Royals Designate Bailey Falter For Assignment
The Royals have designated struggling left-hander Bailey Falter for assignment, per a team announcement. He’s out of minor league options, so simply sending him to Triple-A Omaha without a DFA wasn’t possible. Righty Mason Black was recalled from Omaha in a corresponding move.
Falter, 29, has appeared in five games (two of them starts) for the Royals this season. He’s allowed runs in all five, including multiple runs in four of the five. Those struggles culminated last night in a seven-run drubbing at the hands of the Yankees in a start that saw Falter fail to escape the third inning.
Kansas City acquired Falter from the Pirates last July in a trade sending reliever Evan Sisk and minor league first baseman Callan Moss back to Pittsburgh. Falter didn’t fare well in a dozen post-trade innings last season and clearly hasn’t turned a corner in 2026. His time with the Royals could well wrap up with a gruesome 12.46 ERA in 21 2/3 innings.
Despite the fact that Falter allowed 15 runs in a dozen innings following last year’s trade, the Royals opted to tender him a contract. That resulted in a $3.6MM deal for the current season, which all but guarantees that Falter will pass through waivers unclaimed and accept an outright assignment to Omaha. Rejecting the assignment would mean forfeiting the remainder of that money. If he’s not added back to the roster at any point this season, Falter would have the right to become a free agent at season’s end (as is true of all outrighted players with three-plus years of service who are not added back to the 40-man before the offseason).
Although Falter’s time with the Royals has been nightmarish, the lanky southpaw has had some decent stretches in the majors. He posted a 3.86 ERA in 84 innings for the 2022 Phillies and notched a 4.44 ERA in 54 games (52 starts) between the two Pennsylvania clubs (and, briefly, Kansas City) from 2024-25. From 2022-25, Falter pitched 467 2/3 major league frames and turned in a 4.50 earned run average with a 17.3% strikeout rate and 7.1% walk rate. That’s certainly not high-end performance, but it’s serviceable.
The Royals will have five days to trade Falter, place him on outright waivers or release him. Waivers are a 48-hour process, so the DFA can take up to a full week for resolution. It’d be a surprise if another club picked up the rest of that salary, so he’ll probably land in Omaha and try to get back on track with the Storm Chasers. The Royals have Cole Ragans, Kris Bubic and Alec Marsh all on the injured list at present, so there’s certainly opportunity in the rotation if Falter can right the ship in the upper minors.
Royals Outright Elias Díaz
The Royals sent veteran catcher Elias Díaz outright to Triple-A Omaha, according to the MLB.com transaction log. It’s unclear if he’ll report or elect free agency.
Díaz was designated for assignment last week when K.C. recalled speedy outfielder Tyler Tolbert. Kansas City had carried three catchers for the previous five weeks. Salvador Perez and Carter Jensen have each logged a lot of designated hitter work. Díaz gave skipper Matt Quatraro a little more flexibility for rest days. Jensen and Perez have alternated starts between catcher and DH over the past four games.
The 35-year-old Díaz picked up seven starts among his 10 games during his five weeks on the MLB roster. He popped a couple home runs and doubles apiece in 23 plate appearances. Díaz has been a below-average hitter throughout his career and hadn’t hit much in a tiny sample with Omaha before his call-up. He batted .204/.270/.337 across 283 plate appearances for the Padres a year ago.
Díaz has a plus arm and routinely throws out base stealers at a strong rate. He graded poorly as a receiving catcher early in his career but has tightened those numbers up in recent seasons. If he reports to Omaha, he’ll rejoin Luke Maile as non-roster depth catchers whom the Royals could call upon if one of Perez or Jensen is banged up.
Cole Ragans Pauses Rehab After Experiencing Elbow Stiffness
Royals left-hander Cole Ragans will be shut down from throwing for the next few days after feeling stiffness in his elbow. Kansas City’s ace went to the injured list with a left elbow impingement in early May. Ragans pitched well in a rehab outing on Saturday, but “did not recover well” from the start, manager Matt Quatraro told reporters, including Anne Rogers of MLB.com.
Ragans will take some time to see if the elbow stiffness fades before resuming his rehab. The lefty relayed to Rogers that the symptoms were similar to the pain he felt during his final big-league start before heading to the injured list. Ragans was pulled after three scoreless frames against the Guardians on May 6. He returned to the mound over the weekend, tossing 4 1/3 innings with Omaha. Ragans struck out three and had his typical fastball velocity.
