Kelvin Gutierrez was looking like a prime candidate to be brought up when rosters expanded on September 1. Instead, he’ll have to wait until next season for a potential call up to the Kansas City Royals as the 25-year old will miss the rest of the season. Gutierrez broke his toe earlier this month and hasn’t played since August 17th.
He was having perhaps the best month of all hitting prospects, slashing 0.361/0.412/0.574 with 3 home runs and 15 RBI’s in 15 games for Triple-A Omaha. The third base position has been underwhelming at best for the big league roster as Hunter Dozier, Cheslor Cuthbert, Chris Owings and even Gutierrez have all seen time at the position in 2019.