{"id":2226394,"date":"2026-01-07T22:49:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2226394"},"modified":"2026-01-07T22:49:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:49:55","slug":"royals-sign-utility-player-to-minor-league-deal-on-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-sign-utility-player-to-minor-league-deal-on-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals Sign Utility Player to Minor League Deal on Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-ssr=\"post-content\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/roundtable.io\/sports\/mlb\/royals\">Kansas City Royals<\/a> have not made a major splash in MLB free<br \/>\nagency, yet the front office continues to search for ways to win between the<br \/>\nmargins. <\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Kansas City made another move, signing utility player<br \/>\nJosh Rojas to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training, according<br \/>\nto Mark Feinsand of MLB.com.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?id=2008986813441167631\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><span\/><\/p>\n<p>Rojas has played seven seasons in MLB, suiting up for the Arizona<br \/>\nDiamondbacks, Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox. The 31-year-old is a<br \/>\nleft-handed hitter with experience across the infield and outfield corners,<br \/>\nthough defensive metrics have consistently rated him below average at shortstop<br \/>\nand third base. <\/p>\n<p>His best stretch came with the Diamondbacks, splitting time<br \/>\nbetween second base, third base and left field. In 2021, Rojas posted a .264<br \/>\nbatting average, .341 on-base percentage and .752 OPS with 11 home runs and<br \/>\n44 RBIs across 139 appearances. The Royals are hoping he can rediscover that<br \/>\nlevel of production if he earns a spot on the 40-man roster.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City reportedly had interest in Rojas last offseason<br \/>\nbefore he signed with the White Sox. His stint in Chicago was brief and<br \/>\ndisappointing, as he hit just .180\/.252\/.259 in 69 games before being<br \/>\ndesignated for assignment and released in August. Despite those struggles, the<br \/>\nRoyals see value in his versatility and veteran presence, particularly as they<br \/>\nlook to solidify their bench heading into 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The current roster construction leaves room for competition.<br \/>\nJonathan India is expected to handle second base, Maikel Garcia is locked in at<br \/>\nthird, and Isaac Collins projects as the starter in left field. <\/p>\n<p>The club is<br \/>\nalso hoping for a breakout from Jac Caglianone in right field. Rojas offers<br \/>\ndepth at all of those positions, giving manager Matt Quatraro flexibility<br \/>\nduring spring training. If he can rediscover his offensive consistency, he<br \/>\ncould carve out a role as a utility option.<\/p>\n<p>This signing reflects Kansas City\u2019s broader offseason<br \/>\nstrategy: targeting low-cost veterans who can compete for roster spots while<br \/>\npreserving payroll flexibility. While Rojas is not expected to be a game-changer, his ability to play multiple positions and provide left-handed balance<br \/>\ncould prove useful if injuries or underperformance strike the roster.\n<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Rojas will need to hit his way onto the team once spring training<br \/>\nbegins. For a Royals club seeking incremental improvements, his signing is another<br \/>\nexample of the front office working to strengthen depth without committing to<br \/>\nlong-term contracts.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><mark\/><mark\/><mark\/><mark\/><mark\/><mark\/><mark\/><mark\/><mark\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source roundtable.io \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Royals have not made a major splash in MLB free agency, yet the front office continues to search for ways to win between the margins. On Wednesday, Kansas City made another move, signing utility player Josh Rojas to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training, according to Mark Feinsand [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2226395,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2226394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Royals-Sign-Utility-Player-to-Minor-League-Deal-on-Wednesday.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2226394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2226394"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2226394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2226396,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2226394\/revisions\/2226396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2226395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2226394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2226394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2226394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}