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Félix Bautista’s injury could force Royals to confront this trade reality

With the closer market jolted—will the Royals cash in on their closer's peak value?

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While a recent hot streak might have the Kansas City Royals hoping that they can be buyers, an injury to Félix Bautista might have made the price tag for Carlos Estévez too high for GM J.J. Picollo to ignore.

Bautista, the Baltimore Orioles' closer who was expected to be one of, if not the top, closers on the trade market ahead of the July 31 deadline, has been shut down for the time being with a shoulder injury.