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It’s been a busy and weird day for the Royals. And today’s baseball game hasn’t even started yet. Thanks to some roster moves, we have more to talk about than we normally would before a Thursday afternoon getaway game.
We have made the following roster moves: pic.twitter.com/qilNDF5hxX
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) April 28, 2022
Let’s start with the good. Kyle Isbel is back and he’s in the starting lineup. We have yet to see a large sample of Isbel, but he showed some promise after starting last season on the Opening Day lineup.
He’s in the starting lineup thanks to the bad. Adalberto Mondesi is back on the Injured List with a knee injury. Kansas City had been hopeful that he would avoid the IL, but Dayton Moore announced today that Wednesday’s MRI found an ACL tear in his left knee.
Royals president of baseball operations Dayton Moore said Adalberto Mondesi has an ACL tear in his left knee.
— Alec Lewis (@alec_lewis) April 28, 2022
Despite an awful start to the season at the plate, Mondesi has thus far been one of, if not the best defender in baseball. He will be replaced by another elite shortstop in Nicky Lopez.
The injury could well be a season-ending injury and with the money due to him, we could have seen his last game as a Royal.
And with him due to make $6-7 mill through arbitration he’s a prime nontender candidate. He may have played his last game in a Royals uniform.
— Royals Review (@royalsreview) April 28, 2022
And now to the weird. Brady Singer was optioned to Omaha. The Royals haven’t given an official explanation for the demotion, but there are some theories. If you are an optimist, Kansas City could be looking to get Singer stretched out to retake his previously held spot in the starting rotation.
I figured Singer would go to AAA when the rosters dropped next week anyway. I assume he'll be stretched out to start again, which would make sense.
— David Lesky (@DBLesky) April 28, 2022
We won’t know, of course, until the Royals tell us. Onto today’s game.
Dozier gets the day off, with Salvy getting some more time at DH. Bobby Witt Jr. has hits in each of his last six games and has struck out just four times. He had struck out 12 times in his previous 7 games.
Brad Keller takes the mound for the fourth time coming off his first bump-in-the-road start. Last time out, he gave up three runs in 4.2 innings, but several of those came thanks to some rough defense.
He’ll face Michael Kopech, who is off to a blistering start to the season. In 14 innings, he’s given up just one run on six hits. Here are your lineups for this afternoon’s game:
Brad Keller heads to the mound for the deciding game of our series in Chicago.#TogetherRoyal pic.twitter.com/Cy06OCVNJj
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) April 28, 2022
Today's #WhiteSox starters at Guaranteed Rate Field.
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) April 28, 2022
⏰: 1:10 p.m. CT
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: @ESPN1000
: @FDSportsbook
: O/U 4 CWS Total Runs pic.twitter.com/4cSjez4wjD
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