Overview
- Witt’s early-season split has drawn wide notice on X, where posts show he has reached base roughly 28 to 30 times yet scored only once while leading MLB with eight steals.
- Through 16 games, the Royals are hitting .202 with a .528 OPS with runners in scoring position, which explains why teammates are not driving him home.
- Larry Brown Sports reports his lone run came on March 29 on a sacrifice fly against the Braves, underscoring how rare his scoring chances have cashed in.
- Kansas City’s offense ranks near the bottom of MLB with 54 runs and low slugging, and Witt said after a White Sox loss that the club has to be better.
- Yahoo Sports notes the slump could weigh on his MVP case because voters favor contenders, with Alex Rodriguez in 2003 the last AL MVP from a sub-.500 team.