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- Updated: August 18, 2016
DETROIT — In late July when Lorenzo Cain was activated from the disabled list, Royals manager Ned Yost said he would use Paulo Orlando in center field and Cain in right as Cain continued to heal from a left hamstring strain.
“We’ll go a couple of weeks just to give Cain’s legs a break,” Yost said at the time.
But 19 games later, Orlando remains the Royals’ center fielder and Cain remains in right field. And it’s working so well, fans may see this alignment for quite some time.
Orlando has looked amazing in center field, taking away numerous potential hits.
Defensive metrics are still in their infancy and often are too subjective for coaching staffs to value. But for argument’s sake, according to Baseball-Reference, Orlando already has a total of eight defensive runs saved in his short time in center field this season. Over the course of 135 games, Orlando would have a total of 47 runs saved, the site estimates.
Orlando certainly passes the eyeball test.
“His closing speed is as good as it gets,” one opposing scout …
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