The Colorado Rockies announced today that they have acquired catcher Drew Butera and cash considerations from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for left-handed pitcher Jerry Vasto.
•  Butera, 35, has batted .188 (28-for-149) with 11 runs scored, nine doubles, two home runs, 18 RBI and 13 walks in 51 games with the Royals this season … in 487 career games across parts of nine seasons with Minnesota (2010-13), Los Angeles-NL (2013-14), Los Angeles-AL (2015) and Kansas City (2015-18), has batted .201 (243-for-1209) with 110 runs, 53 doubles, five triples, 18 home runs, 108 RBI and 80 walks … was originally selected by New York-NL in the fifth round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Central Florida.
• Vasto, 26, has made one relief appearance, his Major League debut, across two stints with the Rockies … allowed three runs on three hits with one walk and one strikeout in 0.2 innings pitched vs. Arizona on June 10 … in 37 relief appearances for Triple-A Albuquerque, has gone 2-1 with a 3.16 ERA (37.0 IP, 13 ER), 18 walks and 44 strikeouts … was originally selected by the Rockies in the 24th round of the 2014 First-Year Player Draft out of Felician College.
The Rockies currently have a full 40-man roster.