{"id":2461605,"date":"2026-06-16T06:40:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T06:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2461605"},"modified":"2026-06-16T06:40:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T06:40:47","slug":"royals-get-trade-update-on-11-1-million-first-baseman-with-660-ops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-get-trade-update-on-11-1-million-first-baseman-with-660-ops\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals get trade update on $11.1 million first baseman with .660 OPS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Royals get trade update on $11.1 million first baseman with .660 OPS<\/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> are on the outside looking in at a postseason spot, and are currently 6.5 games back of the third and final Wild Card spot.<\/p>\n

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Their season needs a big turnaround for them to not make significant changes at this year’s trade deadline.<\/p>\n

Kansas City could move one of the organization’s fan favorites, writes Bleacher Report’s Tim Kelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Vinnie Pasquantino<\/a>‘s monster performance for the upstart Italy squad in the World Baseball Classic hasn’t translated to a career year for the affable first baseman, as he’s hitting just .223 with a .660 OPS,” Kelly wrote.<\/p>\n

Pasquantino is currently on the injured list<\/a> and will miss four to six weeks with a broken hamate bone. He is coming off the best season of his career, hitting 32 home runs while driving in 113 runs.<\/p>\n

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But would the Royals consider making this move, even without his injury and struggles?<\/p>\n

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“Would the Royals ultimately move on from the 28-year-old? We’ll see. He has two remaining arbitration years, so he’s going to get more expensive in the coming seasons,” Kelly added. “In the event they trade Pasquantino, the Royals could move Jac Caglianone<\/a> back to his natural position for first base, should they choose to go that route.”<\/p>\n

In all likelihood, the Royals will receive trade interest involving Pasquantino. But they could still have confidence in the five-year veteran to bounce back once he returns from injury or in 2027.<\/p>\n

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