The word around baseball is that outfielder Reggie Sanders cleared waivers earlier this month but pitcher Mark Redman did not. Teams are prohibited from openly discussing the matter.
If true, it means the Royals can trade Sanders, 38, to any team over the season’s remaining weeks. The Mets are believed to have some interest if they fail to pry Shawn Green from Arizona.
Sanders’ former team, the Cardinals, signed Houston castoff Preston Wilson on Friday as a precaution while Jim Edmonds recovers from the effects of post-concussion syndrome.
The Royals are top heavy with outfielders, but the chief hurdle in any possible trade is Sanders’ contract: a prorated portion of $5 million for the rest of this year and $5 million for next season.
That’s a sizable risk for a team to take for someone who is batting .248 with just one homer and 12 RBIs in his last 118 at-bats.
“He could still help a team,” an opposing scout said, “but it would have to be the right fit. He can’t be ‘the guy’ anymore.”
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Sanders might be tradable
Sanders might be tradable
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