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Just hours after reportedly signing a starting pitcher, the KC Royals acquired a veteran big league outfielder.
Before the weekend, the KC Royals hadn’t made major offseason news. But that changed Sunday evening with reports that Kansas City was bringing back veteran starting pitcher Mike Minor; less than 24 hours later, the club has announced the signing of Washington Nationals free agent Michael Taylor.
Bringing Taylor aboard a team in need of middle-of-the-order pop seems, at least at first blush, an odd move. Taylor has 53 home runs in a seven-year major league career, hit 19 in 2017 and 14 in 2015, but hasn’t reached double digits in any other season.