March 24 : Canha was officially added to the 40-man today, as announced Isiah Kiner-falefa Jersey by the Royals. No corresponding move was nece sary because they had several vacancies, with their 40-man count now at 38. March 21 : The Brewers are trading first baseman/outfielder to the Royals, Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman of The New York Post. According to Anne Rogers of , Milwaukee receives a player to be named or cash in return. Canha signed a minor league deal with the Brewers last month. As MLBTRs Steve Adams wrote yesterday, the 10-year veteran is one of a number of players who could soon of that contract if not added to the major league roster. Kansas City evidently was more willing to carry him on the MLB club, as Rogers notes that Canha will join their bench. Theyll need to add him to the 40-man roster by next Thursday. Hell lock in a $1.4MM base salary for this season. The Royals have looked for a right-handed bat to add some balance to their outfield. They reportedly offered a major league contract a few weeks ago, but he declined in search of a $3MM guarantee. Canha will now take that role after combining for a .242/.344/.346 slash between the Tigers and Giants last season. His numbers have trended down in three consecutive years, but he still takes plenty of walks while putting the ball in play a little more often than the average hitter. Canha hits left-handed pitching well. He owns a .258/.356/.419 line acro s nearly 500 plate appearances against southpaws over the last three seasons. He should take a few at-bats from and could spell at first base against lefty pitching. Kansas City didnt get much out of righty-swinging in right field last season, either, so Canha could factor in there too in le s of a strict platoon role. Tristan Gray Jersey