{"id":2151499,"date":"2025-11-12T13:24:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2151499"},"modified":"2025-11-12T13:24:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:24:15","slug":"tigers-all-star-free-agent-labeled-perfect-transaction-for-royals-this-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tigers-all-star-free-agent-labeled-perfect-transaction-for-royals-this-offseason\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigers’ All-Star free agent labeled ‘perfect transaction’ for Royals this offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As the Kansas City Royals look to figure out who they’re going to add to the roster for the 2026 campaign, everyone has a different idea of what would be best. <\/p>\n

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While the team has officially started reshaping the roster, their first move was hardly an earth-shaker<\/a>. However, going out and getting Gleyber Torres would certainly count as a much bigger deal.<\/p>\n

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The second baseman hasn’t really been on the Royals’ fans’ radar this fall as far as a body the team should pick up. However, ESPN’s Jeff Passan believes the infielder could be a “perfect fit” for KC <\/a>as they look to add some offense to a lineup that already has a solid foundation.<\/p>\n

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The Kansas City Royals’ ‘perfect fit’ in Gleyber Torres would come at a high price<\/h2>\n

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“The Royals need bats to surround Bobby Witt Jr., Vinnie Pasquantino, Maikel Garcia, Salvador Perez, and a pair of young hitters with immense promise, Jac Caglianone and Carter Jensen,” Passan wrote. <\/p>\n

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“The biggest impact, though, could come via what they tried to do last year in trading for Jonathan India: get a high-on-base second baseman who can lead off with professional at-bats — presumably with Version 2.0 of the idea working better than the first,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

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Torres, who spent his entire career with the New York Yankees before moving to the Detroit Tigers last season, has some pop in his bat, especially for a second baseman. He slashed .256\/.358\/.387 in 2025 with 16 homers and posted a 2.9 WAR, which is one of the better totals in his career. <\/p>\n

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There are a couple of catches for KC if they decide to pursue Torres. The first is that the Detroit Tigers have issued him a qualifying offer<\/a>. That means that should the Royals sign Torres, they’d have to surrender their third-highest selection in the 2026 draft. Because of competitive balance picks, that doesn’t necessarily mean 3rd round and could be relatively high.<\/p>\n

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There’s also the fact that Torres is said to be looking at what other teams are offering before he decides whether to take the $22 million QO. In other words, should the Kansas City Royals decide they want to go get Gleyber Torres, it’s going to mean spending quite a bit of cash and getting into a bidding war to boot. <\/p>\n

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Time will tell whether or not the wrinkles in a potential Torres deal will deter J.J. Picollo an Co. from going after Torres, but statistically Passan’s “perfect transaction” title makes a lot of sense.<\/p>\n

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\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\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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