{"id":2111271,"date":"2025-10-23T20:57:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T20:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2111271"},"modified":"2025-10-23T20:57:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T20:57:26","slug":"ideal-royals-trade-targets-represent-big-swings-this-team-must-make-this-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ideal-royals-trade-targets-represent-big-swings-this-team-must-make-this-offseason\/","title":{"rendered":"Ideal Royals trade targets represent big swings this team must make this offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With the World Series almost upon us, that means that the offseason is almost here as well. The Kansas City Royals, having fallen just short of a playoff spot, know they need to improve the roster for 2026.<\/p>\n

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Could Jarren Duran finally be within reach<\/a>? At least one analyst believes KC could make a real push in the next few months.<\/p>\n

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Bleacher Report’s Kerry Miller recently put together the most probable trades made by every team this offseason. Miller knows that the Royals have had their eyes on Duran before<\/a> and thinks this winter, they might finally pull off a deal. Suppose he’s still not someone the Boston Red Sox are willing to part with. In that case, there’s another outfielder closer to the Royals’ own backyard that might be gettable.<\/p>\n

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Analyst names Jarren Duran as ideal trade target for the Kansas City Royals<\/h2>\n

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“Though Kansas City has come a long way since its 106-loss disaster in 2023, its outfield has not, with an ‘as outfield’ fWAR of 0.1 over the past two seasons combined,” Miller wrote about the well-known Royals issues. <\/p>\n

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“Kyle Isbel is respectable enough in center<\/a>, and the hope is that Jac Caglianone has a far more productive 2026 in right field,” Miller wrote. “Left field remains a gaping hole, though, and trading for someone like Duran or Cleveland’s Steven Kwan could be a colossal move that shakes up the AL Central heading into next season.”<\/p>\n

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Duran had a solid if unspectacular 2025 season that was a step back from his breakout 2024 campaign. That alone could make him available as Boston looks to retool after also narrowly missing the playoffs.<\/p>\n

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The outfielder slashed .256\/.332\/.442 with 16 home runs and 24 steals. His 114 OPS+ is still much, much better than anything the Royals got from left field.<\/p>\n

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Kwan posted a .272\/.330\/.704 slashline with 11 home runs and 21 steals. He’s also a defensive ace<\/a>, which makes him even more attractive. <\/p>\n

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It seems unlikely that the Guardians would be willing to part with the young outfielder, especially to a division rival like the Kansas City Royals. That keeps Jarren Duran at the top of the wish list.<\/p>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source kingsofkauffman.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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