It wasn’t long ago that the Royals quest for a left-handed bat offered up tons of possibilities on the free agent market. Well, those days are over. We’ve seen Jurickson Profar (got his name in, go me!), Eddie Rosario, Tommy La Stella, Joc Pederson and Robbie Grossman all sign elsewhere over the last few weeks. But hey, Nick Markakis is still available. Sorry to put that idea out there, but come on, it was already there, so you can’t blame me if he does sign with the Royals, right? Please? I’ve seen some speculation, both in generally and directly to me, that ownership is pulling back the checkbook a little bit as we progress in the offseason, but I can tell you that isn’t the case at all.
Lesky’s Notes: The pickins are getting slim
