Diamondbacks/Royals

[Arizona Diamondbacks]

After a little back and forth the D-Backs and Royals (Dane-CWS) have come to agreement on the following trade...



D-Backs get:
   Eric Lauer, SP, Padres.  2019/1M  2020/1M  2021/ARB1



Royals get:
   Erik Gonzalez, 2B/3B/SS, Pirates.  2019/1.02M  2020/ARB1
   Christian Walker, 1B, D-Backs.  2019/0.5M  2020/0.75M  2021/1M  2022/ARB1


For the D-Backs this was a chance to grab an SP who is young, cheap, and controllable. He is not a high end SP, but throws well at 23 and should get better. With Clevinger going down we had to have someone, once he is back, with this addition, we like our staff!

Hate to see Gonzalez and Walker go. Both are solid young players each with their own skill set. We wish them well in KC and are sure they will help the Royals for years to come.

Thanks to Dane of CWS for making this an easy negotiation.

[Chicago White Sox]

Approve. KC needs to get better all around and we hated loosing an arm but the batting return was worth it. Thanks for the deal Arizona

[Milwaukee Brewers]

docced