The Royals make a minor trade, moving a third baseman Emmanuel Rivera to the Diamondbacks for pitcher Luke Weaver. The real reason for the trade was to make room for rookies:
The 26-year-old Rivera was hitting .237 with six homers and 22 RBI in 63 games for the Royals this season. But he was mostly used as a backup in Kansas City, and his trade could mean a move back to third base for elite youngster Bobby Witt Jr. and more time in the lineup at shortstop for rookie Maikel Garcia.
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Garcia is six for his first 16 in the majors, while Witt showed impressive power so far. Those two might be playing next to each other for a long time.