Welcome back to the Kings of Kauffman 2020 KC Royals Preseason Player Previews. Our writers are breaking down 30 players throughout the next month; we’ll analyze how each fared last season, discuss projections for 2020, and offer commentary about both. Up for today is relief pitcher Trevor Rosenthal.
The KC Royals have become Trevor Rosenthal‘s baseball lifeline, providers of perhaps his last chance to recapture the form that just a few years ago made him one of the best closers in the game.
Signed to a minor league contract that will pay him at least $2 million if he makes good on KC’s invitation to Spring Training and lands a Royal trip to the majors, Rosenthal is coming off a 2019 season best termed horrific.