Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield helped lead the team to an 8-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday. He went 2-for-5 with a double, three RBI and two runs. This was Merrifield's first multi-hit game since May 15. He also hadn't recorded a single RBI since May 16 before this game. Apart from his six stolen bases, 14 runs and strong plate discipline this month, it's been a rough May for Merrifield. He's slashing just .231/.324/.341 across the month with only one home run. ...

Kansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in the team's 2-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. The stolen base was Merrifield's 14th of the year, which leads the league by a significant margin. Fernando Tatis Jr. is second in the Majors with 11 stolen bases. Apart from the stolen bases, Merrifield has struggled a bit in May. He's slashing just .226/.327/.333 with only one home run this month. He hit three home runs over the ...

Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield has endured a cold stretch over his last three games. Merrifield is 1-for-11 with three strikeouts in that span, lowering his season batting average to .250 and his OBP to .317. The veteran won't be productive as a run-scorer and base-stealer if he's not getting on base, though fortunately, there should be better days ahead. Merrifield has an unusually low .255 BABIP- his career average is .330- so this seems to be a case of some bad batted ball...

Kansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield helped lead the team to a 5-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. Merrifield went 2-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored. Through 39 games on the year, Merrifield is slashing .262/.327/.409 with four home runs, 10 doubles, 23 RBI, 24 runs and 12 stolen bases. He has a 9.9% strikeout rate, which ranks in the top 1% of the league. His elite contact abilities should cause his batting average to raise up closer to his career...

Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield stole his MLB-leading 11th base on Sunday, as he finished 2-for-3 with a double, one RBI and a run scored in a 9-3 loss to the White Sox. Merrifield now has a hit in eight of his last nine games, as he is slashing .271/.327/.419 with four home runs, 23 RBI and 21 runs scored this year. Merrifield's speed is his biggest asset in fantasy, but he has done a good job contributing in RBI and runs early on in the season. He's one of the top second ...

Kansas City Royals second baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield has been doing a little bit of everything for the team, per usual. He is currently tied with Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano atop the MLB leader board in stolen bases with eight. Through 24 games this year, Merrifield is slashing .274/.318/.411 with three home runs, 15 RBI and 16 runs. He's shown great plate discipline with seven walks and only 10 strikeouts. Merrifield is a fantastic fantasy producer in all formats and ...

Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield went 2-for-5 with one RBI, a run scored and his sixth stolen base of the season in a 6-2 win over the Tigers on Friday. It was his third stolen base in his last five games, as he moved into sole possession of second place on the 2021 stolen base leaderboard, behind MLB leader Ramon Laureano. He's off to a great start swiping bags, as he has reached six steals in 18 games after stealing 12 bases in 60 games last year. While it's still very early...

Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield has been dominant at the top of the team's lineup so far this year. Through nine games, he's slashing .375/.405/.719 with three home runs, 10 RBI, six runs and a stolen base. His hard-hit rate (35.7%) is up significantly from last year (27.3%) and he ranks amongst the top 10% of the league in wOBA (.452). One of his biggest strides so far, however, has been in his average launch angle. He's hovered around an average launch angle of about 16 ...

Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield continued his hot start to the season on Monday against the Cleveland Indians. Merrifield went 2-for-3 with a walk in the game and hit a three-run home run, his third home run of the year. He is now 8-for-16 with nine RBI on the year. Few hitters across the league have been as hot as Merrifield out of the gate. Expect to see Merrifield deliver elite second base numbers across all fantasy leagues this year. He's particularly valuable in ...

Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield had a phenomenal opening series against the Texas Rangers. Over 14 plate appearances, he slashed .462/.467/1.000 with two home runs, a double, six RBI and four runs. Merrifield clearly didn't need to shake off any rust to kick off the 2021 season. He's leading off for what appears to be a much-improved Royals offense. The Royals have gotten great production from their three-hitter Carlos Santana and the bottom of their lineup has been bolstered...