Maurer was traded from the Padres to the Royals on Monday along with Trevor Cahill and Brandon Maurer for Matt Strahm, Travis Wood and Esteury Ruiz, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reports.
Maurer's ERA while serving as San Diego's closer left much to be desired, but his command and good strikeout numbers will likely get him plenty of high-leverage innings in his new bullpen. It'll be tough to supplant Kelvin Herrera for closing duties, but Maurer seems like a logical choice to be the setup man.