Royals Not Looking for Prospects

[Giantmetfan07]

With the Royals open to trading Jonathan Broxton due to their deep bullpen, the Royals are looking to add talent to their team and not future prospects.

KC Star:

“I’ve been given no directive (from ownership) to unload money,” he said. “I look at where we are and who we are, and I embrace that and what we need to do.”

Still, the Royals are barely clinging to the edge of postseason contention – 9½ games back – as they open their post-break schedule Friday night with the first of three weekend games against first-place Chicago at Kauffman Stadium.

And they do have a few veterans whose long-term future with the club is debatable and who could be dangled as trade chips in coming days: relievers Jonathan Broxton and José Mijares, infielder Yuniesky Betancourt and outfielder Jeff Francoeur.

“We’re not actively pushing any of those players,” Moore insisted. “If they are fits for other organizations, I’m sure we’ll be contacted. Anytime anybody inquires about any of our players, we’ll go through the process.

“If it makes sense as a good baseball deal, I’ll act accordingly.”

Broxton and Betancourt are pending free agents with affordable contracts – owed about $1.9 million and $950,000, respectively, through the end of the season. But the new labor rules figure to make any deal tougher to execute.

Neither player is now likely to generate compensation if they sign elsewhere after the season, which depresses their value to other clubs. Previously, a contender might surrender more for a short-term gain because of anticipated compensation.

 

[werebarret]

If you know anything about our ownership, then you would know that this is 100% a lie.