The Royals have shuffled their outfield today as outfielder Drew Waters makes his return from the bereavement list. Outfielder Edward Olivares has been optioned to Triple-A, while outfielder Bubba Thompson was claimed off waivers.
Waters, 24, has not played since August 9. Waters has been rather underwhelming at the dish this season, failing to follow up on a strong rookie campaign last year with a slash line of .237/.297/.405, good for a 89 wRC+. He’s been better since the All-Star break, producing a 107 wRC+ in that span, albeit while striking out just shy of a third of the time.