Royals extend Seth Lugo
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Suddenly, the Kansas City Royals need more pitching. Kris Bubic's season-ending rotator cuff strain is a brutal blow at a time when the Royals are trying to
Trade Seth Lugo? How about extending him? The Royals on Monday finalized a two-year contract extension with Lugo, committing to the right-handed veteran starter until at least 2027 and ending any talk of Lugo leaving Kansas City this summer or the offseason.
Right-hander Seth Lugo and the Kansas City Royals agreed Monday to a $46 million, two-year contract for 2026 and ’27.
The Kansas City Royals may have switched gears regarding their trade deadline strategy. They were expected to be sellers at the deadline but recently traded for
The Kansas City Royals apparently felt emboldened by their walk-off win Saturday afternoon. On Saturday night, they made a trade for a veteran outfielder despite still being a couple games below .500. ESPN's Jeff Passan reports that Randal Grichuk is coming to Kansas City from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
As part of the deal, the Royals sent minor league reliever Andrew Hoffman to the Diamondbacks. Why this trade could be a risk is Hoffman is an arm that could turn into a decent reliever in MLB. This season, Hoffman has a 2.25 ERA with a 1.13 WHIP. He also has 55 strikeouts and two saves.
There was plenty of speculation that the Kansas City Royals would trade Seth Lugo before the deadline, but the star ace isn't going anywhere this season.
Seth Lugo was listed as the No. 1 starting pitcher available before Thursday's trade deadline, but the Royals indicated they are buying after signing him to a two-year contract extension.
With only six days to go before the Major League Baseball trade deadline, there's one key question the Kansas City Royals are facing. Is Seth Lugo staying or go