The 28-year-old Ragans delivered a workhorse campaign in his first full year with Kansas City. He reached a career-high 186 1/3 innings over 32 starts in 2024. The lefty has now battled significant injury issues in each of the past two seasons.
Ragans missed three weeks with a groin strain early last year. He returned for one start in June, then went right back to the IL after straining his left rotator cuff. Ragans was knocked out of his third start of 2026 after taking a comebacker off his throwing hand. He recovered in time to make his next appearance, only to go down with the elbow issue in early May.
The stuff looks normal for Ragans this year, but the command has been out of whack. He has a massive 15.2% walk rate through 35 1/3 frames. The veteran has thrown just 60.4% of his pitches for strikes, easily a career-worst mark. Ragans piled up 12 walks in his first two starts after the hand injury, so it’s possible the comebacker was to blame for his poor control numbers. His Location+ was right at league average for one of those games, though. Ragans has an unsightly 87 Location+ for the season.
The Royals are patching together the rotation with Ragans and Kris Bubic on the shelf. The results have been solid so far. Stephen Kolek came off the IL to take Ragans’ spot. He dominated the Mariners over the weekend, tossing a complete game shutout. The righty has put together 15 1/3 scoreless innings in his past two outings. Bailey Falter and Luinder Avila are tag-teaming Bubic’s rotation spot. The pair limited the Red Sox to two earned runs over five innings last week. Falter and Avila are expected to team up against the Yankees on Tuesday.
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Royals Sign Luke Jackson, Génesis Cabrera To Minor League Deals
The Royals announced that right-hander Luke Jackson and left-hander Génesis Cabrera have been signed to minor league deals. Jackson opted out of a deal with the Mets last week. Cabrera was with the Phillies on a minor league pact but he was released last week, per his transactions tracker at MLB.com. Presumably, both pitchers will report to Triple-A Omaha.
Jackson, 34, is really just getting his season going. He missed all of spring training, as he only signed with the Mets in the first week of April. He then made three scoreless Single-A appearances, followed by five Triple-A appearances. At that higher level, he allowed six earned runs in 4 2/3 innings before opting out.
The Royals are presumably banking more on his track record than those recent numbers. Jackson has a 4.22 earned run average in 409 1/3 career innings. Not too long ago, he was an important leverage arm in the big leagues. With Atlanta in 2021, he posted a 1.98 ERA and recorded 31 holds. He then made 11 postseason appearances to help Atlanta win that year’s World Series.
Unfortunately, Tommy John surgery wiped out his 2022 season. He was back on the mound in 2023, putting up a 2.97 ERA with the Giants. But then his ERA climbed to 5.09 in 2024. He corrected it somewhat in 2025, getting his ERA down to 4.06, but with less encouraging numbers under the hood. Though he induced grounders on 51.7% of balls in play, his 17.4% strikeout rate and 12.8% walk rate were both subpar numbers. In 2024, though his ERA was higher, he was able to punch out 25.1% of batters faced.
Cabrera, 29, just allowed 20 earned runs in 17 1/3 Triple-A innings after signing that aforementioned deal with the Phillies. That makes it fairly unsurprising that they let him go. The Royals will be hoping for a bounceback based on some potential he has shown in the past.
With upper-90s velocity from the left side, Cabrera has flashed some occasional swing-and-miss stuff along with command struggles. In 318 1/3 big league innings, he has walked 11.1% of batters faced. His career strikeout rate of 21.9% is close to average but has been erratic. He struck out 27.8% of batters he faced over the 2020 and 2021 seasons. That dropped to 16.5% in 2022, bounced back to 24.3% in 2023, but then was below 19% in the following two seasons.
For the Royals, there’s no harm in bringing in some fresh arms on minor league deals, especially guys with some major league experience. The Kansas City bullpen has not been a strength this year. The club’s relievers have a collective 4.51 ERA, putting them in the bottom third of the league in that category. Carlos Estévez, Matt Strahm and James McArthur are all on the injured list at the moment. With starters Cole Ragans and Kris Bubic also hitting the IL recently, long relievers like Bailey Falter or Luinder Avila might need to move to the rotation or at least bulk roles. If a fresh arm is needed at some point, Jackson and Cabrera could be candidates to get the call.
