2021 Kansas City Royals Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from October 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

• November 2, 2020

  Gerson Garabito granted Free Agency.

  Conner Greene granted Free Agency.

  Andrés Machado granted Free Agency.

  Yunior Marte granted Free Agency.

  Randy Rosario granted Free Agency.

• November 4, 2020

  Released Stephen Ridings.

• November 5, 2020

  Traded Trevor Rosenthal to the San Diego Padres. Received a player to be named later and Edward Olivares. The San Diego Padres sent Dylan Coleman (November 5, 2020) to the Kansas City Royals to complete the trade.

• November 23, 2020

  Released Glenn Sparkman.

• November 30, 2020

  Signed Michael A. Taylor as a free agent.

• December 1, 2020

  Signed Mike Minor as a free agent.

• December 2, 2020

  Maikel Franco granted Free Agency.

  Foster Griffin granted Free Agency.

  Erick Mejia granted Free Agency.

  Carlos Sanabria granted Free Agency.

  Bubba Starling granted Free Agency.

• December 8, 2020

  Signed Carlos Santana as a free agent.

• December 11, 2020

  Signed Foster Griffin as a free agent.

  Signed Carlos Sanabria as a free agent.

  Signed Bubba Starling as a free agent.

• December 14, 2020

  Signed Greg Holland as a free agent.

• December 29, 2020

  Signed Ervin Santana as a free agent.

• January 4, 2021

  Signed Erick Mejia as a free agent.

• January 20, 2021

  Signed Wade Davis as a free agent.

• February 5, 2021

  Signed Hanser Alberto as a free agent.

• February 10, 2021

  As part of a 3-team trade, traded players to be named later and Franchy Cordero to the Boston Red Sox and Khalil Lee to the New York Mets. Received Andrew Benintendi and cash from the Boston Red Sox. In addition, the New York Mets sent a player to be named later and Josh Winckowski to the Boston Red Sox. The Kansas City Royals sent Luis De La Rosa (minors) (June 4, 2021) and Grant Gambrell (minors) (June 4, 2021) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade. The New York Mets sent Freddy Valdez (minors) (June 4, 2021) to the Boston Red Sox to complete the trade.

• February 22, 2021

  Signed Brad Brach as a free agent.

• March 5, 2021

  Signed Jarrod Dyson as a free agent.

• April 17, 2021

  Traded Nick Heath to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Received Eduardo Herrera (minors).

• April 26, 2021

  Brad Brach granted Free Agency.

• April 27, 2021

  Signed Mike Shawaryn as a free agent.

• May 4, 2021

  Signed Alcides Escobar as a free agent.

• May 5, 2021

  Purchased Eddie Butler from Southern Maryland (Atlantic).

• May 14, 2021

  Signed Anthony Swarzak as a free agent.

• May 22, 2021

  Purchased Domingo Tapia from the Seattle Mariners.

• June 14, 2021

  Released Mike Shawaryn.

• June 23, 2021

  Signed José Cuas as a free agent.

• July 3, 2021

  Alcides Escobar player rights sold to the Washington Nationals.

  Kelvin Gutiérrez player rights sold to the Baltimore Orioles.

• July 21, 2021

  Anthony Swarzak granted Free Agency.

  Purchased Joel Payamps from the Toronto Blue Jays.

• July 29, 2021

  Traded Danny Duffy and cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received a player to be named later. The Los Angeles Dodgers sent Zach Willeman (minors) (October 20, 2021) to the Kansas City Royals to complete the trade.

• July 30, 2021

  Traded Jorge Soler to the Atlanta Braves. Received Kasey Kalich (minors).

• August 27, 2021

  Jarrod Dyson selected by the Toronto Blue Jays off waivers.

• September 8, 2021

  Released Eddie Butler.

• October 29, 2021

  Hanser Alberto granted Free Agency.

  Scott Blewett granted Free Agency.

• November 1, 2021

  Released Ryan McBroom.

• November 3, 2021

  Wade Davis granted Free Agency.

  Jesse Hahn granted Free Agency.

  Greg Holland granted Free Agency.

  Ervin Santana granted Free Agency.

• November 5, 2021

  Jakob Junis granted Free Agency.

• November 7, 2021

  Chance Adams granted Free Agency.

  Nick Dini granted Free Agency.

  Erick Mejia granted Free Agency.

  Jake Newberry granted Free Agency.

  Blake Perkins granted Free Agency.

  Carlos Sanabria granted Free Agency.

  Bubba Starling granted Free Agency.

  Meibrys Viloria granted Free Agency.

• November 19, 2021

  Lucius Fox selected by the Baltimore Orioles off waivers.

• November 24, 2021

  Released Kyle Zimmer.

• November 30, 2021

  Richard Lovelady granted Free Agency.

• December 1, 2021

  Signed Taylor Clarke as a free agent.

  Signed JaCoby Jones as a free agent.

  Signed Richard Lovelady as a free agent.

• December 8, 2021

  Sent Robert Garcia to the Miami Marlins as part of a conditional deal.

• December 15, 2021

  Signed Ivan Castillo as a free agent.

• January 12, 2022

  Signed Arodys Vizcaíno as a free agent.

• January 23, 2022

  Signed Colten Brewer as a free agent.

• March 7, 2022

  Signed Brad Peacock as a free agent.

• March 10, 2022

  Signed Daniel Mengden as a free agent.

• March 16, 2022

  Signed Zack Greinke as a free agent.

  Traded Mike Minor and cash to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Amir Garrett.