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- Updated: October 1, 2016
KANSAS CITY — When the Royals were holding their organizational meetings last winter and trying to construct the 2016 team, outfielder Paulo Orlando wasn’t a prime conversation topic.
“We thought Paulo would be a fourth or fifth outfielder,” manager Ned Yost said.
That has changed after Yost and the Royals have observed Orlando register a .307 average in 446 at-bats entering Friday’s series opener against the Indians.
Expectations about Orlando also have changed.
“Yes,” Yost said, “they have.”
The Royals now view Orlando, 30, as a late bloomer and a potentially ascending player, with a career path and a skill set similar to Lorenzo Cain’s.
Cain didn’t figure out his offensive game until his late 20s. Cain was 28 when he hit over .300 for the first time. And Cain was 29 when he finally reached …
