On Sunday, March 1 the Royals announced the signing of left handed starter to Bruce Chen. Chen will pitch for Panama in the Wolrd Baseball Classic, then is expected to report to minor league camp for the Royals.

Nothing to complain about here and Chen will most likely just add some minor league depth at starter. Chen could feasibly get the big league call if the injury bug bites the big league club hard, or if he seems to have found his old form. In 2005, Chen has a 3.83 ERA with 13 wins for the Orioles. I doubt that Chen will wind up being the lefty starter for the rotation, but my only question is if Horacio Ramirez gets a chance, what is the harm with giving Chen one?