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Royals Designate Elias Díaz For Assignment
The Royals announced that they have recalled outfielder Tyler Tolbert. To open a roster spot for him, catcher Elias Díaz has been designated for assignment. Kansas City’s 40-man count drops to 39.
Díaz, 35, signed a minor league deal with the Royals in the offseason. He had his contract selected to the big league roster just over a month ago. That gave the Royals a three-catcher setup, with Díaz backing up Carter Jensen and Salvador Perez. In that limited role, Díaz has done fairly well, hitting two home runs in 23 plate appearances.
Getting bumped off the roster is probably more about other players on the roster than it is about anything Díaz has done. At the time Díaz was called up, Perez was dealing with some hip soreness and was in need of some extra rest. That has seemingly helped, as Perez hit .200/.236/.350 over March and April but has a .231/.297/.400 line in May so far.
In the outfield, Lane Thomas is dealing with a sore hamstring, per Jaylon T. Thompson of The Kansas City Star. Thomas hasn’t hit the injured list but also hasn’t started a game since Tuesday. By bringing up Tolbert and cutting Díaz, the Royals have sacrificed their three-catcher arrangement in order to add some extra outfield depth.
Díaz now heads into DFA limbo, which can last as long as a week. The waiver process takes 48 hours, so the Royals could take five days to explore trade interest. As a 35-year-old backstop, he won’t have a ton of value, but they might get some calls. Atlanta just lost both Sean Murphy and Drake Baldwin to the injured list recently, so they could really use some extra catching depth. Cal Raleigh, Francisco Alvarez and Ryan Jeffers also hit the IL this month, leaving the Mariners, Mets and Twins without their starting catchers.
Thanks to his two homers, Díaz has a .227/.261/.591 line and 128 wRC+ this year, though in a tiny sample of 23 plate appearances. He has a .246/.300/.385 line and 78 wRC+ in his career. Defensively, he has received good grades for his throwing and blocking. He has mostly been graded as a poor framer but has been around average in recent years.
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Royals Place Kris Bubic On IL With Elbow Soreness
3:30pm: The Royals will deploy a bullpen game on Tuesday, per Rogers.
2:10pm: The Royals announced that left-hander Kris Bubic has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to left elbow soreness. Right-hander Eli Morgan has been recalled in a corresponding active roster move.
Bubic started on Thursday against the White Sox, allowing five earned runs in four innings. That wasn’t his best start in terms of results but his velocity was roughy in line with his season-long numbers and it didn’t appear as though anything was amiss. Until this IL announcement, he was listed as the club’s probable pitcher for Tuesday’s game. Per Anne Rogers of MLB.com, the lefty experienced more soreness than normal after that outing. The club decided to be cautious and put him on the IL while he undergoes testing, hopefully for a short stint.
Ideally, it will be a brief trip to the IL, but the timing is less than ideal for the Royals. They also put Cole Ragans on the IL due to an elbow injury earlier this month, which led to Stephen Kolek getting called up. In addition to losing two lefties from the big league rotation, their depth has taken a hit. Both Ryan Bergert and Ben Kudrna underwent elbow surgeries last month and are likely done for the year.
As of now, the Royals have Seth Lugo, Noah Cameron, Michael Wacha and Kolek in four spots. Lugo is taking the ball against the Red Sox tonight. As mentioned, Bubic was supposed to be the starter for Tuesday’s game, so they will need some other plan for that. The Royals are off on Thursday and again on the following Thursday, so they’ll have some time to come up a longer term plan, but the short term may be a bit tricky.
Luinder Avila and Bailey Falter have each been pitching in multi-inning relief stints of late, so perhaps those two could combine forces as part of some kind of bullpen game. Mason Black and Mitch Spence are on optional assignment but Black has been pitching in relief in the minors. Spence has been starting but went six innings on Friday, meaning he wouldn’t be on normal rest by tomorrow. Aaron Sanchez is around as non-roster depth but he has a 7.13 earned run average in Triple-A this year and just started on Saturday. Ryan Ramsey hasn’t pitched since Tuesday but has a 6.23 ERA in Triple-A this year.
