Maurer worked around a walk to log a scoreless inning Saturday for his second save with the Royals.
Despite allowing a two-out free pass, the right-hander retied the other three batters, wrapping up his first chance since the Royals demoted Kelvin Herrera and declared a committee closer arrangement. While he'll likely split with lefties Mike Minor (who earned the win Saturday with 1.2 scoreless innings as the only bridge after starter Jake Junis) and Scott Alexander, Maurer appears to be the majority choice and the most logical fantasy pickup, considering he posted 20 saves for San Diego earlier this season and 13 in 2016.