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As Friday’s major league trade deadline gets closer and closer, the KC Royals haven’t done much in terms of making deals. Yes, they did acquire Joel Payamps from the Blue Jays but, other than that, the club has chosen to stand pat while rumors continue to swirl around Whit Merrifield and Danny Duffy.
But there is another Royal beginning to show up in trade speculation—Carlos Santana.
Santana signed a two-year deal with the Royals in December, and has performed as expected. He doesn’t stand out in some ways as much as fellow offseason acquisition Andrew Benintendi, but he’s certainly done what the Royals want him to do.