KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Royals exchanged outfielder Nick Heath, who was assigned for an assignment earlier this week, to the Arizona Diamondbacks for minor league-pitcher Eduardo Herrera on Saturday.
27-year-old Heath, a speedster with a spotty bat, has been on the verge of making the Major League club of the Royals in recent years. He finally made his debut last year, appearing in 15 games in the shortened season for Kansas City.
With an abundance of outfielders, however, the Royals decided to trade Heath for some extra bullpen depth.
The 21-year old Herrera signed with Arizona as an international free agent in 2016. He started his career as a catcher and infielder but converted to pitching two years ago with promising results. He has to go even further than class A.