It’s also notable for Bubic, who is an impending free agent. He has posted some good numbers in his career but his health track record might be concerning to clubs. Tommy John surgery wiped out most of his 2023 and 2024 seasons. He was back on the mound for much of 2025 but didn’t pitch after the month of July due to a rotator cuff strain. Now a new elbow injury has put him back on the shelf.
Around those injuries, Bubic has only thrown 213 innings since the end of the 2022 season. As he heads into the open market, he would ideally put some of those injury concerns behind him. He could still do that if this is indeed a brief absence, but for now, it’s another bump in the road and a situation to monitor.
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Royals Place Matt Strahm On 15-Day Injured List
The Royals have placed reliever Matt Strahm on the 15-day injured list with right knee inflammation, MLB.com’s Jeff Jones reports. Bailey Falter (left elbow inflammation) was reinstated from the IL in Strahm’s place.
Strahm has dealt with right knee inflammation in the past. The first occurrence was in September 2020, and in that case, Strahm missed only 12 days. The second case was about a year later, and again, Strahm missed only two weeks. He went on the IL twice in 2022, but not for knee injuries. Strahm was fully healthy from 2023 onward, so between that and his minimal absences for knee inflammation in the past, the Royals can expect him to be back in short order.
Kansas City acquired Strahm from the Phillies in December in a one-for-one swap for Jonathan Bowlan. Strahm was coming off an excellent 2.30 ERA in 125 relief innings from 2024-25 and a recent All-Star nomination in 2024. His acquisition added an experienced lefty to the Royals’ bullpen at an affordable $4.5MM salary for 2026.
Strahm has been serviceable for the Royals, though he’s taken a step back from last year’s 2.74 ERA with the Phillies. In 16 1/3 innings over 17 appearances, Strahm has a 3.86 ERA. His 23.9% strikeout rate and 9.9% walk rate are both worse than last year, albeit to league average. More concerningly, Strahm’s velocity is down across the board. His four-seamer, which he uses 36.3% of the time, is down from 92.2 to 91.1 MPH, which Statcast has in just the seventh percentile.
Meanwhile, Strahm’s 4.88 FIP is a full run higher than his ERA, suggesting he’s been fortunate to perform as he has. The downturn could be a mix of age-related decline (Strahm is now 34) and the knee injury. Royals manager Matt Quatraro told reporters today that Strahm has “been pitching through it all year” and that the inflammation flared up in the ninth inning of yesterday’s game. In any case, the club is hoping the knee inflammation is a minor issue and that Strahm can return with a minimal absence.
The Royals’ bullpen has been a Bottom-5 unit in the Majors in 2026. On the whole, the group has a 4.50 ERA and similar expected numbers in 154 innings, along with a 13.4% walk rate that tops only the Reds’ bullpen. Daniel Lynch IV has a standout 1.96 ERA, although he’s due for regression with just a .205 opposing average on balls in play. Closer Lucas Erceg has a 3.44 ERA but a troubling 15.8% walk rate. Nick Mears, John Schreiber, and Alex Lange have walk rates of 12.3% or higher and expected ERAs over 5.30.
The return of Falter probably won’t move the needle much. The 29-year-old lefty has been a starter since debuting in 2021 with the Phillies. His work from 2024-25 consists of 267 2/3 innings over 54 appearances (52 starts). Falter had a 4.44 ERA in that time, not striking out many hitters but posting better-than-average walk rates. Like Strahm, Falter has low-90s four-seam velocity, though there’s a chance it could play up in a relief role. At the very least, Falter will fill Strahm’s role as a lefty in middle relief until the latter returns from the IL.
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Royals Place Cole Ragans On IL With Elbow Impingement
The Royals announced that left-hander Cole Ragans has been placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to May 7th, due to a left elbow impingement. They also optioned righty Eric Cerantola. In corresponding moves, they have recalled right-handers Stephen Kolek and Steven Cruz.
Ragans started for Kansas City on Wednesday and departed after throwing 58 pitches over three innings. After the game, he said that he felt soreness and tightness in the bottom of his triceps and elbow. He has twice undergone Tommy John surgery but said this felt different. Manager Matt Quatraro said that removing Ragans from the game was precautionary and that he could even make his next start.
