Royals acquire relief pitcher Nolan Hoffman from Phillies

[p]Hoffman, 28, has been working his way through the minors since 2018 and has a 5.24 ERA in 30 games this season at the Triple-A level. He has four total MLB appearances; three of those have come this year, in which he has a 3.85 ERA. [/p][p]Colon, 19, has a 5.83 ERA in 22 games in rookie ball (20) and Single-A (2). [/p][embed guid="8eaf74b5-72a5-4605-8cc2-af7cf57779ed" url="https://x.com/Royals/status/2084377900183081118?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Other players the Royals have acquired at the trade deadline include Braves' No. 8 prospect Lucas Braun (LHP) and Carter Holton (LHP) in a deal with Atlanta ([a href="https://www.flashscoreusa.com/news/royals-trade-lane-thomas-bailey-falter-atlanta-braves/YNZiFKMk/" target="_blank"]details here[/a]), and Carlos Duran from the Los Angeles Dodgers ([a href="https://www.flashscoreusa.com/news/dodgers-acquire-pitcher-kris-bubic-from-royals-for-carlos-duran-in-pitcher-swap/I9EgNEy2/" target="_blank"]details here[/a]).[/p][p]Meanwhile, the Phillies have added All-Star Luis Arraez ([a href="https://www.flashscoreusa.com/news/san-francisco-giants-trade-luis-arraez/EP53xYeR/" target="_blank"]details here[/a]).[/p][infobox id="3e982646-21d3-4baf-ac34-10f731dff476" /]