Whit Merrifield Is Back In The Saddle
6 years agoFollowing a small slump, Kansas City Royals utility man Whit Merrifield is back at it again. Merrifield smacked a pair of singles on Thursday to extend his current hitting streak to five games and bring his season batting average up to .300. Merrifield's power has pretty much disappeared this season as he's only knocked out seven home runs, but he's still stolen 26 bases and should finish in the 32-35 range once again. Though some light discussion of Merrifield came up around the trade deadline, he looks like he's going to be one of the team's central pieces in their rebuild effort. That said, he's also 29 years old and was a late bloomer, so it'll be interesting to see how long the speed can stick around.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com