Gee, who has been working in long relief for the Royals since being recalled June 11, is a candidate to replace Chris Young in the rotation for Sunday's start against Seattle, the Kansas City reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Royals have not revealed their plans for Sunday, but Young's ongoing struggles have left the team in a difficult spot, as the organizational depth reinforcements-- Kris Medlen and Mike Minor -- are working back from injury. An official announcement from manager Ned Yost will likely come down ahead of the weekend series with Seattle, but Gee has been a much better fit as a reliever (2.91 ERA, .765 OPS against) than he was during his four-start run as a starter (6.05 ERA, .985 OPS against) for the Royals earlier this season.