Bees look to pick up right where they left off

As expected, Burlington will benefit from the services of Royals' first-rounder Eric Hosmer at first base. What wasn't expected was the number of former Bees players making a return engagement at Community Field this year.

Burlington's Opening Day roster includes 12 players with prior MWL experience, including familiar names like Luis Cota and Nick Van Stratten who helped play a role in the team winning the 2008 league crown. Cota, the Royals minor league pitcher of the year in 2005, is a former top prospect attempting to work his way back into the picture with Kansas City.

Now, back to Hosmer. He'll look to avoid the slow start that Mike Moustakas got off to last year in Burlington. Hosmer ranks No. 2 on BA's Royals Top 10 prospect list, right behind Moustakas.

The rest of the Bees' roster remains something of a mystery. At some point I suppose they'll update their website, but as of right now it hasn't happened.