2021 KC Royals Hall of Fame ballots are out, but who should go In?

The following former KC Royals will make their first appearance on the ballot.

Carlos Beltran

Beltran was drafted in the second round by the Royals in 1995 and made his debut in 1998. He played in seven seasons as a Royal.

• Reasons For: In1999, Beltran won the American League Rookie of the year by receiving 26 of the 28 first-place votes from the BBWA.  He then proceeded to become the Royals player of the Year in 2001 when he posted a .306 average,101 RBI, scored 106 runs. Beltran stole 31 bases that same season.
• In 2002, he pretty much led the Royals in every batting statistic except batting average. He hammered 174 hits, had 29 homers, drove in 105 runs, and also stole 31 bases. That same year he had 80 extra-base hits, the most among switch hitters in the AL all-time bypassing Mickey Mantle. He once again was the team’s player of the year in 2003 when he led the team with a .307 average, 102 runs scored, 26 bombs, 100 RBI, and 41 stolen bases.
• Beltran was selected to represent the Royals in the 2004 midsummer classic but was traded prior to the game on June 24. Beltran replaced an injured Ken Griffey Jr. but wore an Astros uniform in that game.
• Reasons Against: Despite having overall career numbers that should have him being considered for the MLB Hall of Fame, Beltran’s integrity for the game is in full question. Beltran was associated with the sign-stealing with the 2017 World Series Champion Houston Astros.

Without the sign-stealing scandal, Beltran would have easily made the RHOF, but voters will have to think about his actions after he left the Royals and whether that is someone they want alongside the greatest to play in Kansas City.

Kyle Davies

Kyle Davies was traded to the Royals in exchange for Octavio Dotel on July 31, 2007. He then pitched until August of 2011  where he was then released by the Royals.

• Reasons For: Looking at Davies’ time as Royal, it really is hard to see why anyone would vote for him, so let’s not even waste the effort to try and justify it. The best part of Davis’ Royals tenure was when he was released, the team replaced him with Salvador Perez on the roster. There are probably a significant amount of Royals fans who don’t even know who Kyle Davies was let alone him ever being a Royal.
• Reasons Against: There are way more reasons to not vote for him than to actually vote for him. His being on the ballot at least gives us a chance to look at one of the best mug shots of all time.