The elevator door pinged at 4:06 p.m. on Monday, and Jason Frasor entered it alone. He awoke that day as a member of the Kansas City Royals. Then his phone rang and he saw general manager Dayton Moore was calling. He exited Kauffman Stadium as a player in purgatory, designated for assignment in a roster crunch onset by injuries.
When Lorenzo Cain aggravated his sore left hamstring on Sunday afternoon, the Royals sought depth in the outfield. Unable to make a roster move with their three-man bench, the club trimmed their eight-man bullpen. Frasor became the casualty to make room for returning rookie Paulo Orlando.