The Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday added former All-Star left-hander Kris Bubic from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for minor league right-hander Carlos Duran.
Bubic is on the 60-day injured list with shoulder and elbow issues, but the Royals had expected him to return in late-August, which would put him in line to pitch out of the bullpen for Los Angeles during the playoffs.
He was an All-Star last season, when he went 8-7 with a 2.55 ERA in 20 starts. He is 3-2 with a 4.11 ERA in nine starts this season. In seven MLB seasons, all with the Royals, he is 22-38 with a 4.14 ERA and 495 strikeouts in 522 innings.
The 28-year-old lefty, who has been on the IL since May 18, will be a free agent after this season.
Duran is 3-2 with a 3.38 ERA for the Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City.
Los Angeles also traded for backup catcher Ben Rortvedt for the second year in a row. This time, the Dodgers got Rortvedt from the New York Mets for right-hander Chayce McDermott. The 28-year-old Rortvedt hasn't played in the big leagues this season and wasn't on the Mets' 40-man roster.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.