Braves make minor-league trade as they deal…

The Braves on Saturday traded Yuli Gurriel, who had been at Triple-A Gwinnett, to the Royals for cash considerations, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Gurriel, a former batting champion, hasn’t played in the majors since he was with Miami last season. He hit .292 with an .863 OPS – and had 12 home runs and 48 RBIs – for the Stripers since the Braves signed him to a minor-league deal in April.

he Royals lost first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino for six to eight weeks because of a broken thumb. They’ve added several players, including Gurriel, before the deadline for players to be eligible for the postseason roster.

Any player who was on the 40-man roster or 60-day injured list as of 11:59 p.m. Saturday can be on a team’s postseason roster. Players who don’t meet the criteria for postseason eligibility can still be included on a club’s playoff roster with a petition to the commissioner’s office if that player was in the organization by Saturday – provided that he replaces someone who’s on the injured list and has met the minimum time requirement for activation (10 or 60 days on the injured list).

Gurriel will get to be part of a postseason push. Entering Saturday, the Royals were 2-1/2 games behind the Guardians in the American League Central. Kansas City held the second wild-card spot in the AL, and was 4-1/2 games ahead of Boston, which was the first team on the outside looking into the AL playoff picture.