PT TOMORROW: AL Central — Managing playing time risks in the season of COVID-19

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Kansas City Royals

With the Royals, risk abounds in the speedy Adalberto Mondesi (SS, KC; pictured above). His current 100-game projection has him leading the majors in 2020 with 27 steals in 321 AB (an 80% playing time allocation), yet his balky shoulder and a groin strain cost the team two months of IL time in 2019. How do the dominoes fall...

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