Tony Graffanino is a Royal again. The Royals plucked him off the waiver wire after the Red Sox placed him there. And how's this for irony? Chip Ambres, one of two players the Royals obtained from the Red Sox last July for Graffanino, was designated for assignmentI like having Tony in Royal blue again. He's a hard-working player who can handle the bat well and he's still a good fielder. But this pick up seems a little odd given where we were just a few months ago regarding the second base position. We traded for Esteban German and temporarily planned to start him at second. They we signed Mark Grudzielanek and deemed him the starter. Now we've signed Graf, with the idea of him playing a backup role (he played first, second, short, and third last year). Where does that leave German?
German has been logging time at third base this spring for the Royals and he's put up good numbers (.316, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 10 BB—which leads the team, and he's stolen 5 bases). He's 28. If he's not ready now—when will he be? Surely we won't keep him at third with our logjam there.
With Ambres temporarily out of the picture, the battle for the last outfield position comes down to Aaron Guiel and Shane Costa. Given the way that Guiel has played this spring, I think you've got to give him the job.
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