Kansas City Royals: Five players to watch vs Baltimore Orioles

May 11, 2017; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Kansas City Royals center fielder Alex Gordon (4), left fielder Jorge Bonifacio (38), right fielder Jorge Soler (12) , pitcher Al Albuquerque (62) and teammates congratulate each other after they beat the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Kansas City Royals defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

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Kansas City Royals designated hitter Brandon Moss (37) – Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /

BRANDON MOSS

Similar to Alex Gordon, Brandon Moss isn’t doing anything at the plate. The difference between the two is that Moss’ only job with this team (well, for the most part) is to hit the damn ball and he’s done anything but so far.

In 80 at bats, Moss has a slash line of .150/.233/.313 with four home runs and 33 strikeouts. The strikeout rate is alarmingly high and should definitely make fans worrisome. Moss’ struggles with St. Louis near the end of the 2016 season was a concern to many when the Royals signed him, but we thought maybe it was just an “end of the year slump”.

Now, however, this might just be who Moss is at the dish now. He’s hit four more homers than Gordon, but it’d be tough to have either one of them at the plate in a critical situation. The production isn’t there and Moss is already looking to be a bust of a free agent.

You know it’s bad when the Royals are putting Moss, a designated hitter, at the bottom of the lineup. That’s not exactly where the designated hitter is supposed to be slotted in the order. Not a good sign.

Still room for improvement though. Let’s hope that happens soon.

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