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Kansas City Royals: Projecting 2017 Opening Day Lineup

Mar 7, 2016; Mesa, AZ, USA; Kansas City Royals walk to the dugout prior to facing the Chicago Cubs at Sloan Park. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 7, 2016; Mesa, AZ, USA; Kansas City Royals walk to the dugout prior to facing the Chicago Cubs at Sloan Park. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 29, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost (3) looks on during batting practice prior to the game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 29, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost (3) looks on during batting practice prior to the game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports /

No one really knows what Ned Yost is going to do.

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It’s still very early. Spring Training hasn’t even started yet and we don’t know who is going to Brett Eibner or Reymond Fuentes their way through the spring games and into our hearts.

The Royals have roster questions in general to decide on let alone who is going to be one of the starting nine position players on opening day.

Whit Merrifield, Christian Colon, Raul Mondesi, Billy Burns, and even Cheslor Cuthbert are all likely on the bubble although moving Cuthbert likely means he’s gone.

It’s far too early to say what the Kansas City Royals are going to do about the lineup or if Ned Yost is going to be meddlesome this season. His confidence and loyalty has paid dividends for the team in recent years, but if things aren’t clicking he’ll have to step in sooner rather than later.

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Speculating about potential lineups is one of my favorite things about the offseason and I’m curious to see what everyone else would do with the lineup and the roster. What are your thoughts on the 2017 lineup?

*All stats courtesy of Baseball Reference*