Monday Poll results: Led by Eric Hosmer, Royals will repeat as World Series champs

Led by first baseman Eric Hosmer, the Kansas City Royals will win their third straight American League crown and repeat as World Series champions.

Those are the optimistic (realistic?) views of just over 500 respondents to this week’s Monday Poll regarding the 2016 Major League Baseball season.

The first game of the year pits the Royals against the World Series-losing New York Mets on Sunday night at Kauffman Stadium.

The full results:

1) I’m making postseason parade plans now: Yes, the Royals will repeat as World Series champs.

Agree strongly 13%

Agree 42%

Disagree 40%

Disagree strongly 5%

2) The player most likely to be the Royals’ best on-field leader this year is ...

Lorenzo Cain 12%

Alex Gordon 20%

Eric Hosmer 33%

Mike Moustakas 4%

Salvador Perez 30%

3) The Central Division team that I’m most worried about this year is the ...

Chicago White Sox 21%

Cleveland Indians 33%

Detroit Tigers 29%

Minnesota Twins 17%

4) We all know Kauffman Stadium will be packed this year. But it’s better — and a lot cheaper — to watch Royals’ games on television.

Agree strongly 26%

Agree 34%

Disagree 31%

Disagree strongly 10%

This story was originally published March 29, 2016 at 10:06 AM with the headline "Monday Poll results: Led by Eric Hosmer, Royals will repeat as World Series champs."