From trades to lineup, Kansas City Royals’ makeover is underway. What’s next? Podcast
Not a bad day for the Kansas City Royals on Monday. The team picked up two victories against the Detroit Tigers and three players from the Atlanta Braves. We discuss the haul and more on today’s SportsBeat KC podcast with beat writer Lynn Worthy.
The Royals didn’t surrender a player in the trade, giving up a competitive balance round draft pick, No. 35 overall, in exchange for three minor league players. The closest to the majors is center fielder Drew Waters, who has been added to the 40-man roster and assigned to Triple-A Omaha.
The deal prompts some questions: What does the deal say about the center field position going forward? And why surrender a draft pick?
Also, as the Royals look to the future, rookies occupied the top three spots in the batting order for the second game on Monday, and produced in a big way.
A couple of veterans also were in the news. Whit Merrifield’s club-record games played streak is over, and Andrew Benintendi is the team’s much-deserved All-Star selection. We discuss it all on SportsBeat KC.
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