Major League Baseball’s suspension continues as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic but nevertheless, the KC Royals aren’t stopping their moves. On Thursday, the club optioned Kelvin Gutierrez, Kyle Zimmer and Gabe Speier to Triple-A Omaha. The Athletic’s Alec Lewis reported the transactions.
Speier is probably the least surprising name here. In four spring training appearances this year, he pitched 3.1 innings and surrendered three hits, two walks and also a pair of runs. He posted a 7.36 ERA in just nine games with the Royals last year but he’ll turn just 25 next month and still has enough potential to work his way back into the fold.