Royals on the Farm 7/16

Well, Tony Pena Jr. is reportedly gone....DFA'd....which hopefully leads to his outright release. He was jettisoned to make room for Alex Gordon coming off the DL. Actually, all it took was dealing one of our top pitching prospects and a throw-in reliever to another AL team for a slightly less crappy SS to get rid of TPJ. After we gave up a promising pitching prospect to get TPJ himself. Great work, there, Dayton. Feather in the cap. Also, Mitch Maier is headed back to Omaha after playing OK defense, from the limited amount I saw, but not getting it done at the plate, to the tune of a .500-.600 level OPS. Another AAAA player, it seems. The Star reports the Royals will send TPJ to Omaha when he clears waivers. Maybe they'll convert him to a reliever like all the TPJ lovers and Royals kool-aid drinkers out there hope they would.AAA - Omaha: Memphis 11, O-Royals 6LF Thorman 3-5, 2 RBI (39), RS -- .2892B Hulett 3-5, 2B (17), 2 K, RS -- .290DH Aldridge 2-5, 3B (2), RBI (41), K -- .296RF ...