Kansas City Royals: Offseason trade targets from NL East

Miami Marlins

Tommy Eveld, RHP Relief Pitcher

Tommy Eveld, the 25-year-old (26 in December) right-handed relief pitcher, has steadily climbed the Marlins farm system after putting up excellent numbers in 2017 (A and A+ league) and 2018 (A+ and AA league).

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In 2019, Eveld had solid numbers in AA, but struggled in 18 AAA appearances. For his minor league career, Eveld has posted a 2.78 ERA, 1.026 WHIP, and 211 Ks in 178.1 innings of relief work in a late inning reliever role.

Eveld features a pitching arsenal of a fastball (92-95 mph) and a plus slider (86-89 mph). He creates a tough angle with deceptive mechanics vs right-handed hitters. His slider has great movement, which he uses to backdoor left-handed hitters.

Eveld’s funky mechanics create difficulties for right-handed batters and he could specialize in that role. Eveld will be Rule 5 draft eligible this offseason and the Marlins may decide to move him instead of retaining him on their 40-man roster.

Possible trade offer: Cash Considerations or player to be named later

CONCLUSION

The Kansas City Royals could use each one of these players to improve their roster for 2020 and beyond. These players exhibit the qualities and potential to be market inefficiencies an organization like the Royals need to take advantage of being a small market team with limited resources to add roster help via free agency.