In my last installment of “Playing Picollo,” I made a series of trades to reshape the Royals’ roster, leaving me with about $40 million to spend in free agency. The bullpen remains the biggest need, but there are still holes…
Jeremy Greco outlines his hypothetical offseason plan acting as Kansas City Royals general manager J.J. Picollo with $40 million to spend in free agency. Rather than pursuing Seiya Suzuki, the writer proposes a trade sending Seth Lugo to the Houston Astros for Tatsuya Imai before targeting pitching and outfield depth to complete the roster.
Greco proposes signing free agents Adrián Morejón for three years and $45 million, Steven Okert for two years and $16 million, Taylor Ward for one year and $10 million, and Hiromi Itoh for three years and $30 million. The writer argues this strategy properly strengthens the bullpen and addresses roster holes within the team's payroll limits.
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