The Kansas City Royals have been making some serious moves over the past few days after a quiet spell at the Winter Meetings. They signed some much needed outfield help in Lane Thomas on Thursday and followed that up with shoring up their future by handing out a five-year extension to Maikel Garcia on Friday.
But amid these major acquisitions, the front office has also been active in their search for filling out their organizational depth, bringing in a pair of former major league veterans on minor league contracts; utility infielder Kevin Newman and right-handed pitcher José Cuas.