The Royals are aggressively looking for pitching this offseason and have established a number of targets.

They have been linked to the Red Sox in reported trade talks involving Jon Lester and are also interested in R.A. Dickey.

Kansas City recently offered Ryan Dempster a two-year, $26 million contract in free agency, but they dropped out when the bidding for his services escalated.

They also offered $4.5 million for one year to Scott Feldman before he accepted a $6 million deal from the Cubs.