Last year, the Kansas City Royals traded Trevor Rosethal to the San Diego Padres, landing outfielder Edward Olivares in the deal. Olivares had debuted for the Padres that year in his age-24 season, and he held his own in Kansas City, hitting .274/.292/.419 for an 87 wRC+. Not bad for a guy who hadn’t yet seen Triple-A.
This year, Olivares did not break camp with the Royals. Instead, he did see Triple-A, where he absolutely dominated. Olivares has hit .395/.473/.654 with five home runs for the Omaha Storm Chasers for a cool 200 wRC+. He makes his debut today to fill in for an injured Jorge Soler.