Waters finally snapped a scoreless tie with his 408-foot (100.9 mph EV) solo shot off of Ryan Feltner to lead off the sixth inning. He then tripled in the ninth inning and scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Michael Massey. He has done a decent job so far for the Royals this season, slashing .273/.314/.455 with one homer, two RBI and one stolen base in his first 34 plate appearances. He remains irrelevant for fantasy purposes.

Waters gets the call to replace Mark Canha (hip) on Kansas City’s bench. The 26-year-old former top prospect has struggled to a .229/.306/.396 triple-slash line with 13 homers and 16 steals in 137 games at the highest level since 2022. He’s off to a nice start this season at Triple-A Omaha, batting .370 (10-for-27) with two homers and three steals in seven games. He’s unlikely to play enough to make an impact for fantasy purposes.

Waters will open the regular season back in the minors after batting .188 (6-for-32) in Cactus League play. His fate was sealed after Kansas City swung a trade last weekend to acquire veteran outfielder Mark Canha from the Brewers.

Waters is off the roster with MJ Melendez (ankle) returning from the injured list from a two-week absence. Waters is a former top prospect who has become organizational depth. It happens.