Royals move Alcides Escobar to the top of the lineup

Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar is batting leadoff on Monday versus the Tampa Bay Rays.

What It Means:

Escobar has hit in the bottom three spots in the order for every game this season, but with the Royals sporting an MLB-worst .270 on-base percentage as a team, a shake-up was needed. Escobar owns a career OBP of .295, so he may not be the answer, but anything is worth trying at this point.

Escobar is hitting .183/.220/.253 with five RBI's and five runs scored in 110 plate appearances this season.