Those talks apparently continued as Lugo and the Royals on Sunday agreed to a contract extension that takes his name out of MLB trade rumor mill. That deal made Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino quite happy. He had publicly expressed his desire to see Lugo remain with the team, and he took to X to celebrate.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks as Does the Seth Lugo Deal Set Merrill Kelly's Market?. As the Arizona Diamondbacks weigh all their options and other team's offers for their impending free agents, the market continues to swirl around them.