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Wednesday, June 1st , 2039
Traded 34-year old SS TJ Pompey (retaining 55%) and 23-year old minor league 1B Tilmão Antnia to the Colorado Rockies, getting 31-year old 2B Jeff Dost and $20,000,000 in cash in return.
Optioned SS Nate Williams to Triple A Omaha.
Placed 2B Jeff Dost on the active roster.
A big move for the Royals on the first day of the month as TJ Pompey, injured twice already for the season and hitting free agency at the end of the year, is packaged with organisational piece Tilmão Antnia to bring in a new defensive centrefielder in Jeff Dost plus cash. Dost can play across the infield or at CF and will be tasked with replacing Drew Burress who has regressed and put up -8.5 ZR for the season.
Minor League News
June's Batter of the Month has been announced by the Midwest League. This month's trophy was presented to the Quad Cities second baseman, Gilberto Matos.
He starred by hitting .371 with a .462 on-base percentage, totaled 33 hits in 89 at-bats, 7 home runs, 20 RBIs and scored 21 runs.
So far in 2039 Matos is batting .289 with 13 home runs, 45 RBIs and 43 runs scored. He has 74 hits in 256 at-bats and a .381 OBP.