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Royals ready to rebuild as club becomes sellers ahead of trade deadline

July 15, 2019 By Bill Pollock

(Kansas City, MO) —  The Royals traded starter Homer Bailey to the Athletics for minor league infielder Kevin Merrell, a 2017 Oakland first-round pick.  Merrell, who has speed, will report to Double-A Northwest Arkansas.  Merrell is batting .246 (71-for-289) with 13 doubles, four triples, two homers, 37 runs scored and 13 stolen bases in 82 games with Oakland’s Double-A affiliate, Midland, this season.  Last year, he was a mid-season All-Star with Stockton (A+), batting .267 (72-for-270) with 10 doubles, three triples and 38 runs scored in 62 games.

Bailey went 7-and-6 with a 4.80 ERA in 18 starts, including 3-and-0 with a 2.83 ERA in his last six.  With the Royals on pace for another 100-loss season, they are entertaining offers for Martin Maldonado, Jake Diekman, Billy Hamilton, Wily Peralta and Lucas Duda, all in the final year of their contracts.

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