The MLB trade deadline came and went yesterday, and it was a wild, wild day. The Kansas City Royals were involved in multiple deadline day deals, and ultimately ended up with six new players when it was all said and done. Along the way, they traded away six players—a delightful balance.
Adding to the balance is the even split between position players and pitchers. Kansas City’s first move was to acquire Adam Frazier a few weeks ago in a deal that rankled many Royals fans but makes more sense in concert with the other acquisitions. Randal Grichuk joined the team earlier this week, and the Royals traded for Mike Yastrzemski right before the buzzer buzzed.