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Friday, July 1st , 2039
Optioned RP Jeremy Miller to Triple A Omaha.
Purchased the contract of RP Eric Jones from Triple A Omaha.
Saturday, July 2nd , 2039
SS Jeremy Rogerson was injured while running the bases. The diagnosis is not yet known.
Monday, July 4th , 2039
SS Jeremy Rogerson diagnosed with a fractured knee, will miss 5-6 months.
Traded 23-year old minor league RHP Kevin Blueitt, 19-year old minor league C Luis Abril, 25-year old minor league SS Nate Williams, and 19-year old minor league RF Juan Rosales to the San Francisco Giants, getting 35-year old SS Sincere Latin (retaining 25%) in return.
Optioned 3B Edgar Cavazos to Triple A Omaha.
Purchased the contract of CF Chase Standberry from Triple A Omaha.
Wednesday, July 6th , 2039
RP Luis Dillard was designated for assignment and placed on waivers.
Saturday, July 16th , 2039
SS Sincere Latin was injured while running the bases. The Diagnosis: recurring back spasms. He's expected to miss about 4-5 weeks.
Traded 24-year old minor league LF Josh Hatfield and 22-year old minor league LF Alejandro Huron to the Chicago Cubs, getting 31-year old SS Bruce Zglinicki (retaining 50%) in return.
Saturday, July 30th , 2039
Sent LF Enny Mijhail Van Dyke to Triple A Omaha for injury rehab.
Optioned RP Brad Demarest to Triple A Omaha.
Purchased the contract of RP Dan Acton from Triple A Omaha.
Traded 24-year old RHP Pat Burch to the Cincinnati Reds, getting 23-year old RHP Phil Peeples and 20-year old minor league LHP C.J. Frazee in return.
Placed SP Phil Peeples on the active roster.
Injuries led to several knee jerk trades by the Royals in trade deadline month. Losing Jeremy Rogerson for the remainder of the season was a huge blow and may signal the end of Rogerson’s time the Royals.
Kansas City moved quickly to bring in elite SS Sincere Latin from the Giants, the cost of which was SS Nate Williams, along with several young prospects. This solidification of the infield defensively allowed the Royals to call up Chase Standberry for the first time, with the young outfielder likely to be starting in CF before the end of the season.
As is always a risk with a veteran the Royals then lost Latin for a month and feeling the pressure from the Guardians in the race decided to go back to the SS market, bringing in All-Star Bruce Zglincki, although only paying half his salary. The cost was trade acquisition Josh Hatfield and former International Amateur signing Alejandro Huron.
Finally, approaching trade deadline the Royals moved on from flyball pitcher Pat Burch, which may be a long term mistake but the Royals are confident of getting 2039 value from Phil Peeples with C.J. Frazee a nice bonus in the trade.
Minor League News
The International League announced the winner of the Pitcher of the Month Award for July.
It went to Jonathan DePalmer of Omaha for his outstanding 4-0 record and 1.55 ERA.
DePalmer also chalked up 4 starts, 29 innings and 29 strikeouts.
This season, DePalmer shows a 8-6 record in 20 games, 124.1 innings, 111 strikeouts, and a 3.62 ERA.