Royals June 9 game discussion

Kansas City Royals pitcher Stephen Kolek (32) delivers a pitch in the first inning between the Kansas City Royals and Cincinnati Reds

A few pieces of good news, y’all. First, Bobby Witt Jr. and Maikel Garcia and Jac Caglianone are back in the lineup for the first time in a hot minute. That’s good! Those are the three best hitters in the lineup.

The other good news? Salvador Perez is down hitting fifth. It could be better; he could be hitting sixth or seventh. But he’s hitting fifth, and the further down he and his .250-something on base percentage can go, the better. I mentioned this on the Royals Rundown podcast the other day, but the Royals are a better offense without his bat in the lineup, unfortunately.

Of course, that probably means he’s going to whack a home run, maybe two, to spite me. Bring it on, Salvy. Bring it on.