The Royals have added a position player to their major-league roster for the first time this offseason.
And he plays nearly all of them.
The Royals signed Chris Owings to a one-year contract Wednesday, the team announced. Owings, 27, has seen considerable time in both the infield and outfield over his six-year career with the Diamondbacks, the club that drafted him out of high school with the No. 41 overall pick in 2009.
His career splits are .250/.291/.378. He endured a career-worst .206 average in 2018, hitting four home runs in 281 at-bats. He has reached double digits in stolen bases in four straight seasons, one of 26 players in the majors to achieve that qualification.