Wil Myers: 3 Ways That He Could Help the Kansas City Royals Right Now

Last year, the Kansas City Royals called up two of the best hitters in their farm system at that time in first baseman Eric Hosmer and third baseman Mike Moustakas.

This year, it's all about OF prospect Wil Myers.

Myers has been tearing the cover off the ball in the minors this season, as he is currently knocking on the door of getting his big league promotion.

Here are three ways that Myers could immediately help out the Royals if he were to get the call up in the near future.

Add More Pop to the Lineup

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Wil Myers has always had decent pop, but it wasn't until this year that he finally started displaying it at the minor league level.

Going into Monday night's action, the former third-round pick of the Royals had 21 homers and 17 doubles in just 59 games combined in Double-A and Triple-A action this season.

Clearly, he has started to hit with more power, and this is something that the big league club desperately needs right now.

Give This Offense Another Consistent Bat to Work With

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It's very possible that Wil Myers might be one of the best pure hitters that this organization has had in a long time.

For his minor league career, he is hitting at a .305 clip with an impressive .400 OBP, including a .342 batting average and a .404 on-base percentage for both of his minor league stops this season.

His ability to hit for average and get on base would definitely improve this lineup, let alone the potential power that he could provide along the way.

Even if the Royals' coaching staff has to put him in different positions each week, it would be worth it to get his bat in this lineup.

Inject Some Life into an Otherwise Stagnant Royals Team

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We all saw what happened last season when the Royals called up Eric Hosmer in early May.

30,000 fans showed up to the K in his ML debut and the team started to play with a higher level of energy at the time.

Although Kansas City GM Dayton Moore recently hinted that the team was in no hurry to promote Myers to the majors, he needs to reconsider this because of the new energy that Myers could provide for this lineup and entire roster.

At this point, the 21-year-old outfielder has done more than enough to prove that he can hit at the Triple-A level.