Last night, Quatraro provided more info, per Anne Rogers of MLB.com. The skipper said that Ragans had been diagnosed with valgus extension overload and that the next steps would be determined by how Ragans felt in the coming days. Less than 24 hours later, it seems the Royals have decided to put Ragans on the shelf for at least a couple of weeks.
Ragans is capable of ace-type results, as he showed in 2024 when he posted a 3.14 earned run average over 32 starts. He hasn’t been quite at that level since then, with injuries seemingly playing a notable role. He only made 13 starts last year, with a 4.67 ERA, missing time due to a groin strain and a rotator cuff strain. He has a 4.84 ERA this year. Perhaps a reset can help him get back on track.
There’s never a good time for a pitcher as talented as Ragans to hit a setback but the timing in this instance works out relatively well. The Royals recently lost Ryan Bergert and Ben Kudrna to season-ending surgeries, subtracting a couple of depth options. Kolek has also been on the IL for most of this year due to an oblique strain but was able to begin a rehab assignment a few weeks ago.
He came off the IL this week and made one start, filling in while Noah Cameron was experiencing some back tightness. Kolek tossed six solid innings and got the W but was promptly optioned to the minors, as the Royals only needed him for a spot start. This injury to Ragans has forced them to quickly reverse course. Normally, a pitcher optioned to the minors has to stay down for 15 days, but an exception is made when someone else goes on the IL.
Presumably, Kolek will step into the rotation spot vacated by Ragans, alongside Cameron, Seth Lugo, Michael Wacha and Kris Bubic. Kolek, acquired from the Padres last year, has a 4.03 ERA in 165 1/3 career innings. He worked as a reliever in 2024 but was stretched out last year to good results, putting up a 3.51 ERA. His 16.7% strikeout rate was subpar but his 6.7% walk rate and 51.4% ground ball rate were both good figures.
He has a six-pitch mix featuring a four-seamer, sinker, slider, cutter, changeup and sweeper. He had a fairly balanced attack last year, using all of those pitches between 26% and 6% of the time. Statcast also classified one pitch as a curveball. He made four starts on his rehab assignment just now, with a 2.76 ERA in those.
While Ragans is out and Kolek is up, the depth is a bit thinner than it was not too long ago. As mentioned, Bergert and Kudrna are both out for the year. Luinder Avila is currently in a long relief role in the bullpen. Mason Black and Mitch Spence are on the 40-man roster but currently on optional assignment in Triple-A.
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Carlos Estévez Diagnosed With Rotator Cuff Strain
A nightmare season continues for Carlos Estévez. Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports that the Royals’ closer suffered a rotator cuff strain and will be shut down from throwing for three weeks. He’ll be reevaluated at the end of May.
Estévez has been out of action since Opening Day. He took a Michael Harris II comebacker off his left foot in his first outing. That resulted in a contusion that sidelined him for more than a month. The Royals sent him to Triple-A Omaha last night to begin a minor league rehab assignment. Estévez threw 14 pitches and recorded two outs before reporting the shoulder discomfort.
He’ll obviously be pulled off the rehab assignment and is essentially starting the recovery process from scratch. Even if he’s cleared to resume throwing in three weeks, he’ll need to progress through a series of bullpen and live batting practice sessions before he’s ready to embark on a new rehab assignment. That points toward a mid-late June target as the likely earliest return date. He’ll be a candidate for a move to the 60-day IL if they need to clear a 40-man roster spot, though the Royals will probably move Jonathan India (season-ending labrum surgery) there first.
Estévez hasn’t looked right at any point in 2026. Even when he was ostensibly healthy during Spring Training and in the World Baseball Classic, his velocity was nowhere near usual levels. Estévez averaged 89.4 mph on his four-seam fastball over five spring appearances, nearly seven ticks below last year’s level. Pitchers usually build some velocity as they get into game shape and play in higher-pressure settings during the regular season, but that kind of drop in one offseason is very rare. Estévez was around 91 mph in his regular season debut before the foot injury.
The back of the bullpen looked like a potential strength for the Royals entering the spring. Estévez led the Majors with 42 saves last year. He turned in a 2.45 earned run average for a second straight season. Although last year’s career-low 20.1% strikeout rate and 8.2% swinging strike marks were red flags, he would have been locked in as Matt Quatraro’s closer.
