The deadline to make trades is 5 p.m. CT, and the Royals may be active despite rather slim playoff odds. The offense seems like an obvious area to upgrade, but with the team having already acquired Adam Frazier and Randall Grichuk at low cost and the offense improving their run scoring lately, it may not be as much of a priority anymore.
Instead, the pitching staff may need some additions as the Royals have been hit with injuries. The Royals are missing three of the five pieces of their rotation from the start of the year, with Cole Ragans and Michael Lorenzen on the Injured List, with Kris Bubic out for the year.