Royals general manager Dayton Moore announced Thursday that Danny Valencia is now the full-time starting third baseman for the Royals , per the Kansas City Star. That became official upon the demotion of Mike Moustakas, with whom he had been platooning.
Valencia has primarily played against left-handers, against whom he is batting .333. But he has six hits in 22 at-bats against righties as well and boasts an impressive .308/.362/.423 stat line on the year.
He has not served as a full-time starter since 2011 with Minnesota.