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What if the Royals have a 10-win Middle Infield?

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This is not a careful analysis, more of a quick thought, coupled with a question. The thought: Mondesi is looking like a star in the making, and Whit is in the middle of a 5 win season, after a 3 win season. Mondesi is on pace for 6 wins over 600 plate appearances. It is not crazy to think that the two of them could produce 10 wins next year.

The question: suppose that we have a current 8-10 win middle infield duo? Does that change your opinion of where we are in terms of the rebuild, the way we look at free agency, etc.? I know the general sentiment on the blog here is that the Royals should move Merrifield, but an 8-10 win middle infield is nothing to sneeze at. Maybe we're closer to contention than we think?


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