The Kansas City Royals struck gold in the Rule-5 Draft during the offseason. When he was acquired we all heard about how the Royals were originally going to draft him in 2013 before the Arizona Diamondbacks took him in the 8th round.
When given the opportunity to “take him back” the Royals pounced. After the Cincinnati Reds acquired Brad Keller from the Diamondbacks in the Rule-5 Draft, the Royals negotiated a deal to bring the newly acquired Reds pitcher to Kansas City.
While only reaching Double-A during his short career, Keller had put up some pretty average minor league numbers.