Flexibility will remain the biggest asset for the Royals as they try to figure out which pieces of their current roster will be part of the puzzle for the coming years and how to make that it all fit together financially.
That’s clearly the biggest takeaway from this week’s transactions as spring training report dates continue to creep closer.
The day after having signed infielder/outfielder Whit Merrifield to a four-year contract (with a club option for a fifth) that bought out his arbitration-eligible years, the Royals announced they’d agreed to terms with 12 pre-arbitration eligible players.