Kansas City Royals pitcher Blaine Boyer was activated from the 60-day disabled list on Sunday and assigned to the bullpen. Boyer had been DLed since May due to a strained back, and he took the place of Glenn Sparkman who was optioned to Triple-A Omaha. The 37-year-old was absolutely atrocious to start the season, so the hope is that he was so bad due to the injury. Either way, he shouldn't be owned by fantasy players for now and should be buried in the depth chart of those who would take on any kind of important role.
Free-agent relief pitcher Blaine Boyer signed to a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals, including an invitation to spring training. Boyer, 36, posted a 4.35 ERA in 32 appearances for the Red Sox last season with 33 strikeouts and 14 walks in 41 1/3 innings. He has appeared in 426 games over his 11-year career, almost all of them as a middle reliever. Boyer should have a decent chance of making the Royals major league bullpen out of camp, assuming he pitches up to his best abilities during spring training.
