KANSAS CITY -- Reports surfaced Wednesday reiterating the Royals' continued interest in free-agent pitchers Ian Kennedy and Yovani Gallardo, which simply demonstrates the club's willingness to cast a wide net in search of more pitching depth.
And that net often lands on pitching projects, such as last year's fliers on Ryan Madson, Joe Blanton and, to some degree, Chris Young.
Kennedy, 31, also would be somewhat of a project, as he is coming off a down season with the Padres in 2015, when he threw 168 1/3 innings while posting a 4.