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Setup role on Royals open with Tejeda on DL

Losing Robinson Tejeda, who held the setup status in the Royals’ bullpen, leaves that role open at the moment. “They’re still defining themselves down there,” manager Ned Yost said. “I use Nate Adcock more as a long guy right now. Everybody else has been so good down here. The whole idea is try to keep [...]

Gregor headed to Royals’ Triple-A affiliate

Outfielder Gregor Blanco has cleared waivers and has been assigned outright to Triple-A Omaha, the Royals announced on Wednesday. Blanco lost the fifth outfield job to rookie Jarrod Dyson, and because he was out of options had to go through waivers before he was sent to the Minors. In Spring Training, Blanco hit .233 in [...]