{"id":2093416,"date":"2025-10-15T17:14:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2093416"},"modified":"2025-10-15T17:14:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:14:26","slug":"ex-royals-8-year-veteran-cuts-ties-with-diamondbacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ex-royals-8-year-veteran-cuts-ties-with-diamondbacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Royals 8-Year Veteran Cuts Ties With Diamondbacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"style_hfl21i-o_O-style_uhlm2\"\/>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_7geiqcmow\">The Kansas City Royals generally had a very good pitching staff this season, but right-hander Trevor Richards didn&#8217;t provide much support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_qp3k1mjgo\">Richards, who began the season with the Chicago Cubs&#8217; Triple-A affiliate, made just three appearances for the Royals and posted a 12.00 ERA. That led to the Royals designating him for assignment on June 11, and he elected free agency two days later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_38sqnhdtw\">Richards, a change-up specialist, finished out the season for the Arizona Diamondbacks, but on Tuesday, the eight-year veteran once again hit the open market, concluding a tough season with very little major league opportunity. <\/p>\n<div data-mm-id=\"_8q330avi6\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"style_120ff32\">\n<figure data-id=\"_8q330avi6\" class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><canvas class=\"style_1e28o3x-o_O-initial_9vayoh\"\/><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\"><source\/><source\/><source\/><img class=\"base_1emrqjj-o_O-initial_fzbddc-o_O-style_1a1csmw\" alt=\"Trevor Richards\" title=\"Trevor Richards\"\/><\/picture><noscript><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3451,h_1941,x_0,y_147\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k7m526mm9zzfv22aqm.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3451,h_1941,x_0,y_147\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k7m526mm9zzfv22aqm.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3451,h_1941,x_0,y_147\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k7m526mm9zzfv22aqm.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3451,h_1941,x_0,y_147\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k7m526mm9zzfv22aqm.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3451,h_1941,x_0,y_147\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k7m526mm9zzfv22aqm.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3451,h_1941,x_0,y_147\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k7m526mm9zzfv22aqm.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3451,h_1941,x_0,y_147\/c_fill,w_620,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k7m526mm9zzfv22aqm.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3451,h_1941,x_0,y_147\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k7m526mm9zzfv22aqm.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3451,h_1941,x_0,y_147\/c_fill,w_1240,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Finside_the_royals%2F01k7m526mm9zzfv22aqm.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<p><figcaption class=\"tagStyle_1ulimm5-o_O-text_1j8vahs\">Jun 7, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA;  Kansas City Royals pitcher Trevor Richards (43) delivers against the Chicago White Sox during the eighth inning at Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images \/ Matt Marton-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_em9dmymgs\">According to the transactions log on his <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.milb.com\/player\/trevor-richards-670950\" target=\"_blank\">official roster page,<\/a> Richards once again elected free agency, this time from the Diamondbacks. He was DFA&#8217;d by Arizona on July 26, but finished the season in Triple-A Reno after being outrighted off the 40-man roster. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_t7lj9nrf4\">In 38 total minor-league games, Richards compiled a 5.19 ERA and 1.40 WHIP. His best stint came with the Royals&#8217; Triple-A affiliate, for whom he posted a 1.69 ERA in 10 1\/3 innings.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_aoxl1n7oy\">In his big-league career, Richards has pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Royals, and D-backs. His best season was 2019, when he posted a 4.06 ERA and 2.0 bWAR in 135 1\/3 innings for Tampa Bay and Miami.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_2o7lci26n\">Last year, Richards spent nearly the entire season on major league rosters, throwing some high-leverage innings early in the year out of the Blue Jays&#8217; bullpen before getting traded to Minnesota at the deadline. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ouvlut8bm\">Kansas City wound up signing a host of former big-leaguers to minor-league contracts this year, including ex-Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel, former Rookie of the Year Michael Fulmer, and 45-year-old Rich Hill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_yilntavg5\">Richards may face an uphill climb to make it back to the big leagues, especially on a permanent basis. But minor-league deals with invitations to spring training can be lifelines for veterans, so he&#8217;ll need a strong offseason if he plans to keep playing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_q6q4epbep\"><em><strong>More MLB: <\/strong><\/em><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_1gn6yjz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/royals\/news\/red-sox-three-time-all-star-surprisingly-linked-to-royals-in-free-agency-jackson3\"><em><strong>Red Sox Three-Time All-Star Surprisingly Linked To Royals In Free Agency<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.si.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Royals generally had a very good pitching staff this season, but right-hander Trevor Richards didn&#8217;t provide much support. Richards, who began the season with the Chicago Cubs&#8217; Triple-A affiliate, made just three appearances for the Royals and posted a 12.00 ERA. That led to the Royals designating him for assignment on June [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2093417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2093416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ex-Royals-8-Year-Veteran-Cuts-Ties-With-Diamondbacks.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2093416"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2093418,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093416\/revisions\/2093418"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2093417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2093416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2093416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2093416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}