KC Royals: Five Early Spring Training Overreactions

The KC Royals’ first game of Spring Training was on Wednesday. Let’s have some fun with possible overreactions to the ‘very meaningful’ events of yesterday’s game.

Spring Training is really nothing more than a glorified scrimmage. There are some small things that can be derived from these games and some players get a long audition to make the team. Aside from that, it’s mainly a chance for the starters to get some reps and get loose before the season gets underway.

The only real implications of yesterday’s game, may be the potential loss of Jarrod Dyson. Dyson exited the game with a strained right oblique muscle. Joe Pantorno of Bleacher Report has good information about the injury here.

It is sad to see Dyson go down so early into Spring Training, or at all for that matter. He finally earned a shot to start for the Royals and this may stand in his way. Luckily, the Royals have depth at the position and someone will have an opportunity to step up.

Dyson also has grown accustomed to producing without regular at-bats, so it’s unlikely that missing time during Spring Training will greatly affect his game. He may be able to bounce back quickly and his greatest strength, his legs, remain unaffected. Trying to predict the outcomes of this injury before the seriousness is diagnosed is somewhat of an overreaction on it’s own.

Alright, enough taking Spring Training seriously. It’s time to get to some fun overreactions.

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