The Royals Hope Bubba Starling Can Blossom In 2016

Starling has been a touted prospect for a few years now, as he has yet to really kick it into a major-league ready gear in his four years in the system. He’s a big guy, standing at 6’4” and 210 lbs, and is a really strong outfielder, but he’s struggled putting together a healthy swing. He’s worked on making his swing more compact (he strikes out about a quarter of the time), and 2016 will show how fruitful his adjustments will really be. If Starling starts off strong in AA then he could be considered for some playing time should an outfielder go down or Jarrod Dyson/Paulo Orlando aren’t working out in right field. Most likely we won’t see Starling until 2017, but he needs to take another step forward first.