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The Royals have had a mini-reunion of their championship days this season with Jarrod Dyson and Wade Davis rejoining a team that already had Greg Holland, Salvador Perez, and Danny Duffy. Alex Gordon and Kelvin Herrera retired this off-season, but you can find other members of that team around the league with Eric Hosmer playing for a loaded Padres club, Mike Moustakas slamming home runs for Cincinnati, and Lorenzo Cain still playing great defense in Milwaukee. Hey, even Christian Colón is back in Kansas City, albeit with the independent league Monarchs.
Where can you find all the former Royals around baseball? I compiled a list that includes players that either appeared in a big league game for the Royals, or minor leaguers who began their career in the Royals organization. Minor league rosters have not yet been set, so not all of these players will end up on a roster when play begins in May.
Former Royals hitters
| Player | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Status |
| Almonte, Abraham | Braves | Minors |
| Butera, Drew | Rangers | Minors |
| Cain, Lorenzo | Brewers | MLB |
| Cordero, Franchy | Red Sox | MLB |
| Cuthbert, Cheslor | Reds | Minors |
| Eibner, Brett | Marlins | Minors |
| Fernandez, Xavier | White Sox | Minors |
| Franco, Maikel | Orioles | MLB |
| Gigliotti, Michael | Rays | Minors |
| Goins, Ryan | Braves | Minors |
| Goodwin, Brian | Pirates | Minors |
| Gore, Terrance | Braves | Minors |
| Graterol, Juan | Blue Jays | Minors |
| Hamilton, Billy | White Sox | MLB |
| Hernandez, Elier | Rangers | Minors |
| Hosmer, Eric | Padres | MLB |
| Hudgins, Chris | Orioles | Minors |
| Jay, Jon | Angels | Minors |
| Lee, Khalil | Mets | Minors |
| Lopez, Jack | Red Sox | Minors |
| Maldonado, Martín | Astros | MLB |
| Martinez, Jose | Mets | MLB (IL) |
| Moustakas, Mike | Reds | MLB |
| Myers, Wil | Padres | MLB |
| Owings, Chris | Rockies | MLB (IL) |
| Pena, Francisco | Athletics | Minors |
| Phillips, Brett | Rays | MLB |
| Piña, Manny | Brewers | MLB |
| Reynolds, Matt | White Sox | Minors |
| Ruiz, Esteuy | Padres | Minors |
| Schwindel, Frank | Athletics | Minors |
| Vizcaino, Vance | Cubs | Minors |
As for pitchers, you can still find Johnny Cueto doing the shimmy-shake in San Francisco, Zack Greinke is putting the finishing touches on a Hall of Fame career in Houston, and Trevor Cahill suckered found another team to sign him in Pittsburgh.
Former Royals pitchers
| Pitcher | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | Team | Status |
| Adam, Jason | Cubs | MLB |
| Alexander, Scott | Dodgers | MLB |
| Barnes, Jacob | Mets | MLB |
| Bender, Anthony | Marlins | Minors |
| Boxberger, Brad | Brewers | MLB |
| Cahill, Trevor | Pirates | MLB |
| Cueto, Johnny | Giants | MLB |
| Ellis, Chris | Rays | Minors |
| Farrell, Luke | Twins | Minors |
| Feliz, Neftali | Phillies | Minors |
| Fillmyer, Heath | Diamondbacks | Minors |
| Finnegan, Brandon | Reds | Minors |
| Garabito, Gerson | Giants | Minors |
| Gaviglio, Sam | Rangers | Minors |
| Gomez, Ofreidy | White Sox | Minors |
| Gonzalez, Kelvin | Rangers | Minors |
| Goudeau, Ashton | Dodgers | Minors |
| Greinke, Zack | Astros | MLB |
| Hardy, Blaine | Brewers | Minors |
| Harvey, Matt | Orioles | MLB |
| Hendriks, Liam | White Sox | MLB |
| Hill, Tim | Padres | MLB |
| Kennedy, Ian | Rangers | MLB |
| Lopez, Jorge | Orioles | MLB |
| Manaea, Sean | Athletics | MLB |
| Marte, Yunior | Giants | Minors |
| McCarthy, Kevin | Red Sox | Minors |
| McKay, David | Tigers | Minors |
| Mills, Alec | Cubs | MLB |
| Mitchell, Josh | Twins | Minors |
| Montgomery, Mike | Yankees | Minors |
| Odorizzi, Jake | Astros | MLB |
| Patton, Spencer | Rangers | Minors |
| Peralta, Wily | Tigers | Minors |
| Puckett, A.J. | Braves | Minors |
| Reed, Cody | Rays | MLB |
| Romero, Enny | Dodgers | Minors |
| Rosenthal, Trevor | Athletics | MLB (IL) |
| Selman, Sam | Giants | Minors |
| Smith, Burch | Athletics | MLB (IL) |
| Smith, Will | Braves | MLB |
| Soria, Joakim | Braves | MLB (IL) |
| Sparkman, Glenn | Twins | Minors |
| Strahm, Matt | Padres | MLB (IL) |