Weekend Rumblings - News for December 1, 2018
Rustin Dodd does a mailbag column, and looks at potential bullpen additions this off-season.
The Royals likely will have close to $8 million or so (perhaps more) to spend on possible free-agent acquisitions. (The club would like to have a payroll in the $90- to $92-million range.) Expect some additions in the bullpen — either in cheap guaranteed deals or non-roster invitations — and expect more action later in the winter rather than sooner.
Two other names to watch: left-hander Richard Lovelady, who had another strong minor-league season but remains off the 40-man roster; and right-hander Scott Blewett, a former top pick who, in terms of 2018 numbers and size, bears a passing resemblance to where Brad Keller was a year ago.