The Royals have bolstered their bullpen with the acquisition of right-hander Hunter Harvey, because the Nationals introduced that Harvey will head to Okay.C. in trade for third baseman Cayden Wallace and the Royals’ Aggressive Stability Spherical A draft choose (thirty ninth general) within the 2024 draft. The Royals additionally introduced the transfer, in addition to the information that right-hander Nick Anderson has been designated for project to create roster house for Harvey.
At the moment’s 5-0 loss to the Purple Sox dropped the Royals to a 52-44 report, and a recreation again of Boston for the third and last AL wild card slot. Taking part in .542 baseball is already a powerful step ahead for a workforce that misplaced 106 video games in 2023, but Kansas Metropolis clearly has eyes on bouncing again from some current struggles. The Royals began the season at a blistering 39-26 tempo, however have since stumbled to a 13-18 mark of their final 31 video games, and reduction pitching has been a significant cause behind this slide.
The Okay.C. bullpen ranks within the backside third of baseball in most main classes, together with twenty second in bullpen ERA (4.30). James McArthur has transformed 17 of 21 save possibilities however has been considerably shaky, and the Royals’ reduction corps is missing in each velocity and strikeout capacity. Latest studies prompt that Kansas Metropolis was contemplating the bullpen as a prime want heading into the commerce deadline, even forward of the Royals’ also-pressing want for outfield upgrades.
Harvey and his 97.8mph fastball present some speedy high-leverage zip within the Royals’ pen, and Harvey additionally has above-average strikeout and stroll charges over his 45 innings this season out of Washington’s bullpen. Whereas he has a 4.20 ERA, Harvey’s SIERA is 2.99, as a .325 BABIP has contributed to make Harvey’s bottom-line outcomes an inadequate reflection of his high quality pitching.
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