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2020 Rotation Prediction
- Brad Keller
- Mike Montgomery
- Jakob Junis
- Brett Anderson (free agent)
- Jonathan Loaisiga (trade) or Jose De Leon (trade)
Bullpen
- Daniel Hudson (free agent) – Closer
- Arodys Vizcaino (free agent) – 8th inning or later
- Scott Barlow – 7th inning or later
- Francis Martes (trade) – after 80 game suspension
- Domingo Acevedo (trade/minor league free agent)
- Jesse Hahn (middle/late relief)
- Tim Hill (specialist/middle relief)
- Josh Staumont (middle relief)
- Jorge Lopez or Gabe Speier (long relief)
Look for the Royals to rebuild their bullpen and back-half of their rotation this offseason with trade acquisitions, free agency, and giving players a chance to develop. Danny Duffy and Ian Kennedy and their remaining contracts may be moved this offseason to open up roster spots for the proposed acquisitions.