Whit Merrifield Continues To Dial In
6 years agoKansas City Royals second baseman/utility man Whit Merrifield had a nice day on Friday as he smacked a pair of hits and scored two runs against the Giants in the team's win. Obviously, there's little to be made of spring stats, but both Merrifield's hits did come off Madison Bumgarner, who isn't exactly some Double-A arm just burning pitches. Merrifield shut down all his doubters last year after following up his strong 2017 with an even better 2018. As the epitome of a late bloomer, the 30-year-old Merrifield inked himself a big contract this winter and should continue his success on the field this year. With an assortment of wild card players behind him in the lineup, Merrifield's counting stats may be a little unpredictable, but everyone knows that he'll find a way to get on base and steal plenty of bags, no matter what else is happening with his team.
Source: Fox Sports
Source: Fox Sports