SportsBeat KC podcast: How will new pitchers Zack Greinke, Amir Garrett help Royals?
Zack Greinke spent his first seven major league seasons with the Royals, the team that drafted and developed him, and now he’ll be in Kansas City for season No. 19.
The Royals signed Greinke to a one-year, $13 million deal this week, but that wasn’t the team’s only mound move. They also traded starter Mike Minor to the Cincinnati Reds for reliever Amir Garrett.
How will this moves impact the Royals? Star columnists Vahe Gregorian and Sam McDowell break it down on SportsBeat KC, the Kansas City Star’s sports podcast. The show started as a Royals SportsBeat Live.
Story links:
Sam McDowell: Zack Greinke’s return to KC is more than a nice story. It reveals the Royals’ plans
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This story was originally published March 17, 2022 at 1:32 PM with the headline "SportsBeat KC podcast: How will new pitchers Zack Greinke, Amir Garrett help Royals?."