Out with the new, in with the old. That's how the saying goes right? Well not exactly, but that's precisely what the Kansas City Royals did on Tuesday afternoon.
To make room on the roster for 45-year-old veteran starter Rich Hill's historic return to the major leagues, the Royals had to make room on both the 26-man active roster and the 40-man roster.
To no one's surprise, the recently promoted Andrew Hoffmann finds himself on his way back to Triple-A Omaha as the 26-man roster casualty, but it was former Royals Top 10 prospect - and current 25th overall prospect in the organization according to MLB Pipeline - Tyler Gentry who was designated for assignment in order for Kansas City to select Hill's contract from the minors, as per the team's official announcement.