Kansas City is proud to announce its 16 protected players for the upcoming season....
Xander Bogaerts
Carlos Carrasco
Yoenis Cespedes
C.J. Cron
Scott Feldman
Kevin Gausman
Josh Hamilton
Caleb Joseph
Jason Kipnis
Corey Kluber
Tommy Milone
Marcus Semien
George Springer
Huston Street
Mark Trumbo (returning as my NL protected player)
Jurickson Profar (no card...again)
Cuts
J.P. Arencibia
Hank Conger
Allen Craig
Matt Dominguez
Matt Dominguez
Charlie Furbush
Craig Gentry
Jake Petricka
Nick Swisher
Junichi Tazawa
Josh Tomlin
Dayan Viciedo
Yu Darvish Keeper
Alex Cobb
Wanted to end with a couple words on the departure of Nick Swisher. "Swisher Sweets" is a classic Butcher and will be missed. He wraps up his career in KC amongst the team's all-time leaders in several categories...
4th in Games (818)
5th in At Bats (2710)
5th in Runs (381)
6th in Hits (640)
4th in RBIs (398)
4th in Doubles (149)
2nd in HR's (113)
1st in Walks (405)
1st in Strikeouts (710)
First heard of Swisher when I read Moneyball and he was Billy Beane's coveted prospect for the 2002 draft. Followed his career from his stoner hippie time in Oakland, through his clean-cut New York Yankee period, his zany time in Cleveland, and even through a couple of cameo appearances on How I Met Your Mother (spoiler alert: he was NOT the mother). Never quite developed into a perennial all-star, but was a very solid player with several excellent years in KC. Farewell, Nick Swisher, thank you for your service, all of Kansas City salutes you!
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