The Royals have placed infielder Alberto Callaspo on the 15-day disabled list due to an unknown injury. Maybe the injury is a brain cramp as it occurs 1 day after he was arrested for a DUI which he spent 7 hours in jail before making bond. Callaspo has played in 42 games for the Royals this season and he is 29 for 100 (.290 avg, .679 OPS) with 8 runs scored and 4 RBIs. The Royals have recalled 1B/DH Billy Butler and they plan on playing him every day. Butler played in 53 games for the Royals earlier this season and he was 49 for 186 (.263 avg, .669 OPS) with 12 runs scored, 1 homer and 18 RBIs. But, after his demotion he found his swing and that’s why he is back. Butler played in 26 games in AAA ball after his demotion and he was 34 for 101 (.337 avg, .981 OPS) with 18 runs scored, 5 homers and 13 RBIs. Look for Butler to hit much better this time around for the Royals.

The Royals have claimed 26-year old righty reliever/starter Robinson Tejada off waivers from the Rangers. Tejada has pitched in 4 games (0 starts) for the Rangers this season and he was 0-0 with a 9.00 ERA and a 1.67 WHIP. Tejada has now pitched in 63 games (46 starts) in his major league career and he is 14-17 with a 5.01 ERA and a 1.58 WHIP. Tejada has a very good arm and that’s the reason the Royals are willing to roll the dice with him.

David DeJesus has always been compared to Johnny Damon as K.C. is where both of their careers started but until this season it has not been a fair comparison. But this season DeJesus is making consistent hard contact as he is driving the ball often. He has played in 56 games this season and he is 65 for 214 (.304 avg, .815 OPS) with 28 runs scored, 7 homers, 33 RBIs and 5 stolen bases. The fact that he’s #2 on the Royals in RBIs this season tells you how bad the rest of the lineup has been (except Joe Guillen).

With the Royals not hitting the ball at all as a team, Ryan Shealy is blowing his big chance to get back to the majors. He has played in 38 games this season in AAA and he is 33 for 144 (.229 avg, .755 OPS) with 18 runs scored, 8 homers and 19 RBIs. With Shealy now 28 years old he’s starting to lose his prospect status so he needs to get his act together before he winds up out of baseball.

The Kansas City Royals have designated Brett Tomko for assignment. Tomko pitched in 16 games (10 starts) for the Royals this season and he was 2-7 with a 6.97 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP. He allowed 80 hits, 11 of which were homers in only 60.2 innings pitched. The Royals aren’t going to miss him one bit as Kyle Davies has taken over his rotation spot.