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Finding a trade partner for Michael A. Taylor

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It remains to be seen whether J.J. Picollo will be more transactional than Dayton Moore, but one clear move the team could make this off-season is to trade centerfielder Michael A. Taylor. Taylor has been a pretty valuable pickup for the Royals since signing with them before the 2021 season, playing Gold Glove-caliber defense in a ballpark that requires a ballhawk. But with the emergence of Drew Waters and Kyle Isbel, the 31-year-old Taylor seems like a poor fit for a team trying to go young, something Jim Bowden at The Athletic pointed out in an article on American League team needs, writing, “don’t be surprised if they end up trading center fielder Michael A.