Kevin Kouzmanoff spent part of last season at Triple-A and he’ll begin this season back in the minors, as the Royals sent him down as part of their latest round of cuts.
Kouzmanoff hasn’t been the same since the Padres traded him in January of 2010, which is odd because calling pitcher-friendly Petco Park home in San Diego always hurt his raw production quite a bit.
He was traded to the A’s and hit just .242 with a .666 OPS in 189 games, was even worse in limited action with the Rockies after that, and couldn’t win a spot on the Royals’ bench this spring.
He’s still just 30 years old and Kouzmanoff crushed Triple-A pitching last year, but at this point he fits best as a platoon corner infielder and the Royals weren’t going to bench Eric Hosmer or Mike Moustakas versus lefties.
