Roughly three hours before the Royals opened a three-game series Tuesday in St. Louis, KC general manager J.J. Picollo met with the media to discuss the promotion of outfielder Jac Caglianone .

The Royals had managed just one run in their previous two games and were last in baseball in runs scored. They had scored five runs or more just 10 times in 60 games.

I asked Picollo if Caglianone’s presence could benefit others in the Royals lineup, and the Royals general manager talked about the most important statistic to him. It’s an old-school stat that’s not often discussed in this era of advanced metrics.

“I think it helps the whole team,” Picollo said of Caglianone’s presence. “I mean, it’s an opportunity for RBIs, those guys getting on base. You know, this game is about RBIs. We like t

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