Major League Baseball's trade deadline is scheduled for next Thursday, which means teams have less than a week to get their midsummer shopping done. The moves have already started, as the Mariners recently acquired Josh Naylor from the Diamondbacks while the Yankees acquired Ryan McMahon in a trade with the Rockies.

Moments later, the Arizona Republic's Nick Piecoro was the first to report he had been traded to the Kansas City Royals. According to Jon Heyman on X, the Diamondbacks are getting right-hand reliever Andrew Hoffmann in return.

The Royals’ outfield ranks last in the majors in offensive output, with a 64 wRC+, 17% worse than the second-worst outfield.