Joe Mauer had an eye popping game last night in Kansas City. His one homer, seven runs batted in performance was more runs produced than 17 of the 19 teams who played last night. It got me to thinking.

There’s an old adage that if you can’t beat ‘em, buy ‘em. Kansas City is bad this year. So bad that they’re run differential is -98. But they’re actually not baseball’s worst. What would happen if they had a Mauer type? Quick answer, they’d most likely win. But good luck KC. It’s not happening. Mauer is locked in the Twin Cities until 2018.

Baseball Reference stats indicate that Mauer has a sick career playing in Kansas City. It’s his eighth favorite park to hit in, a .350 career average at Kauffman. He has the second most hits there of any stadium, outside of the now replaced Metrodome. Should I add: most RBI’s, most total bases, second most triples, fourth most runs and fifth most doubles. Kansas City is like his secret paradise.

I know the Royals would never get him, but it’s a fun hypothetical of how good he’d be there if it was his permanent baseball home. He would undoubtedly help put fans in the seats. He’s the type of star KC needs.

Some say that Mauer’s numbers have dropped considerably just by going to the new Target Field. And it does show by his stats. They wouldn’t dip at Kauffman though. Hey Minnesota: Is Alex Gordon + Zack Greinke + Kila Ka’aihue + Aaron Crow enough? ☺