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Royals Designate Dairon Blanco For Assignment

By Anthony Franco | June 3, 2022 at 4:25pm CDT

The Royals announced they’ve designated outfielder Dairon Blanco for assignment. Kansas City also reinstated center fielder Michael A. Taylor from the COVID-19 injured list, activated newly-acquired reliever Albert Abreu and optioned southpaw Foster Griffin to Triple-A Omaha.

Blanco spent about two weeks on the roster, coinciding with Taylor’s absence. The speedster picked up a pair of starts in center field and tallied his firsts seven big league plate appearances, collecting a pair of singles. Prior to his call-up, Blanco hit 113 times with the Storm Chasers and had a solid .263/.381/.442 slash line. The 29-year-old swiped 13 bases in only 31 games, hitting five home runs with an excellent 15% walk rate but a lofty 25.7% strikeout percentage.

Kansas City will have a week to trade Blanco or place him on waivers. A Cuba native, he didn’t make his affiliated debut until his age-25 season. His advanced age has diminished his prospect status, but he draws praise for blistering speed and has a solid track record in the upper minors.

Taylor returns after a couple weeks out of action, where he’ll presumably assume his standard everyday center field role. Signed to a two-year, $9MM extension shortly before he would’ve hit free agency last winter, he’s gotten off to a nice start this year. Taylor is hitting a roughly league average .238/.333/.337 with a pair of homers.

That kind of offensive production is more than sufficient considering his status as one of the sport’s top defensive outfielders. With the Royals at the bottom of the American League standings, Taylor could draw some trade interest this summer from contenders looking for center field help. He’s under cheap control through 2023, though, so the Royals won’t feel pressured to move him for a mediocre return.

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15 Comments

  1. TLB2001

    3 years ago

    You misspelled Carlos Santana.

    (Yes I’m going to keep posting this)

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    • Hardball 35

      3 years ago

      Maybe if Santana could get a hit, we might be able to spell his name correctly.

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  2. El Chupacabra

    3 years ago

    You also misspelled Ryan O’Hearn.

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    • Hardball 35

      3 years ago

      Maybe if O’Hearn could get a hit we could spell his name correctly

      Reply
  3. Tony B

    3 years ago

    Why does he need to be DFA’d? Why couldn’t he simply have been returned to Omaha?

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    • Ham Fighter

      3 years ago

      Probably not enough roster space. He would be a good pickup for another team great speed and defense

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    • DarkSide830

      3 years ago

      they didn’t get a 40 man exception it seems.

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      • TLB2001

        3 years ago

        Didn’t have room on 40-man for both Taylor and Blanco.

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        • zcoughlin

          3 years ago

          If only there were other guys on the 40-man roster who could go instead…

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        • zcoughlin

          3 years ago

          If only there were other players they could release instead of a 25-year-old who has at least one tool…

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        • Hardball 35

          3 years ago

          Santana, O’Hearn, eight pitchers. ect.

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          Reply
        • TLB2001

          3 years ago

          I have no defense for not releasing Carlos Santana or Ryan O’Hearn, but I’m also not losing any sleep over Dairon Blanco.

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  4. dano62

    3 years ago

    Cardinals come calling in four, three, two…

    Reply
  5. Jersey609

    3 years ago

    Phillies have an opening on their 40man and would be a great replacement for Roman Quinn on it

    Reply
  6. bigun

    3 years ago

    I think they needed a spot for Abreu.

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