The Kansas City Royals hitting in 2025 is what failed the team this season. Part of the problem was the players who they had on the Opening Day roster that had atrocious seasons at the plate. M.J Melendez, Hunter Renfore and Michael Massey, all who were in the Opening Day lineup have been worth -2.6 fWAR over their 427 plate appearances this season.

The other part of the problem is that the Royals did not have ready reinforcements in the minor leagues. Nearly every hitter they called up this season to try and address their lineup issues ended up revealing why the Royals went with the players they did on Opening Day in the first place. Drew Waters had a moment, but it never looked sustainable, and he ended up with -.5fWAR over 219 plate appearances. John Rave and Nick Loftin have been simi

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