The Royals have signed slugger Franmil Reyes to a minor league deal, according to MLB.com reporter Anne Rogers. The 27-year-old hit .221/.273/.365 with 14 home runs in 118 games with the Guardians and Cubs last year, but had two 30+ home run seasons in his career.
Reyes began his career with the Padres but was traded to Cleveland in a three-way trade in July of 2019. He hit a career-high 37 home runs that year between the two teams, then smacked 30 home runs with the Guardians in 2021 with a career-best OPS of .828. But Cleveland placed him on waivers in August of 2022 after he got off to a poor start, and he finished the year with the Cubs.