Olson had been designated for assignment by the Yankees on June 7. The Kansas City Royals will pick up his $507,000 salary. Moustakas is out for the season with surgery to repair his torn right ACL (knee).
Grabbing Olson reflects the drain on the KC Royals pitching depth caused by lefty Brian Duensing exercising his opt out nearly a month ago. Some reports indicated that the Kansas City Royals wished to re-sign Duensing last month.
I must confess, I’m a bit puzzled by this move. Olson’s minor league performance hasn’t been anything special, with a 3.