Royally Speaking Player of the Year: David DeJesus

DeJesus had the finest season of his career setting career highs in avg/obp/slg, home runs, and rbi's and becomes the first ever Royally Speaking player of the year.

Stats (Team rank):
Runs - 70 (2nd)
Hits - 159 (1st)
Doubles- 25 (5th)
Triples - 7 (1st)
Home runs - 12 (4th)
RBI's - 73 (2nd)
Avg - .307 (1st)
Obp - .366 (1st)
Slg - .452 (2nd)
OPS+ - 114 (2nd)

I'm a little concerned that DeJesus will not make it through the offseason as a Royal, his name has been thrown around in trade rumors. It really seems that KC fans (& Dayton Moore) don't appreciate him. He is a quality centerfielder who can hit and play good defense. I'll take that whether he can steal a base or not.
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Top CF's by OPS
Josh Hamilton - .901
Grady Sizemore - .876
Curtis Granderson - .858
Marlon Byrd - .842
Vernon Wells - .840
David DeJesus - .818
Torii Hunter - .810

DDJ spent most of the season patrolling one of the corner OF spots so he doesn't belong in the discussion of top CF's but my point is had he played there all year he is a top 6 centerfielder. So why would KC want to trade him? My guess is because he doesn't hit 20 home runs a year or steal 40 bases. One or the other and people would love him. He is not Carlos Beltran (27 HRs, .876 OPS) or BJ Upton (44 SBs, .784 OPS). He is an underrated and under appreciated player who can get on base and play terrific defense with a team friendly contract - DM would be crazy to move him.