Former World Champion OF Designated For Assignment by Kansas City Royals

Jackie Bradley Jr., who won a Gold Glove and a World Series title with the Boston Red Sox, has been designated for assignment by the Kansas City Royals.

The Kansas City Royals have designated outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. for assignment.

This means that they'll have seven days to trade, release or outright the veteran to the minors. It seems likely that he'll end up being released and will be able to test the free agent market again.

The following report from the Rotowire fantasy baseball portal echoes what we said:

The Royals designated Bradley for assignment Monday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.

ANALYSIS
Bradley was dropped from the 40-man roster after posting a disappointing .133/.188/.210 slash line with six extra-base hits, six RBI and 10 runs scored over 105 at-bats with the Royals this season. He will now either be claimed by another team, report to Triple-A Omaha or be released outright, the last of which would happen if he goes unclaimed and elects free agency instead of Omaha. The move clears a spot for outfielder Dairon Blanco, who had his contract selected from Triple-A on Monday.

Always known as a streaky hitter, Bradley wasn't able to put it together this season in Kansas City, where he signed right before the season began.

He's a lifetime .225 hitter across parts of 11 years with the Red Sox, Brewers, Blue Jays and Royals. He was named an All-Star in 2016 and won a Gold Glove in 2018. He helped the Red Sox win the World Series in 2018 when he paired with Mookie Betts and Andrew Benintendi to make one of the best young outfields in the league.

He has 109 career home runs and 449 career RBIs.

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