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3 players who could be on the chopping block if KC Royals acquire outfielder

The Kansas City Royals enter this year’s trade deadline with a rare luxury: clarity. Sure, they’re hovering on the fringes of the AL playoff race, the farm system doesn’t have a ton of expendable depth, and internal improvements are still needed—but at least the shopping list is short. They need an outfielder. Period.

It’s been a problem all season, and the promotion of top prospect Jac Caglianone hasn’t fixed much—if anything, it’s made things murkier. To the front office’s credit, they’ve turned over just about every internal stone. But those options haven’t panned out, and now the only real path forward is external help.