Drew Waters

It looks to be nothing more than a routine night off for the 32-year-old slugger. Drew Waters will draw a rare start in his place in right field on Wednesday evening and will bat seventh against Diamondbacks' right-hander Ryne Nelson.

Fermin has been seeing regular action at designated hitter when he hasn't been behind the plate, so it's strange to see the 29-year-old getting a day off. Adam Frazier will function as the team's designated hitter on Saturday against Jonathan Cannon and the White Sox, which will allow Drew Waters to get a start in left field.

It's nice to see that Waters was promoted from Triple-A Omaha to start the second half of the season, but it looks like he's going to have to fight his way into the lineup. The Royals will use an outfield of Adam Frazier, Hunter Renfroe and Kyle Isbel against White Sox' right-hander Chris Flexen on Friday evening in Kansas City.

Waters has been summoned to replace an injured MJ Melendez (ankle) on Kansas City's active roster when they kick off the second half on Friday against the White Sox. The 25-year-old former top prospect got into only three contests earlier this year for the Royals and holds an .857 OPS with 10 homers and 11 steals in 287 plate appearances this season for Triple-A Omaha.