Estévez’s absence has pushed Lucas Erceg to the ninth. He has held his own, going 10-12 in save chances while allowing six earned runs through 15 1/3 innings. However, Erceg is missing bats at the lowest rate of his career while struggling to get hitters to expand the strike zone. He’s falling behind early in counts and has walked 11 of 62 opponents (17.7%). Erceg has mostly worked around the free passes, but he’s not leaving himself much margin for error.
The Kansas City bullpen as a whole carries a 4.80 earned run average that ranks 24th in MLB. Only Cincinnati relievers have issued walks at a higher rate, while they’re in the bottom third of the league in strikeouts and whiffs. They’ve been better of late following a league-worst start to the season, but only Daniel Lynch IV and Matt Strahm have strong underlying numbers.
Estévez is the team’s highest-paid reliever, making a $10MM salary in the second season of his $22MM free agent contract. The Royals hold a $13MM option for next year that comes with a $2MM buyout. It’s increasingly difficult to see them exercising that, meaning the two-time All-Star will likely return to free agency at year’s end.
Royals Notes: Ragans, Rotation, Estévez
The Royals got a bit of injury scare yesterday with Cole Ragans departing his start. He’ll continue to be evaluated but the Royals appear to be hopeful that the move was precautionary and that Ragans won’t need to go on the injured list.
Ragans threw 58 pitches over three innings before departing last night. After the game, he told Anne Rogers of MLB.com that he felt soreness and tightness in the bottom of his triceps and elbow. That sounds a bit ominous, especially for a guy with two prior Tommy John surgeries, but Ragans feels this is different. “I’ve been through the elbow stuff,” he said. “I know it’s not what I’ve been through before.” Manager Matt Quatraro told broadcaster Joel Goldberg that he was being cautious with the removal and that he’s hopeful Ragans can make his next start.
The southpaw isn’t out to his best start, with a 4.84 earned run average and 15.2% walk rate so far this year. Regardless, the Royals don’t want to lose him, knowing what he’s capable of. In 2024, he finished fourth in American League Cy Young voting after posting a 3.14 ERA over 32 starts.
If Ragans does ultimately end up on the IL, the Royals are in a decent spot to cover for him, with Stephen Kolek currently on the outside of the rotation looking in. Kolek started the year on the IL himself due to an oblique strain. He came off the IL a couple of days ago and made a spot start when Noah Cameron was experiencing some back tightness. Kolek had a strong start, getting the win against the Guardians after throwing six innings of three-run ball. But since Cameron is expected to make his next start, Kolek was optioned to Triple-A.
A pitcher who is optioned normally has to wait 15 days before being recalled but an exception is made when someone is placed on the IL. If Ragans or Cameron were put on the shelf, Kolek could be promptly recalled.
Kolek has a 4.03 career ERA and just posted a 2.76 ERA on his rehab assignment before that spot start. He would be in the rotation for a lot of teams but is currently blocked by Ragans, Cameron, Seth Lugo, Michael Wacha and Kris Bubic. Other depth options on the roster including Mason Black and Mitch Spence but the Royals recently lost Ryan Bergert and Ben Kudrna to season-ending surgeries.
There’s also a notable injury situation to watch relating to the Kansas City bullpen. Reliever Carlos Estévez exited a rehab game yesterday due to shoulder discomfort. That’s a bit of a worrisome development since that’s a new injury. He landed on the IL a little over a month ago due to a left foot contusion suffered when he was hit by a comebacker.
Even before getting hit by that comebacker, his velocity was down and his early-season results were poor. His fastball averaged around 97 miles per hour for most of his career. He was closer to 96 last year. He was below 90 mph in spring training and posted a 7.20 ERA. In his lone regular season outing, he was at 91 mph and allowed six earned runs in a third of an inning.
Perhaps this shoulder discomfort provides an explanation for the diminished stuff but time will tell what sort of remedy will be required. With Estévez out, Lucas Erceg has been the closer. He has racked up ten saves but not in smooth fashion, having walked 17.7% of batters faced. Among pitchers with at least 15 innings pitched this year, only Connor Phillips of the Reds has a higher walk rate than that. Ideally, Estévez would come back and bump Erceg back to a setup role but it doesn’t seem like that will happen anytime soon.
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