If the Royals want to add someone who can play all three outfield positions, has left-handed pop, will be good in the clubhouse and would be okay with being in a platoon, then they could look to Curtis Granderson, who they saw a lot of during the 2015 World Series.
Granderson has seen his playing time diminish lately this season with the emergence of Michael Conforto and Yoenis Cespedes getting back to health. Going into last night, in 94 games, he’s hit just .225 with a .780 OPS.
Granderson, like Cabrera in his the last year of his deal and is making $15 million this year. He’s done pretty well against lefties, hitting .247 against them thus far this year, so he could end up spelling Gordon in left field against southpaws in left field and back up the entire outfield. Not a bad fourth outfielder to have down the stretch.
Granderson isn’t what he once was, but the Royals don’t need him to be that guy were they to trade for him.