Royals Rumblings - News for February 12, 2021
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Most of the buzz yesterday was around the Andrew Benintiendi trade. Max collected many of them in this article so we won’t repost them here.
And. that’s it. Want a listicle?
The AP created Spring Training preview capsules for each AL Central team:
Kansas City Royals
First Workout: Feb. 17/22.
He’s Here: LHP Mike Minor, 1B/DH Carlos Santana, OF Andrew Benintendi, RHP Wade Davis, RHP Ervin Santana, CF Michael A. Taylor, RHP Carlos Sanabria, 2B Hanser Alberto.
He’s Outta Here: LF Alex Gordon, OF Franchy Cordero, RHP Ian Kennedy, 3B Maikel Franco, RHP Glenn Sparkman, RHP Matt Harvey.
AL Central teams at the start of spring training
By The Associated PressFebruary 11, 2021 GMT
2020: 36-24, first place, lost to Houston in first round of playoffs.
Training Town: Fort Myers, Florida.
Park: Hammond Stadium at CenturyLink Sports Complex.
First Workout: Feb. 19/23.
He’s Here: SS Andrelton Simmons, RHP Alex Colomé, LHP J.A. Happ, RHP Hansel Robles, RHP Shaun Anderson, RHP Ian Hamilton, OF Keon Broxton, LHP Andrew Albers.
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He’s Outta Here: LF Eddie Rosario, RHP Sergio Romo, RHP Trevor May, RHP Jake Odorizzi, INF/OF Marwin Gonzalez, LHP Rich Hill, RHP Tyler Clippard, RHP Matt Wisler, INF Ehire Adrianza, C Alex Avila.
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MINNEAPOLIS The Twins continued to build out their organizational depth ahead of Spring Training by signing veterans Andrew Albers and Keon Broxton to Minor League deals with invitations to Major League Spring Training on Monday.
Minnesota also agreed to Minor League deals with pitchers Robinson Leyer and Chandler Shepherd.
Albers, 35, owns a 4.10 ERA in 26 MLB appearances from 2013-17 and spent the last three seasons pitching for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. He will join the Twins organization for the third time after having previously signed with Minnesota as a free agent in 2011 and 16.
January 12, 2021
With the White Sox signingLiam Hendriks, the top option for teams looking to upgrade their bullpen is now off the market. Perhaps that will open up the floodgates for the other free-agent relievers, as nearly every would-be playoff squad is in the market for relief help. But whether it’s financially motivated or a matter of roster construction philosophy, there are a few contending teams who simply won’t be making a splashy addition to their bullpen. The Twins fall into that category.
In 2020, Minnesota’s bullpen was the unheralded strength of a division-winning team. The Twins’ relief corps was fifth in the majors by park- and league-adjusted FIP and ERA, and their relievers posted the majors’ third-best strikeout-to-walk ratio. But two of their best relievers from last year Trevor May and Matt Wisler have left via free agency. With their starting lineup and rotation mostly carrying over from last year, replacing them both should be a high priorit