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Updated Dec 11, 2009 6:01 AM ET
     
 
--LHP Edgar Osuna, 22, was the fourth overall selection by the Royals in the Rule 5 draft. Osuna was 4-4 with a 3.72 ERA in 13 games with Class AA Mississippi and 3-6 with a 4.33 ERA in 14 starts with High-A Myrtle Beach in 2009 in the Braves' farm system. Osuna will be given an opportunity to be in the rotation, which lacks a left-hander, but could be used out of the bullpen

--C Jason Kendall, who is a free agent, appears close to accepting a two-year contract from the Royals. Kendall, 34, hit .241 in 134 games last season with the Brewers. He is the son of former Royals bullpen coach Fred Kendall. With Miguel Olivo, who was the Royals' No. 1 catcher last year, a free agent and likely signing elsewhere, the Royals are looking to upgrade there.

--LHP Noel Arguelles, a 20-year-old Cuban defector with a 92-94 mph fastball, has agreed to a $7 million five-year contract with the Royals. General manager Dayton Moore, however, is reluctant to verify the signing as the club waits on his PI Visa for a non-immigrant that allows foreign players to compete in the United States. It could take a few weeks to complete the process for Arguelles to come to the United States and pass a physical. If he clears by spring training, he would likely start the season with the Royals' Class A Wilmington (Del.) club in the Carolina League.

--LHP Mark Mulder, who missed last season after having shoulder surgery, is on the Royals' radar while attempting a comeback. Mulder, who went 21-8 in 2001 with the Athletics and is a two-time American League All-Star, would likely be offered a contract heavily laden with incentives on making the big league club and innings or games pitched. Mulder has not pitched a full season in the majors since 2005 while with the Cardinals. He started 2006 with a 5-1 record before six straight bad starts because of a sore shoulder. He needed rotator cuff surgery and pitched few innings in 2007-08 and none last year.

--CF Brett Gardner has attracted trade talk from the Royals. Gardner is expendable after the Yankees acquired CF Curtis Granderson from the Tigers in a three-team deal. The Royals are looking for a speedy center fielder. Gardner hit .270 with 26 stolen bases in 108 games last season for the Yankees.

BY THE NUMBERS: 2 -- Left-handers, Edgar Osuna and Dusty Hughes, on the Royals' 40-man roster. Osuna, a Rule 5 pickup, has never pitched above Class AA, while Hughes was 0-2 with a 5.14 ERA in eight games, including one start, as a 2009 September call-up for his first big league action.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "It's just unpredictable. I wouldn't be surprised if we got something done (in the next few days) or if we didn't get something done and two weeks from now, we're in the same boat." -- Royals general manager Dayton Moore on acquiring a catcher and center fielder to fill holes.
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