Royals trade Herrera to Nats for 3 prospects
(MLB.com Kansas City Royals)

The Royals continued their quest to restock the farm system as they traded closer Kelvin Herrera to the Nationals prior to Monday night`s game against the Rangers. In exchange, the Royals acquired three Minor Leaguers: infielder Kelvin Gutierrez, who was ranked as the Nationals` No. 10 prospect by MLB Pipeline, outfielder Blake Perkins, the No. 11 prospect, and pitcher Yohanse Morel.