The Padres continued to make moves on Thursday ahead of the MLB trade deadline. And, the Royals finally got on the board.
San Diego traded right-handed pitchers Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek to Kansas City in return for catcher Freddy Fermin, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported.
The Royals were in dire need of more pitching, especially after they recently lost starter Kris Bubic for the season with an injury. This hole in the pitching lineup caused the Royals to make somewhat unfortunate history on Wednesday by using nine pitchers in their shutout win over the Braves.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Royals Send Catcher Freddy Fermin to Padres in Return for Two Much-Needed Pitchers.