The Royals have signed right-handed pitcher Kyle Lohse to a minor league deal. The 39-year old did not pitch professionally last year. He last pitched in 2016, making two starts for the Rangers and giving up 13 runs in 9 1⁄3 innings. The 16-year Major League vet has won 147 games in his career, pitching for the Twins, Reds, Phillies, Cardinals, Brewers, and Rangers.
Since Lohse is 39 and hasn’t pitched in over a year, this seems like just the longest of long shots to expect him to have much in the tank. Although he was a very successful pitcher for a long time, he was never a strikeout pitcher, a skill the game seems to demand out of pitchers now.