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Royals Acquire RHP Nathan Karns from Seattle for OF Jarrod Dyson

The Royals have acquired RHP Nathan Karns from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for OF Jarrod Dyson.

Karns, 29, spent 2016 with the Mariners, going 6–2 with a 5.15 ERA (54 ER in 94.1 IP), including a 5–1 record with a 3.43 ERA (22 ER in 57.2 IP) through his first 10 starts. That stretch included a career-best five-game winning streak from April 15 to May 30. He recorded 9.64 SO/9 before the All-Star break, which ranked sixth in the American League (min. 85.0 IP).

He missed the last two months of the season after being placed on the 15-day DL with a lower back strain on July 30.