{"id":64849,"date":"2023-12-14T17:02:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T22:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=64849"},"modified":"2023-12-14T17:02:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T22:02:23","slug":"royals-taylor-clarke-brewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/12\/14\/royals-taylor-clarke-brewers\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals Trade Taylor Clarke to Brewers, Finalizing Lugo&#8217;s 3-Year Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Royals traded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/clarkta01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-12-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taylor Clarke<\/a> to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for a pair of Minor Leaguers. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/1735389594223264022\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN&#8217;s Jeff Passan<\/a>, right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=brady-002rya&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-12-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Brady<\/a> and infielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=devann000cam&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-12-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cam Devanney<\/a> will be headed to the Royals. The trade of Clarke opens a spot on Kansas City&#8217;s 40-man roster <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/12\/12\/seth-lugo-kansas-city-royals\/\" target=\"_self\">for newly signed pitcher<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lugose01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-12-14_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seth Lugo<\/a>. Neither Bradt nor Devanney is on the 40-man roster. Clarke is already under contract for 2024 after avoiding arbitration with a $1.25 million deal earlier this offseason.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">RHP Taylor Clarke has been acquired from Kansas City in exchange for RHP Ryan Brady and INF Cam Devanney. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UjdVFPa9K7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/UjdVFPa9K7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Brewers\/status\/1735389147022471651?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Brewers Acquire Righty from the Royals<\/h2>\n<p>After opening his career with a three-year tenure with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Clarke spent the past two seasons in Kansas City. He threw 49 innings of 4.04 ERA baseball with a 23.6% percent strikeout rate in 2022. Last season with Kansas City, Clarke logged a 5.95 ERA in 58 appearances, two of which were starts. He recorded 65 strikeouts against 24 walks in 59 innings as he limited right-handed hitters to a .242 batting average with a\u00a0 .698 OPS and ranked in the 98th percentile over chase rate (34.9). Clarke has turned in a 5.03 ERA over 183 games, spending the past three years as a reliever. In 2023, Clarke added a sweeper to his pitch arsenal that features a slider, fastball, and a changeup.<\/p>\n<h3>Royals Are Doing Some Underground Work This Offseason<\/h3>\n<p>Brady joined the Brewers as an undrafted free agent in 2022. The 25-year-old debuted with Milwaukee&#8217;s affiliate in the Arizona Complez League in 2022 after splitting the 2024 season between High-A and Doubel-A. He managed a sub-3.00 ERA at each level, earning a respectable 2.67 ERA in 81 innings. He will bring a solid track record to the upper levels of the Royals&#8217; farm system.<\/p>\n<p>Devanney is Milwaukee&#8217;s 15th-round draft pick back in 2019. He has experience at both shortstop, second, and third base. He batted .271\/.361\/.451 in 390 plate appearances with the Brewers&#8217; Triple-A club in Nashville. Devanney isn&#8217;t a threat on the basepaths, but he could be a lefty-hammering utility infielder if things go well with his development.<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Nick Wosika-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Royals traded Taylor Clarke to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for a pair of Minor Leaguers. According to ESPN&#8217;s Jeff Passan, right-hander Ryan Brady and infielder Cam Devanney will be headed to the Royals. The trade of Clarke opens a spot on Kansas City&#8217;s 40-man roster for newly signed pitcher Seth Lugo. 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