Recent discussion surrounding Kansas City’s trade deadline strategy has eyes on its payroll. On Wednesday, during a discussion about the Royals possibly going after Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds, Bleacher Report’s Zachary D. Rymer let slip a suggestion about a Kansas City veteran. “The Royals are already operating with an escalated payroll, but they could shed Salvador Perez and his $22 million salary this winter,” Rymer wrote. “They could otherwise be confident that would be buying low on Reynolds, who still has a bunch of red on his Statcast profile.”