Willingham was traded to the Royals on Monday for minor-league pitcher Jason Adam. The Royals acquire a right-handed power bat to face lefties off the bench in September, and most likely DH as long as Eric Hosmer remains out with a hand injury. Hosmer is expected to miss at least two more weeks, which means Billy Butler and Josh Willingham will each play over that stretch, rightly forcing Raul Ibanez out of the lineup. It's been a rough season for Willingham from a batting average standpoint (.210), but he's getting on base at a .345 clip and has 12 home runs in 68 games with Minnesota, so it's a nice pickup for the Royals. Willingham is set to become a free agent at the end of the 2014 season.