Kansas City Royals: Four positives from shortened 2020 season

2) A full 162-game season with an outfield of Whit Merrifield, Edward Olivares, and Franchy Cordero could generate three 20/20 seasons.

Whit Merrifield put together another consistent year of production and was on pace for 189 hits, 24 homeruns, and 32 stolen bases in a 162-game season. Merrifield has been the model for offensive consistency on the Royals. He will be 32-years-old for the 2021 season with two more years remaining on his contract (additional club option in 2023). He could reasonably put up 2021 season with a slash of .280/.325/.440 with around 180 hits, 32 doubles, 20 HRs, and 25 stolen bases.

2020 newcomers Edward Olivares and Franchy Cordero acquired in separate trades with the San Diego Padres provided some excitement with their arrival.

Olivares appears capable of handling center field duties in the spacious outfield in Kauffman Stadium. Offensively, Olivares is aggressive at the plate, but has solid power potential and plenty of speed. The aggressiveness at the plate could hold Olivares back from accessing his power regularly, some patience will do him well. He is capable of slashing .260/.315/.460 with 30 doubles, 10 triples, 20 HRs, and 25 stolen bases.

Franchy Cordero is incredibly interesting and I would love to see a full 162-game season of at-bats from him. With enough at-bats, Cordero can hit 30 bombs per year.

Defensively, I would prefer to see him in either one of the corner spots, I think he will start to be an above-average defender when he gets more consistent playing time. Cordero is capable of slashing .270/.330/.450 with 30 doubles, 10 triples, 25 HRs, and 20 stolen bases.