With five days before the deadline, the Royals added another veteran bat on July 26, adding Randal Grichuk via trade. Kansas City acquired Grichuk from the Diamondbacks in a one-for-one deal, as Arizona received 25-year-old reliever Andrew Hoffmann.

Steve Gilbert was the first to break the news, during this evening’s game against the Pirates in Pittsburgh, tweeting “The @Dbacks have traded Randal Grichuk to the @Royals”. This was a little awkward, since Grichuk was actually in the line-up for the contest, though was quickly removed and replaced by Jorge Barrosa.