Kansas City fans know Yoenis Cespedes, Edwin Encarnacion nor Ian Desmond is likely to sign with the Royals this season.
(The largest contract the team has ever dished out is the four-year, $72-million deal Alex Gordon signed last year. )
But that doesn’t mean there aren’t free agents out there who could help the cash-conscious club.
Let’s take a look:
Eric Thames, OF/DH
Who? You’re not familiar with the pride of the NC Dinos?
Thames, 30, hit .348 with 124 home runs over the past three seasons with the Dinos in Korea after a largely unsuccessful career with Seattle and Toronto between 2011-2013.