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SportsBeat KC: Hope springs eternal as spring training for Royals approaches

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez listens to catching coach Pedro Grifol after the top of the first inning during Friday’s spring training baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on March 11, 2016 in Surprise, Ariz.
Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez listens to catching coach Pedro Grifol after the top of the first inning during Friday’s spring training baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on March 11, 2016 in Surprise, Ariz.

Baseball’s moment of full confidence arrives this week with the opening of spring training camps. Everybody has pennant hopes in the spring. Royals pitchers and catchers arrive on Tuesday and the full squad is scheduled to report Feb. 17 to Surprise, Arizona.

Royals beat writer Lynn Worthy breaks down the known (most of the lineup and batting order) and unknown (starting pitching spots) for the team that has lost 207 games over the previous two seasons. Is 2020 a turning point season for the Royals?

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Blair Kerkhoff
The Kansas City Star
Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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