KC Royals: Five Most Surprising Players So Far This Season

The KC Royals have been winning more ball games lately, and there have been several players who have come as a surprise in the team’s recent success.

Despite a 22-20 record, the Kansas City Royals haven’t had the exact type of success that fans had hoped for following their World Series title last season. They experienced a two-week slump, in which they lost five straight series and couldn’t do a thing on the plate.

Now, however, the KC Royals have won three consecutive series and look to be turning things around from that terrible two-week slump.

The Royals have seen some guys step up tremendously for the team, and some have come as quite a surprise. Who have been the five biggest surprises so far in 2016?

To clarify, these are five POSITIVELY surprising players for the Royals, not surprisingly negative. For those, read my previous article about the biggest disappointments so far into the young season.

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