Kansas City Royals utility man Alcides Escobar knocked in the team's only run on Monday night, tallying his 22nd RBI of the season. It's also his first RBI since July 13, more than three weeks ago. Escobar's drought has partially been caused by a loss of playing time because the team is trying to let younger players get more opportunities (though Escobar's atrocious offensive performance certainly doesn't bolster his argument for staying in the everyday lineup), but that was still a span of 43 [...]

Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar started at third base for the fifth time this season on Sunday, earning him additional position eligibility for any poor fantasy owners that are stuck owning him. That was the good news on Sunday. The bad news was that by going 0-fer once again, Escobar's batting average dipped below the Mendoza line. Don't think his terrible offensive ability and middlign defensive skills will cost him any playing time though, as he's only missed one start since the[...]

Kansas City Royals shortstop/center fielder/veteran who gets playing time for no good reason Alcides Escobar is arguably the worst hitter in the league. Amongst players with 300 plate appearances or more this season, Escobar's wRC+ of just 37 is the worst by a considerable margin. However, Escobar got a reprieve on Friday night by getting to face one of his favorite pitchers, multi-time Cy Young finalist Chris Sale. Escobar touched up Sale for his only earned run on Friday by smacking an RBI s[...]

This column usually examines players in the midst of a breakout or slump and tries to determine if it represents a change in a player's baseline. This time, let's do something different. Let's look at two candidates to break out in the second half, before they become hot waiver wire commodities. Both of the names below have 2B and SS eligibility in most formats and a combined ownership rate of 10%. The first is Adalberto Mondesi, who you may remember from the 2015 World Series as Raul Mondesi[...]

Kansas City Royals shortstop/utility man Alcides Escobar got his first taste of center field last week, and he'll try the hot corner on Monday. Escobar is scooting over to cover third base for Mike Moustakas while Moose gets a day off on Monday, and rookie Adalberto Mondesi will start at shortstop. Escobar's glove is solid and as a veteran, manager Ned Yost still loves him, so even though Escobar has the fourth worst [...]

Kansas City Royals shortstop/outfielder Alcides Escobar played his first game at center field in years on Friday night, and it apparently made him a better hitter. After Escobar smacked a pair of singles and walked twice (for the first time in over two months), manager Ned Yost told reporters after the game, "He hits good as a center fielder." [...]

Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar is going to be absent from that spot on the field for the first time in years. On Friday, the Royals will be starting Adalberto Mondesi at shortstop and moving Escobar to center field. This will keep Escobar's consecutive starts streak alive (the longest amongst active players), but it's definitely a changing of the guard. Escobar still won't have any real fantasy value even if he qualifies at outfield as well.

Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar is currently the owner of the longest active consecutive start streak in the league, and it sounds like manager Ned Yost is intending on keeping that streak intact even though Escobar's expected replacement is on the major league squad. A day after Yost dismissed the idea of replacing Esky with rookie Adalberto Mondesi, he changed his tune and said Mondesi would be starting at shortstop one to two times per week. In response to those lost starts, Yos[...]

Kansas City Royals top prospect Adalberto Mondesi smacked a double off Bartolo Colon on Monday to record his first major league hit of the season. Called up before Sunday's game, the 22-year-old is KC's obvious future, but manager Ned Yost told reporters that there's no commitment by the team as to when or how much he'll start. Mondesi is being held back by long-time shortstop Alcides Escobar, but it seems that's mostly just because Yost is so dedicated to veterans, as Escobar is hitting just .2[...]

Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar reached a milestone in Oakland on Thursday night by knocking out his 40th career home run. The 11-year veteran has converted to a more power-heavy approach so far in 2018, knocking a career-best 4.6% of his fly balls into the seats, and it shows as he's already at three home runs on the season. [...]