KC Royals: Five Early Spring Training Overreactions
By Scott Dillon
Two: Lorenzo Cain Struck Out. 2015 was a fluke.
Tepesch ends scoreless inning with swinging strikeout of Lorenzo Cain.
— Gerry Fraley (@gfraley) March 2, 2016
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No overreaction in the tweet. Just a simple explanation of the facts. Lorenzo Cain struck out. It happens. This ‘overreaction’ is a gross overreaction if it even crossed anyone’s mind.
Lorenzo Cain has improved in each of the last two seasons and isn’t likely to slow down anytime soon. He’s going to be protected in the lineup no matter who is in the second spot so he’s going to see good pitches to hit.
He’s a good fastball hitter and his combination of speed, contact, and power is going to make him one of the Royals’ best players again this season.
He’s also recently stated that he’d like to steal 30 bases this season. The fact that he’s still looking for areas of his game to improve upon is impressive. If he has any shot at doing that, he’s going to need to continue to get on base for the Royals.
This isn’t a player who backs down from a challenge. He’s had to endure a lot of challenges in his baseball career. Anyone who doesn’t get started playing baseball until high school isn’t supposed to have this kind of success, but he does.
To put that into perspective, the Royals signed Salvador Perez when he was 16. That’s about the age that Lorenzo Cain started.
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