On the night Mike Moustakas was flipped to the Milwaukee Brewers, the main attention of the deadline deal on the Royals side went to outfielder Brett Phillips. This wasn’t wrong or anything, as he was only months removed from being a top 100 prospect, a recent rarity for this organization. Little of the attention went to the arm the Royals had acquired in that deal, righty reliever Jorge Lopez. A former top 100 prospect himself, a casual baseball fan wouldn’t be too excited about the acquisition, seeing that he had owned a 5.
Jorge Lopez is one intriguing starter
