OXON HILL, Md.
All offseason, Royals general manager Dayton Moore has stressed the same theme: The club lacks the resources and financial flexibility to chase significant free-agent acquisitions.
That will likely include one of the best closers in franchise history.
Moore said Tuesday that the club has not had contact with representatives for free-agent reliever Greg Holland since early November, at the general managers’ meetings in Arizona. Barring an unforeseen change, it appears the door is closing on a potential reunion with the former All-Star.
“We haven’t spoken to him since the GM meetings,” Moore said during his daily briefing with reporters Tuesday at the Winter Meetings in suburban Washington D.