Previously, I looked at the careers of players drafted by Cedric Tallis and the Royals in the 1968 expansion draft who never made much of an impact with the big-league club. In this piece, we’ll look at the careers of players on that 1969 team who were acquired by trade or free agency and never developed into key cogs in the Royals plan. Some of these players were youngsters who never panned out while others were aging veterans looking for one more day in the sun.
Luis Alcaraz
A native of Puerto Rico, Alcaraz was signed as an 18-year-old free agent by the Boston Braves in 1959.