Royals manager Ned Yost sat behind the desk in his cozy Guaranteed Rate Field office and heaved a sigh of relief.
Baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline had passed an hour earlier, at 3 p.m., and Yost’s team was one of two in the American League Central division that didn’t have to fret much over it. Neither the Royals nor White Sox made last-minute, trade-related changes to the lineup.
“I mean, it’s not like the deadline is staring you in the eye,” Yost said. “Can forget about it now.”
In fact, the only moves made shuffled pieces on the Royals roster: They placed outfielder Brian Goodwin on the disabled list because of a left groin strain and transferred Cheslor Cuthbert, who has been inactive since May 19 because of a lower back strain, to the 60-day disabled list to clear room on the 40-man roster for the arrival of Class AAA Omaha first baseman Ryan O’Hearn.