It will be weeks before the Royals’ outfield begins to resemble what the club hoped it would be when players convened in spring training five months ago.
Outfielder Jorge Soler, who fractured his left first metatarsal in early June, is still in a cast. Although he expects to have his crutches taken away when he’s re-evaluated on Friday, he is still weeks away from baseball activities.
“I was frustrated at the beginning, but I just want to make sure I’m healed,” he said in Spanish on Sunday morning at Kauffman Stadium.
To help bridge the gap until his return, the Royals on Sunday traded minor-league pitcher Jacob Condra-Bogan to the Washington Nationals for outfielder Brian Goodwin.