Royals purchased the contract of RHP Jake Odorizzi from Triple-A Omaha. Odorizzi had to be added to the 40-man roster in order to be protected from this winter's Rule 5 draft, anyway, but the Royals want to give him a late-season look. The right-hander put up a 3.03 ERA and 135/50 K/BB ratio between Double- and Triple-A this season. Having already thrown 145 1/3 innings, Odorizzi's workload over the final weeks won't be substantial.