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By Michael DeRosa
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With their 45-62 record, the Kansas City Royals are one of the league's most obvious sellers for the 2026 MLB Trade Deadline.
Given how this season has gone for the Royals, they should be looking to trade away some of their veteran players. Due to this, two of their notable pitchers are being viewed as prime trade candidates.
In a recent article for The Athletic, Andy McCullough predicted that the Royals will trade pitchers Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha by the deadline.
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"But the past two seasons have been a bust for the franchise, and they need to restock the farm system. Lugo is 36 and Wacha just turned 35. The team should be aggressive in trying to deal them," McCullough wrote.
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With playoff teams always on the hunt for pitching help, both Lugo and Wacha certainly have the potential to generate trade interest. They each have plenty of major league experience and have shown that they can make an impact when performing at their best.
Lugo has appeared in 21 games this season with the Royals, where he has a 4-6 record, a 4.36 ERA, and 94 strikeouts. Overall, it has been a bit of a shaky year for the 11-year veteran, but he could turn things back around on a new team. Keep in mind, just back in 2024 with Kansas City, he had a 16-9 record, a 3.00 ERA, and was an All-Star.
Wacha, on the other hand, has once again been solid this season for the Royals, While he has a 5-7 record, he also has a 3.60 ERA, 104 strikeouts, and made the All-Star Game earlier this season. He has also been very consistent for a long time now, as evidenced by him having an ERA under 4.00 in each of the last five seasons.
It will be interesting to see if the Royals end up trading both Lugo and Wacha from here. Given where they are in the standings right now, it would make sense for them to.
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