What We Learned, Team Grades for All 30 MLB Teams This Spring
With teams getting set to make their final roster decisions and the 2015 MLB season officially beginning on Sunday, it's time to put a bow on this year's spring training.
What follows are grades for all 30 teams based on their spring training performance, which in no way means win-loss record in this situation.
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KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Spring Grade: A
What We Learned
Offseason additions Kendrys Morales (.841 OPS, 5 2B, 3 HR) and Alex Rios (.934 OPS, 3 2B, 3 HR) have both put up good numbers this spring. Those two could be the key to adding some punch to a lineup that ranked last in home runs a year ago.
He didn't win a roster spot, but how about the numbers put up by outfield prospect Brett Eibner (.536 BA, 4 2B, 5 HR, 9 RBI)? The 26-year-old former second-round pick could yet carve out a big league role.
Flipping reliever Aaron Crow for pitching prospect Brian Flynn already looked like a win for the Royals, but looks even better following the news that Crow will likely be lost for the season to Tommy John surgery.
It was a relatively quiet spring for Mike Moustakas after the former top prospect put up huge numbers in March the past two years. Maybe that's a good thing, considering what his big springs have led to in the past.
Terrance Gore, who made an impact as a pinch runner last October, was optioned to High-A this spring. Kind of crazy how far the rest of his game is behind his base-stealing ability.