Drew Butera joins Rockies, leaves Royals for Vasto

The 35-year-old Butera is batting .188 with two homers and 18 RBIs in 51 games this season.

The Colorado Rockies acquired catcher Drew Butera and cash considerations from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for left-hander Jerry Vasto, both teams announced on Friday.

The 35-year-old Butera is batting .188 with two homers and 18 RBIs in 51 games this season.

Butera, who was the backup to Royals star Salvador Perez, has a .201 career average with 18 homers in 487 games over nine seasons with the Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, and Royals. He joined Kansas City in 2015.

The Royals recalled catcher Cam Gallagher from Triple-A Omaha. The club also activated outfielder Brian Goodwin (groin) off the disabled list.

Kansas City optioned Vasto to Omaha. He appeared in one game for the Rockies earlier this season and gave up three runs in two-thirds of an inning.

Vasto, 26, went 2-1 with a 3.16 ERA in 37 relief appearances for Triple-A Albuquerque.

Gallagher went 5-for-24 with no homers and two RBIs in eight games for the Royals earlier this season. The 25-year-old was batting .265 with four homers and 42 RBIs for Omaha.

Goodwin, 27, suffered his injury in late July. He was 8-for-17 with a homer and four RBIs in five contests for Kansas City after being acquired from the Washington Nationals. Overall, he is batting .256 with four homers and 16 RBIs in 53 games this season.

--Field Level Media

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