Kyle Collier

Exactly.

And here's the misconception that,

that a lot of people are going to probably fall for.

It's, well, let's just change the philosophy for this Royals team into having the small ball approach.

Well, I'm not sure it's a mid-season adjustment.

This is something that would have to happen next offseason.

But even after those 14-15 teams, the Royals tried the small ball approach.

It did not equate to a bunch of victories.

They missed the postseason in 16.

They missed it in 17.

They were back to losing 100-plus games in 18-19.

Then you had the COVID year.

They still tried to have this approach of don't strike out, put the ball in play, bunt guys over, put pressure on the defense.

But that doesn't work if you don't have good players.

If you don't have good players that can still hit 285 and do that, and the way Tampa does, and then have a couple of crushers in there, like Jonathan Aranda and Yandy Diaz, then it doesn't work.

But they have someone like Chandler Simpson, arguably the fastest player in the sport.

He can hit well over 340, 350.

And what they tell him is don't ever try to launch the ball.

You're so fast that if you hit the ball to the opposite field on the ground, the chances of a shortstop making that play are slim to none.

You keep the ball on the ground, that is going to increase your chances of getting a hit.