Kansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield stayed hot at the plate in Monday's 7-1 win over the Houston Astros. He went 3-for-5 in the game, hitting a double and a triple while tallying three RBI. The 32-year-old has now recorded multi-hit games in each of his last three contests. He's slashing .315/.347/.371 over the course of August, helping him improve his season-long slash line to .281/.323/.395. Merrifield leads the majors with 37 stolen bases and he has only been caught ...

Kansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield continued to wreak havoc on the base paths in Thursday's game against the Houston Astros. Merrifield went 1-for-5 with a stolen base and a run in the game. He leads the league with 35 stolen bases, eight of which have come this month. The 32-year-old is slashing .273/.318/.385 over 120 games on the year. His .254 xBA suggests that he's been a bit fortunate in the batting average department. He's a career .291 hitter, but he hasn't ...

Kansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield was one of the lone bright spots in the team's 5-2 loss to the New York Yankees on Wednesday. Merrifield went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in the game. It was his second consecutive multi-hit game. He has stolen exactly one base in each of his last four games and has an MLB-leading 33 stolen bases on the year. He isn't producing much power this year as he hasn't homered since June 29 and his current .272 batting average...

Kansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield has been running wild so far in August. In Tuesday's game against the New York Yankees, he went 2-for-5 with a double, a stolen base and two runs scored. He has now stolen a base in three straight games and he has a total of five stolen bases over just nine games this month. Merrifield leads the majors with 32 stolen bases on the year and he's only been caught stealing once. He currently has a career-low batting average (.268) and ...

Kansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield had a big game in the team's 9-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday. Merrifield went 3-for-5 with a stolen base, an RBI and two runs scored. The stolen base was his MLB-leading 28th of the year. Through 106 games on the season, Merrifield is slashing .274/.317/.397 with eight home runs, 54 RBI and 58 runs. He's been one of the tougher everyday players in the majors to strike out this year. He ranks in the 93rd percentile ...

Kansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield went 1-for-4 with a pair of stolen bases in the team's 6-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. It was Merrifield's first multi-steal game since June 19. He now has an MLB-leading 27 stolen bases on the year. Merrifield's name came up in some trade rumors prior to this Friday's trade deadline, but no move was made, so he will remain in Kansas City. The Royals' lineup has been disappointing this year, but there's still enough there...

Kansas City Royals second baseman White Merrifield is unlikely to be traded by the July 30 deadline. Jon Morosi of MLB Network has been told by rival executives that the Royals are expected to keep Merrifield. He is under team control through 2023, so it's not shocking that the Royals are staying put right now. Merrifield should remain on the Royals roster through the deadline unless they receive an offer that they can't refuse. The Seattle Mariners have been aggressively pursuing Merrifield, ...

The Seattle Mariners are making a push to acquire Kansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. Merrifield is currently signed through 2022, with the Royals holding a team option for 2023. He's been the premier base stealing option in fantasy for several years now, and he currently leads the major leagues with 25 stolen bases while slashing .272/.320/.401 with eight home runs, 52 RBI and 55 runs over 96 games this season. Between the ...

Kansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield helped lead the team to a 6-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. He went 2-for-5 with a pair of singles, a stolen base and a run scored in the game. Merrifield leads the majors with 25 stolen bases. Over 94 games on the year, he's slashing .273/.322/.405 with eight home runs, 51 RBI and 54 runs. He's hitting just .203 in July and he has yet to hit a home run this month. His power numbers might come and go this year, but ...

Kansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield had a monster game at the plate in the team's return from the All-Star break against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday. He went 4-for-4 with a double, two runs and three RBI. Merrifield is now slashing .278/.327/.416 with eight home runs, 24 stolen bases, 50 RBI and 52 runs on the year. He was a little cold before the All-Star break and still hasn't homered yet in July, but he's giving fantasy managers plenty to be excited about ...