{"id":2279673,"date":"2026-02-13T00:13:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T00:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2279673"},"modified":"2026-02-13T00:13:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T00:13:50","slug":"royals-athletics-make-pitcher-trade-ahead-of-spring-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-athletics-make-pitcher-trade-ahead-of-spring-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals, Athletics make pitcher trade ahead of spring training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-3701025\">\n<p>The Kansas City <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/royals-news-kansas-city-further-boosts-pitching-staff-latest-signing\">Royals are getting prepared for spring training<\/a>, and it looks like they want to add some different pitching talent to the clubhouse. That&#8217;s what led them to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Royals\/status\/2022023094538580215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">make a trade<\/a> with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/athletics\">Athletics<\/a>, in which they traded pitcher for pitcher.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have acquired RHP Mitch Spence from the Athletics in exchange for RHP AJ Causey. In a corresponding move, RHP Alec Marsh has been placed on the 60-day Injured List,\u201d the Royals wrote on X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>For the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/philadelphia-phillies\/phillies-news-philadelphia-royals-swap-relievers-intriguing-trade\">Royals, they get a solid player<\/a> in Spence, who was a 10th-round pick for the New York Yankees in the 2019 MLB Draft. He was with the Yankees until 2024, and then he found his way with the Athletics.<\/p>\n<p>With the pitching staff not being up to par, he played a number of innings with the Athletics in 2024 after taking a step back last season when he was moved to the bullpen. There&#8217;s a good chance that Spence could find himself going between Triple-A and the big leagues, as the Royals probably won&#8217;t need him as much. Their starting rotation is set, and he&#8217;ll likely be used in the bullpen.<\/p>\n<p>As for the Athletics, they received a prospect in Causey who will probably be in Triple-A for most of the season as well. 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