The Royals traded pitcher Andrew Hoffman to the Diamondbacks for outfielder Randal Grichuk. After a very good season in 2024, Grichuk returned to closer to his poor career averages in 2024. He does produce a good number of doubles and triples, and the Royals home field is very good at encouraging those types of hits. He strengths could useful.

Hoffman owned a 5.19 ERA in three seasons at AAA. This looks like a salary dump for the Diamondbacks, even though Grichuk’s salary wasn’t that high.