Patience is truly a virtue. For Kansas City Royals third basemen, Mike Moustakas, there is no statement more true. Known as a notoriously slow starter, Moustakas seems to finally becoming the Major League baseball player that he looked to become while he was in the Minor League system. It just takes some getting used to before success comes around for Moustakas.
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He struggled at the beginning of every level in his career including his start in his rookie year in 2011. But just like the Moustakas of the past it seems that after getting used to playing at the level that is needed for success with the big club, he is beginning to come into his own. All everyone had heard about was this Moose-something kid that was hitting the cover off of the ball at every level that he had been at but that he was not the greatest defensive third basemen in the world. Well that, so far in 2012, has yet to be seen. Moustakas continues to dazzle us all with his plays tha...
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