Yasiel Puig Rumors: Royals No longer Attracted to Signing Free-Agent OF to Contract

The Kansas Metropolis Royals reportedly are not attracted to signing free-agent outfielder Yasiel Puig, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network.

Heyman added that the Miami Marlins and New York Yankees, who had been “rumored to be in on Puig,” are not enthusiastic either.

The 30-one year-vulnerable outfielder’s final MLB action occurred for the interval of the 2019 season, when he conducted for the Cincinnati Reds before being traded to Cleveland. He had 24 home runs, a profession-excessive 84 RBI, a .267 batting common and .785 OPS. He also added a profession-excessive 19 stolen bases.

Puig neglected the complete 2020 season. He agreed to a one-one year deal with the Atlanta Braves on July 14, but he announced a obvious COVID-19 take a look at consequence three days later, nixing the contract.

Puig conducted the critical six years of his profession with the Los Angeles Dodgers, breaking into MLB with 19 home runs and a .925 OPS for the interval of his rookie one year in 2013. He done second within the National League Rookie of the Year vote casting within the relieve of Miami Marlins ace Jose Fernandez.

Alternatively, injuries (particularly strained hamstrings in 2015 and 2016) hampered his production for some distance of the remainder of his Dodgers profession. He did hit a profession-excessive 28 home runs in 2017 (alongside a .833 OPS) and added 23 extra in 2018 (with a .820 OPS).

The Dodgers traded Puig to the Reds in December 2018 in a seven-player deal. Puig enjoyed a vitality surge in Cincinnati with 22 home runs in only 100 games.

With the crew out of the playoff image, the Reds traded him to a contender in Cleveland, the achieve aside Puig hit two homers, knocked in 27 runners and hit .297.

Puig has also conducted 58 playoff games, hitting .280 with five home runs (two within the 2017 World Collection versus the Houston Astros) and 23 RBI.