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AL Notes: McBroom, Tuivailala, Choi

By Steve Adams | March 23, 2020 at 8:10am CDT

Royals first baseman Ryan McBroom caught the eye of Mike Matheny before Kansas City even acquired him and before Matheny was the team’s manager, writes Alec Lewis of The Athletic in an interesting profile of the 27-year-old (subscription required). Matheny, a special advisor with the Royals last year, was taking in a Red Sox Triple-A game to watch his son, Tate; Boston’s Triple-A club was playing the Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate, and Matheny happened to catch the Scranton club on a night when McBroom blasted two of the 26 long balls he hit in Triple-A last year. Two days later — and not through any recommendation of his own — Matheny was further surprised when the Royals acquired McBroom from the Yankees. As Lewis details, McBroom’s play following a September call-up and a very strong spring have positioned him to occupy a bench spot with the Royals at the very least.

Some more news from around the American League..

  • It was something of a surprise to see the Mariners cut ties with right-handed reliever Sam Tuivailala last week, but Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times writes that shoulder fatigue has troubles 27-year-old since last year. The issue began while Tuivailala was rehabbing from a torn Achilles, and it culminated this spring with an alarming velocity drop. Tuivailala, who averaged 96.4 mph on his heater with the Cardinals in 2015 and 95.2 mph in his last mostly healthy season (2018) sat 85-86 mph and didn’t top 88 mph on the radar gun this spring, per Divish. Because he’s out of minor league options, the Mariners wouldn’t have been able to send him down to the minor leagues to build up arm strength, either.
  • Rays first baseman Ji-Man Choi will fly back to his native South Korea this week, writes Jee-ho Yoo of the Yonhap News Agency. Choi will quarantine himself for the first two weeks of his return but then plans to begin working out with his brother, who runs a training facility in their hometown. That facility will be closed until early April as South Korea endeavors to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, but if able to reopen, that would seemingly provide Choi a better avenue to prepare for the season than he has in Florida, where both Tropicana Field and the Rays’ spring complex are closed. Since being acquired in a 2018 trade with the Brewers (which sent Brad Miller to Milwaukee), Choi has batted a combined .263/.365/.472 with 27 home runs, 32 doubles and three triples in 676 plate appearances (125 OPS+).
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  1. whyhayzee

    5 years ago

    The Royals will sweep the yankees now that they have McBroom.

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  2. Maurice Lock

    5 years ago

    Buyer beware on anything Matheny likes.

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    • rememberthecoop

      5 years ago

      This.

      Reply
  3. bobtillman

    5 years ago

    McBroom is what Ronnie’s employees use to sweep the lobby.

    Reply
  4. whyhayzee

    5 years ago

    Good luck to Choi. South Korea has done a pretty good job so far. Not a bad move to go home.

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  5. dave huth

    5 years ago

    Why did the Brewers ever get rid of Choi! He was the best guy on the organization, besides Chi Chi Gonzalez.The Brewers would have won it all.

    Reply
    • marcoL

      5 years ago

      Too many 1st basemen; Braun, Aguila, Thames,

      Reply
      • RedFraggle

        5 years ago

        Too many roid users also.

        Reply
  6. Dorothy_Mantooth

    5 years ago

    The McBroom is on the $1-$2-$3 value menu

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    • dynamite drop in monty

      5 years ago

      Hah I’m bristling with laughter

      Reply
      • painterman360

        5 years ago

        I won’t be able to sweep that comment under the rug

        Reply
  7. rememberthecoop

    5 years ago

    He reminds me of a Cubs prospect many years ago by the name of Hee Sop Choi (sp?). Man, Inthought he was going to be good, had power and patience. But never panned out. Funny the things that remain in the membrane.

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    • dynamite drop in monty

      5 years ago

      Wasn’t he traded straight up for Derrek Lee once

      Reply
    • vtadave

      5 years ago

      * Dodger legend Hee Seop Choi

      Reply
  8. dynamite drop in monty

    5 years ago

    No reason MCBROOM shouldn’t be batting cleanup

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    • painterman360

      5 years ago

      Good one

      Reply
  9. YankeesBleacherCreature

    5 years ago

    Remember when you can walk to your gym in shorts and jacket in below freezing weather to get in a workout or take a spin class? Now you have to fly halfway around the world to use an elliptical machine.

    Reply
  10. Revbdubs

    5 years ago

    What do you call McBroom’s glove?

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    • Revbdubs

      5 years ago

      The dustpan. Obviously.

      Reply
  11. jimmertee

    5 years ago

    Ryan McBroom!!!! He is a legend.

    He was actually traded to the Yankees by the Jays for none other than the equally legendary Rob Refsnyder. That’s right.

    Another one of the excellent Shapiro/Atkins moves.

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