in the majors. If he keeps this up, he’s going to make Jeff Francoeur expendable next year. However, in order for him to maintain the production, he likely will need to cut down on the K’s a bit.
