Royals add more pitching with trade for Pirates starter Bailey Falter
The Royals also added right-handers Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek in a trade with the San Diego Padres on Thursday.
Falter, 28, is 7-5 this season with a 3.73 ERA, 39 walks and 70 strikeouts in 113 1/3 innings over 22 starts.
His career record is 25-28 with a 4.40 ERA, 127 walks and 335 strikeouts in 454 innings over 110 games (81 starts) with the Philadelphia Phillies (2021-23) and Pirates (2023-25).
Philadelphia, which selected Falter in the fifth round of the 2015 MLB Draft, sent him at the 2023 trade deadline to Pittsburgh in exchange for infielder Rodolfo Castro.
Sisk, 28, appeared in five games for Kansas City this season and was 0-0 with a 1.69 ERA, five walks and 11 strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. Sisk was 0-2 with four saves, a 3.77 ERA, nine walks and 36 strikeouts in 28 2/3 innings for Triple-A Omaha.
Moss, 21, is batting .270 with seven home runs and 70 RBIs in 92 games for High-A Quad Cities.
--Field Level Media
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