Royals promote Tyler Duffey

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty ImagesThe Royals will promote reliever Tyler Duffey to the big leagues, according to reporter Jon Heyman. No corresponding move has been announced, but the most likely move is to option Anthony Veneziano to Omaha after his outing on Sunday. The move will not require a 40-man roster spot, since Jordan Lyles was placed on the restricted list last week.

Duffey is a nine-year MLB vet the Royals signed as a minor league free agent over the winter. He has a 4.57 ERA in 477 career big-league innings with the Twins and Cubs with 8.8 strikeouts and 2.6 walks-per-nine-innings. In six outings for Omaha, he had a 3.24 ERA with 10 strikeouts and 5 walks in 8 1⁄3 innings. The…