The Royals place shortstop Adalberto Mondesi on the illjured list. This provided the Royals cover for bringing up seasonal age 21 Bobby Witt, Jr., who hit .289/.325/526 in spring training. Alas, it’s not happening:

Mondesi was put on the injured list Wednesday retroactive to the previous day. Nicky Lopez was recalled from the club’s alternate training site in Arkansas after he was sent there following a poor spring training at the plate.

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If Witt comes up in three weeks, the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) will have a very nice grievance against the Royals for service time manipulation. It also goes against the optimistic attitude the team generated this spring. The Royals could have made fans very happy, and kept the union at bay at the same time. We’ll see how this plays out.