In the last few days the Royals traded away Michael A. Taylor and Adalberto Mondesi for three pitchers, all high strikeout, high walk relievers. Neither Taylor nor Mondesi was a particularly good hitter:

Kansas City once saw Mondesi as a foundational player in its rebuild, and he looked the part in the 2018 and 2019 seasons, hitting for power and stealing 75 bases with his elite speed. For him to be packaged with a player to be named later and return only a reliever illustrates how far Mondesi’s stock has fallen. Over his seven seasons, Mondesi’s career line is .244/.280/.408 with 38 home runs and 133 stolen bases.

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Taylor’s value lay entirely in his defense. The Royals offense generated 3.95 runs per game in 2022, one of four AL teams below four runs per game. This is an addition by subtraction move. Offensively, the Royals can replace these players at the league minimum. With luck, the replacements actually hit better, and the offense improves.

The article indicates Hunter Dozier might be next, and that move would fit the narrative as well.