One year ago to the day, the Royals activated Kris Bubic from the 60-day injured list, adding the lefty to their bullpen after a year-plus of recovery from Tommy John surgery. They didn’t know what to expect following the elbow surgery,

Kris Bubic’s first All-Star game selection is a bit more of a surprise, but maybe it shouldn’t be. He’s “only” 7-6, but with a 2.36 ERA in 103 IP, in which he’s only given up 32 BB against 107 K. That puts him at 7th in fWAR and 8th in bWAR in all of MLB.

OF COURSE, BOBBY WITT JR. HAD A GOOD SPRING WITH A HANDFUL OF HOME RUNS. NOT TO MENTION THE ROYALS PITCHING, WHICH WE’LL GET TO IN A MOMENT. THESE GUYS ARE HAVING FUN AND IT SHOWS. I THINK A LOT OF THE GUYS ON THE TEAM HAVE,