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Royals predicted to sign $5.5 million All-Star to become depth option behind Jac Caglianone<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The Kansas City Royals<\/a> were looking for another outfielder all offseason, but were unable to get one to take over a starting job. Now, they should shift from focusing on starters, and looking for depth options if they want another outfielder.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n FanSided\u2019s Christopher Kline<\/a> predicts that the Royals could find another outfielder in veteran All-Star Jesse Winker, who was a decent backup for the New York Mets<\/a> last season.<\/p>\n MORE:\u00a0White Sox predicted to sign $7 million two-time All-Star ace to create 1-2 punch with Shane Smith<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cHe may be more of a DH than an outfielder at this point, but if the Royals \u2014 a team still in search of consistent outfield production \u2014 stick him in right field every now and again, there could be worse outcomes.Winker is basically a spark-plug emergency bat at this stage. He won’t cover much ground on defense and he’s not an everyday thumper in the heart of a lineup. As Kansas City searches for more juice behind Maikel Garc\u00eda and Bobby Witt Jr., however, sprinkling in Winker as a fourth or fifth outfielder is a worthwhile adventure,\u201d Kline wrote.<\/p>\n This past season, Winker slashed .229\/.309\/.400\/.709 with five doubles, two triples, a home run and 10 RBI in 26 games. While it\u2019s definitely a small sample size, if he were to do that for the Royals as a backup, it would definitely be worth it.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n MORE:\u00a0Mets predicted to gut punch cross-town rivals by signing $90 million three-time All-Star, four-time Gold Glove to become utility man behind Bo Bichette, Jorge Polanco<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n He\u2019d also be cheap. Winker\u2019s projected to receive<\/a> a one-year, $5.5 million deal, and for a mid-market team like Kansas City, that\u2019s a contract they definitely give out.<\/p>\n The Royals are 4-4 in the AL Central, so if they want to see if Winker can be the guy to shake things up for them, they better get to working on a deal, and quickly.<\/p>\n MORE\u00a0MLB<\/a>\u00a0NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n Proposed emergency Tigers trade sees Detroit land $64.5 million 2.89 ERA starting pitcher to save Tarik Skubal’s last season in Detroit<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n