{"id":2154832,"date":"2025-11-13T20:08:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2154832"},"modified":"2025-11-13T20:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T20:08:09","slug":"royals-lofty-free-agency-goals-revealed-by-mlb-insider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-lofty-free-agency-goals-revealed-by-mlb-insider\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals’ Lofty Free Agency Goals Revealed By MLB Insider"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After a disappointing season, the Kansas City Royals<\/a> are setting their sights on a return to the playoffs in 2026. <\/p>\n

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It’s not much of a secret that the Royals’ offense was what cost them a shot at October. They scored the fifth-fewest runs and hit the fifth-fewest home runs of any team in Major League Baseball, and the outfield was the biggest culprit as a collective. <\/p>\n

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There are lots of moving parts in this Royals outfield, as trade deadline acquisition Mike Yastrzemski is a free agent and rookie Jac Caglianone struggled mightily in his debut. So there are accordingly a lot of potential paths to “fixing” that outfield in free agency. <\/p>\n

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What are Royals’ outfield objectives?<\/h2>\n

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Sep 10, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro (33) looks on from the dugout in the second inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images | David Richard-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

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All that really matters, though, is how the Royals themselves plan to do it. And on Wednesday, MLB.com insider Mark Feinsand revealed what the Kansas City<\/a> front office is currently thinking.<\/p>\n

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“The Royals are focused on the outfield market, looking to add a left fielder \u2013 ideally one who can play every day \u2013 and a right-handed bat who can complement the left-handed hitting Jac Caglianone in right field,” wrote Feinsand. <\/p>\n

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Feinsand also quoted general manager J.J. Picollo on the intent to find that righty platoon bat. <\/p>\n

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“\u201cWe don’t want to spend a lot of money on the short side of a platoon, but the reality is we need it,\u201d Picollo said, per Feinsand. \u201cIf we can find the right person, the right bat to complement Cags, that would be great.\u201d <\/p>\n

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There are still lots of options on the gable even knowing these objectives, as an “everyday left fielder” sounds a lot like potential trade targets Jarren Duran or Taylor Ward, in addition to whatever names the Royals might have the free-agent budget to chase (Trent Grisham? Harrison Bader?).<\/p>\n

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In this writer’s opinion, the Royals also shouldn’t overlook center field as an area for a potential upgrade, as the sport is now full of guys who can track the ball as well as Kyle Isbel can, so there’s not much of a competitive advantage for Kansas City there. <\/p>\n

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But deciding to platoon Caglianone is an important decision in itself, and one that could have serious implications on the Royals’ season, as well as the 22-year-old’s development. We’ll have to see how that progresses, and whether the youngster can earn himself opportunities against lefties later on.<\/p>\n

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More MLB: <\/strong><\/em>Mariners Resurgent Star Projected To Sign $42 Million Royals Deal<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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

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