Royals interested in Mench

The Kansas City Star is reporting that the Royals are showing interest in, free agent outfielder, Kevin Mench.

Mench’s effectiveness against left handers would make him a good fit with the Royals as either a part-time designated hitter or spelling some of their left handed hitting outfielders against some of the league’s tougher lefties. Mench has a lifetime .304 average (.924 OPS) against left handers, and finished last year batting .314 against them, with a .901 OPS.

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  1. […] first talked about the Rangers interest in Mench about a week ago, but it seems as if the Royals have started pursuing the veteran outfielder, as […]

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