The Royals announced they have traded left-handed pitcher Foster Griffin to the Toronto Blue Jays for minor league pitcher Jonatan Bernal. The Royals had designated Griffin for assignment earlier this week to make room on the 40-man roster for outfielder Drew Waters, who was acquired from the Braves.
Bernal is a Mexican-born right-handed pitcher who just turned 20-years-old. He was pitching in Low-A in the Florida State League where he is significantly younger than much of his competition. In 52 2⁄3 innings for Dunedin he had a 5.47 ERA and 8.0 strikeouts-per-nine-innings with 3.