The Royals announced today they have signed outfielder JaCoby Jones to a minor league deal, and have re-signed reliever Richard Lovelady to a minor league deal. Lovelady was non-tendered on Tuesday to remove him from the 40-man roster as he recovers from Tommy John surgery.
Jones spent parts of six seasons with the Tigers, hitting .212/.275/.371 with 32 home runs in 352 games. The right-handed bat was originally a third-round pick out of LSU by the Pirates and was traded to the Tigers for reliever Joakim Soria. He showed good power in the minors, but a high strikeout rate that has carried over to the big leagues.