Kansas City Royals trade grade — 2026 deadline report card
Kansas City Royals trade grade and trade deadline grade for 2026: Outlook and Season letter grades, players gained and lost, and deal-by-deal report cards on EasyMLB.com. Did they win or lose the deadline?
How we grade Kansas City Royals
Outlook asks whether the club improved its longer-term asset sheet
(prospect packages and controllable pieces).
Season asks whether the roster got better for the rest of 2026 using
fantasy position ranks and production. Contenders often look better on Season;
sellers often look better on Outlook.
Kansas City Royals overall grades
Outlook B+
· Season C
across 8 deals.
Kansas City Royals upgraded the long-term ledger across 8 deals (+0 players; 3 MLB in / 4 MLB out). Outlook B+ · Season C.
Kansas City Royals deadline deals
8 trades in our 2026 deadline window:
Outlook A+ · Season C+: got Jacob Berry. Gets Jacob Berry; sends cash/PTBNL. Season +0; Outlook +52.
Outlook A+ · Season D: got Carlos Duran; sent Kris Bubic. Gets Carlos Duran; sends Kris Bubic. Season -25; Outlook +42.
Outlook F · Season B: got Nolan Hoffman; sent Manuel Colon. Gets Nolan Hoffman; sends Manuel Colon. Season +15 (fit -4); Outlook -46.
Outlook A+ · Season F: got Lucas Braun, Carter Holton; sent Lane Thomas, Bailey Falter. Gets Lucas Braun, Carter Holton; sends Lane Thomas, Bailey Falter. Season -63; Outlook +77.
Outlook C+ · Season C: sent Kameron Misner. Gets cash/PTBNL; sends Kameron Misner. Season -4; Outlook -2.
Outlook D · Season A+: got Nate Pearson; sent Max Martin. Gets Nate Pearson; sends Max Martin. Season +71; Outlook -24.
Outlook F · Season C+: sent Rudy Martin Jr.. Gets cash/PTBNL; sends Rudy Martin Jr.. Season +0; Outlook -52.
Outlook C+ · Season B-: got Easton McGee. Gets Easton McGee; sends cash/PTBNL. Season +7 (fit -4); Outlook +3.