1 week agoThe Kansas City Royals optioned outfielders
Drew Waters and
Joey Wiemer and infielder
Nick Loftin to Triple-A Omaha on Tuesday, the team announced. The team also announced that infielders
Harold Castro and
Tyler Tolbert, right-hander
Taylor Clarke and catcher
Brian O'Keefe have been assigned to minor-league camp. With Waters and Wiemer going down, it means that
Dairon Blanco and
Mark Canha will be the team's backup outfielders to start the 2025 regular season. Waters really struggled this spring, going 6-for-32 (.188) with three doubles, two triples, four RBI, two steals and 18 strikeouts in 19 Cactus League games. Wiemer is being sent down despite a hot spring showing that saw him post an .838 OPS with two home runs, two doubles, nine RBI and three stolen bases in 21 contests.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Kansas City Royals
9 months agoThe Kansas City Royals will recall outfielder
Drew Waters when they start the second half of the season on Friday. Waters will take the place of catcher/outfielder
MJ Melendez (ankle) who was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. The 25-year-old was once a highly touted prospect when he came up with the Atlanta Braves, but it hasn't translated when he has gotten big-league time with the Royals over the past few seasons. For Triple-A Omaha, Waters has hit .273 with 10 homers, 44 RBI and 11 stolen bases. With the Royals, Waters is expected to serve as outfield depth and can remain on the waiver wire for now.
--Daniel Burdeen - RotoBallerSource: KCTV5 News
2 years agoKansas City Royals outfielder
Drew Waters (oblique) will reportedly be out six weeks with a left oblique strain, per a tweet from MLB.com's Anne Rogers on Tuesday. Acquired last July via a trade with Atlanta, Waters hit .240 with a .324 on-base percentage and five home runs in 109 plate appearances in the majors for Kansas City last season. The former second-round pick in 2017 also batted .269 with a .345 on-base percentage, 13 home runs and 18 stolen bases in 324 minor-league plate appearances last season.
--Ben Rosener - RotoBallerSource: Anne Rogers
3 years agoThe Kansas City Royals recalled outfield prospect
Drew Waters from Triple-A Omaha on Monday and optioned outfielder
Nate Eaton in a corresponding move. Waters will make his major league debut on Monday and will start in right field and bat ninth against Chicago White Sox right-hander
Michael Kopech. The 23-year-old is the Royals' No. 9 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, and he was acquired from the Atlanta Braves in July. In 31 games for Omaha, he hit .295/.399/.541 with a .940 OPS, seven home runs, 17 RBI, 29 runs scored and 13 stolen bases. Waters is a switch-hitter with plenty of raw power, but he does have some swing and miss to his game, although he made strides to cut down on his strikeout rate the last two years. He should at least be in the short side of a platoon in the outfield in KC in his first taste of the big leagues.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com - Anne Rogers
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