The Royals, in a fight for their first playoff appearance since 2015, made a number of deals in recent days to bolster the roster. But so too did every team fighting Kansas City for a chance to play meaningful baseball in October.
Our Guy Max (OGM™ ) delves into this Royals in his recent post.
Here, let’s take a look at the other American League teams jockeying to hoist the World Series trophy, starting with teams in the Central. This is not to grade the trades as I’m looking mainly at the pieces added.
Cleveland Guardians
In a trade with Washington, Cleveland acquired outfielder Lane Thomas, who is truly an outfielder: he can play any of the three outfield positions though the Nationals mostly had him in right this season.