re: Sig bet between cards and Royals fans?

Breakdown of infield players.

Catcher
Perez: .292 with 13 HR's and 79 RBI's last year. Solid, young player.
Molina: .319 with 12 HR's and 80 RBI's last year. 4 time all star, 6 time gold glove, silver slugger.

Advantage: Cardinals

First Base
Hosmer: Last year hit .302. 1 HR every 36.65 AB's and an RBI every 7.89 AB's.
Adams: Last year hit .284. 1 HR every 17.11 AB's an RBI every 5.80 AB's.

Advantage: Cardinals

Second Base
Infante: Career journeyman with a .279 career average.
Wong: Rookie who hit .391 this spring.

Advantage: Royals (maybe)

Third Base
Moustakas: Last year hit .233 with 12 HR's and 42 RBI's.
Carpenter: Last year hit .318 with 11 HR's and 78 RBI's.

Advantage: Cardinals

Shortstop
Escobar: Hit .234 last year with 4 HR's, 52 RBI's and 57 runs scored.
Peralta: Hit .303 last year with 11 HR's, 55 RBI's and 50 runs scored.

Advantage: Cardinals

RECAP

Royals have a solid young catcher that might favorably match up against most catchers, but not one of the top catchers of all time. Didn't even touch on handling pitchers. Royals hit just over .230 on the left side of the infield while the Cards hit over .300. Not even close there. The right side is closer, much of it depending on how Wong plays as a rookie and how Infante comes back from injury.