Steve Gilbert was the first to break the news, during this evening’s game against the Pirates in Pittsburgh, tweeting “The @Dbacks have traded Randal Grichuk to the @Royals”. This was a little awkward, since Grichuk was actually in the line-up for the contest, though was quickly removed and replaced by Jorge Barrosa.

The Kansas City Royals acquired outfielder Randal Grichuk in a Saturday deal with the Diamondbacks, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan, landing a veteran who was removed from Arizona manager Torey Lovullo's lineup in Pittsburgh after the deal was finalized.