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Giants, Red Sox Among Teams Eyeing Royals[/h1]
By
Ben Nicholson-Smith [June 28 at 9:37pm CST]
The Giants and Red Sox are among the teams eyeing Royals players, according to
Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star. Royals GM Dayton Moore is willing to listen to offers, but anticipating the return for the likes of
David DeJesus and
Jose Guillen is difficult, even for those in the team’s front office.
Dutton reports that the Giants have interest in Guillen on the condition that the Royals absorb most of the $6.3MM or so remaining on his contract. Earlier today,
ESPN.com’s Buster Olney reported that the Royals are looking to move Guillen and are willing to pick up most of his salary in a trade, but Moore insists that the Royals are not actively looking to trade. Two rival scouts told Dutton that the Royals say they will take on a considerable amount of Guillen’s salary, so it doesn’t appear that Guillen would be tough to obtain.
If the Royals decide to start selling aggressively, they could discuss
Mike Aviles and
Willie Bloomquist with the Red Sox, who see the infielders as candidates to fill in while
Dustin Pedroia's fractured left foot heals.
The Red Sox are considering infielders and
had some interest in Adam Everett before Pedroia's injury. One scout said
Kyle Farnsworth could appeal to teams as a reliever if the Royals decide to part with him.
The first sentence in the second paragraph speaks so many volumes about the Giants.
