The Kansas City Royals have officially acquired Athletics utilityman Ben Zobrist, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, for young pitchers Aaron Brooks and Sean Manaea.
The deal delivers the second major rental piece Kansas City has acquired this summer, as the Royals already got Johnny Cueto from the Reds. Kansas City has now dealt five pitching prospects to get these deals done, showing they are firmly committed to winning this year after making a surprising World Series run last year.
Zobrist is a utility player than play seemingly every position on the field, and the Royals plan to use him that way.