Report: Padres Trade OF Franchy Cordero, RHP Ronald Bolaños to Royals for LHP Tim Hill

The trade comes one week before Opening Day of the abbreviated 2020 MLB season.

Nick Selbe | Jul 16, 2020

One week before the start of MLB's abbreviated 2020 season, the Kansas City Royals and San Diego Padres reportedly have agreed to a trade.

Royals acquired right-handed pitcher Ronald Bolaños and outfielder Franchy Cordero from the Padres in exchange for left-handed pitcher Tim Hill, according to MLB Network's Jon Paul Morosi.

Bolaños, 23, debuted last season and pitched five games with three starts. He posted a 5.95 ERA in 19 2/3 innings, with 19 strikeouts and 12 walks.

Cordero, 25, played in 79 games for the Padres over the past three seasons, though only nine in 2019. He's batting .240/.306/.431, with 106 strikeouts in 273 career plate appearances. He missed most of last season with an elbow injury.

Hill, 30, went 2-0 with one save and a 3.63 ERA over 39 2/3 innings last season.

Published Jul 16, 2020

NICK SELBE

Nick Selbe is a programming editor at Sports Illustrated who frequently writes about baseball and college sports. Before joining SI in March 2020 as a breaking/trending news writer, he worked for MLB Advanced Media, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. Selbe received a bachelor's in communication from the University of Southern California.