MLB trade deadline Padres acquire Royals

The have agreed to acquire right-handed reliever from the in exchange for outfielder and a player to be named later, according to the teams.Here's what we wrote about Rosenthal when we highlighted him as one of (Monday, August 31, at 4 p.m. ET -- ):This time last year, Trevor Rosenthal was joining his third team of the season Daron Payne Jersey , having walked 26 batters in 15 combined innings with the and . With numbers like that, you could've gotten sweet odds on him recording, say, more Matt Ioannidis Jersey than a handful of saves over the rest of his career. Surprisingly, he's already saved five games with the Royals, and he's done so without being burdened by his past control woes. Rosenthal's strategy seems to entail throwing as many of his fastballs and sliders down the middle of the plate as the opposition permits. It's working for him so far, and who knows, maybe it'll keep working for at least a little bit longer.Rosenthal finishes the Royals portion of his season with a 3.29 ERA and a 3.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 13 innings. He also Sean Taylor Jersey saved seven games for Kansas City. His fastball has averaged 97.8 mph on the season, and he's coerced whiffs on nearly a third of the swings taken against him. MIL RP #47 ERA3.29WHIP1.17IP13.2BB7K21 The Padres have devoted a lot of resources to relievers over the Landon Collins Jersey past year, but they still entered Saturday ranked 24th in bullpen ERA. There are a few reasons for that, beginning with both and being on the injured list. The Padres have seen veterans, like and , struggle this year, and lost a pair of promising youngsters, in and , to Tommy John surgery before the season started. Olivares, 24, hit .176/.222/.294 with 14 strikeouts in 36 plate appearances with the Padres this season. Those struggles shouldn't be held against him. For one, they came in a small sample; for another, he hadn't played above Double-A prior to 2020. Olivares is considered to have a well-rounded skill set, Billy Kilmer Jersey though he may lack the carrying tool nece sary to be more than a reserve. The Royals figure to give him an extended opportunity heading into next year.