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February 3, 2007

Is Alex Gordan Already the Royals Franchise Player?

by @ 6:27 pm. Filed under 2007 Royals

It’s hard to believe that the best player on a major league team is a guy who’s never even played above the Triple A level, but if Alex Gordan is as good as people thing he’s going to be, he could be the backbone of a Royals team that COULD build for the future and actually compete here in the next couple of years.

What’s expected of Alex Gordan?  PECOTA has him at .282/.364/.511 with 26 homeruns and that’s just his weighted mean average.   If he nails his 75th percentile, then he’s up to .301/.387/.558 with 29 homeruns.  And this is all with above average defense at third base.

A healthy David DeJesus would go a long way as well as he’d provide a nice table setter for Gordan.  Regardless, Gordan provides Royals fans with something to be excited about, and that’s something we haven’t had in a long time.

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