Royals acquire Jason Frasor from Rangers
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The Kansas City Royals have added an arm to their middling bullpen in a deal with the Texas Rangers.
#Royals acquire right-handed reliever Jason Frasor from the Rangers for fellow righty Spencer Patton, who was at Omaha.
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) July 16, 2014
Frasor has made 38 appearances in his 11th major-league season. The 36-year-old owns 30 punch-outs in 29 2/3 innings, sporting a 3.34 ERA and 1.38 WHIP.
The Royals, owners of MLB's 16th-ranked bullpen, are 6.5 games behind the division-leading Detroit Tigers and 2.5 games back in the Wild Card race.
Patton, a farmhand of the Royals' since 2011, has quickly ascended to Triple-A Omaha. He brings a 4.08 ERA and 1.036 WHIP to the Rangers' system.