KANSAS CITY -- One day after being recalled from Double-A Northwest Arkansas, right-hander Miguel Almonte was optioned back there to make room for outfielder Jorge Soler, who was activated Saturday from his rehab assignment at Triple-A Omaha.
The move was somewhat surprising considering Almonte was recalled Friday, and because the Royals had been hinting strongly that they wanted Soler to use up his entire rehab stint through next Wednesday.
Royals manager Ned Yost had a somewhat playful response from inside his office prior to Saturday's game: "As always, we are allowed to change our mind or our thoughts day to day… it's called the ability to have creative thinking and being able to evaluate what we're doing.