The Royals have shipped reliever Brandon Maurer to Omaha and have recalled right-hander Kevin McCarthy. Maurer, in his last remaining option year, gave up three hits and a home run in his outing last night against the Angels and has given up six runs in 4 1⁄3 innings so far this year.
Since being acquired by the Royals last July, Maurer has been an abject disaster. In 24 1⁄3 innings with the Royals, he has given up 42 hits and 24 runs, for an ERA of 8.88. Dayton Moore expressed some of his frustrations with Maurer this morning on KCSP 610 Sports.