On Saturday, they swung a trade for Red Sox right-hander John Schreiber while sending their No. 19 prospect David Sandlin to Boston.

Schreiber gives the Royals another high-leverage arm as they continue remaking their bullpen from last season. Parting with Sandlin, the Royals’ 11th-round Draft pick out of Oklahoma in 2022, stings because he’s a young arm with strikeout stuff, but the Royals are also getting three years of control with Schreiber (including this year).