SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Left-hander Mike Minor had high hopes of cracking the rotation last year when the Royals signed him to a two-year, $7.25 million deal.
Now, Minor simply wants to contribute any way he can.
Minor's 2016 season was spent entirely rehabbing from labrum surgery in '15. Each time he got close to possibly being activated to the 25-man roster, another setback kept him on the shelf.
"There were a lot of good days, but it just didn't work out," Minor said. "I kept getting shut down with shoulder fatigue. ...
"I'd feel great for two or three innings, and then I'd get to four innings and I'd get fatigued.