The Kansas City Royals announced today that they have selected left-handed pitchers Tim Hill and Eric Stout as well as catcher Meibrys Viloria, adding all three to the 40-man roster ahead of today's reserve list deadline.
Hill, 27, was a 32nd-round selection in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft. He spent a majority of the 2017 season at Northwest Arkansas (AA), going 1-2 with a 4.17 ERA (32 ER in 69.0 IP), recording 75 strikeouts compared to 19 walks. He also made four appearances at Wilmington (A).
Stout, 24, spent the entire year at Omaha (AAA), going 5-2 with a 2.99 ERA (23 ER in 69.1 IP), also collecting five saves in 45 appearances (one start). He was the Royals' 13th-round selection in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft.
Viloria, 20, is a left-handed hitting catcher, who was signed as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2013 out of Cartagena, Colombia. In his first season with Lexington (A), Viloria hit .259 (94-for-363) with 25 doubles, eight homers and 52 RBI in 101 games in 2017. He was named the Pioneer League's (Rookie) Most Valuable Player in 2016, also earning mid-season and postseason All-Star honors while playing with Idaho Falls.
Following today's transactions, the Royals have 38 players on their 40-man roster.