The Kansas City Royals have already made some early noise ahead of the July 31 MLB trade deadline, by acquiring utility man Adam Frazier from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.
It may be easy to think that trading for a rental option like Frazier might signal the Royals are in fact approaching this trade season as buyers, and perhaps they are. They're just three games under .500, sit only 4.5 games back of the final Wild Card spot, and are 8-4 so far to start the month of July.
However, as their weekend series with the New York Mets mildly exposed, plans can change on a dime.