Alex Gordon Likely To See Playing Time Reduction
5 years agoKansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon has returned to the team for another year, but management is already discussing how to handle his workload this year. Gordon got off to a hot start last year, but he faded dramatically as the season wore on. The 36-year-old told reporters that he doesn't think it was due to fatigue, and he may be right since his two years prior to that were pretty bad right from the jump. Realistically, Gordon is on the tail end and hasn't been great at the plate in five years, and the Royals have Bubba Starling and Brett Phillips waiting in the wings without any minor league options left. Expect Gordon to see regular days off while KC tries to figure out who their next outfielder of the future will truly be.
Source: Jeffrey Flanagan
Source: Jeffrey Flanagan