Land of the royals Lucas Erceg from the A’s and Paul DeJong from the White Sox
The Kansas City Royals, who were unusual buyers at the MLB trade deadline, acquired right-handed reliever Lucas Erceg from the Oakland Athletics and shortstop Paul DeJong from the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.
To complete the transactions, the Royals sent outfielder Jared Dickey and right-handed pitchers Mason Barnett and Will Klein to the A’s and right-handed pitcher Jarold Rosado to the White Sox. Tuesday afternoon, before to the Royals’ game against the Chicago Cubs, DeJong changed dugouts. He will join a contender for the American League Central and wild card, leaving the team with the worst record in baseball.
In his rookie season with the White Sox, DeJong—who turns 31 on Friday—batted.228 with a team-high 18 home runs and 41 RBIs. Since making his major league debut with St. Louis in 2017, the veteran Cardinal has amassed a career batting average of.229, 134 home runs, and 385 RBIs in 831 games.
In his second big-league season, Erceg, 29, has a 3.68 ERA, a 2-3 record, and three saves through 38 games for Oakland. In 88 games since making his debut last year, he is 6-7 with a 4.32 ERA.
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