On Monday night, Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo swooped in six weeks ahead of the pack to acquire Kansas City reliever Kelvin Herrera for minor leaguers Kelvin Gutierrez, Blake Perkins, and Yohanse Morel.
Gutierrez and Perkins were the no. 10 and 11-ranked prospects in the Nationals’ system (now, Gutierrez slots in at no. 8 in the Royals’ organization, while Perkins moves down to no. 15).
Obviously, the Nationals bolstered their bullpen in a big way by picking up Herrera, who was maybe the best reliever on the market this summer.