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A year after establishing himself with a strong second half, Scott Barlow had a strange September for the KC Royals.
Lost amid the turmoil of the months following the KC Royals’ 2017 season was the acquisition of a shaggy-haired starting pitcher. While the club and fans fretted over the free agency of Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, Lorenzo Cain and Alcides Escobar, the Royals quietly signed free agent Scott Barlow, a veteran of six minor league seasons and a campaign forfeited to Tommy John surgery while with the Dodgers’ organization. The move didn’t make many headlines.