Almonte had his contract purchased and will join the Royals for Friday's contest against the Indians, Rustin Dodd of The Kansas City Star reports.
Almonte was brought up in a corresponding move after the Royals placed starter Ian Kennedy (hamstring) on the 10-day DL. Outside of nine games with the Royals in 2015, the team's No. 19 prospect has spent his entire professional career in the minors. Almonte owns a 2.16 ERA and 1.00 WHIP through five games (four starts) and 25 innings with Double-A Northwest Arkansas. He'll need to really impress the coaches if he wants to stick around past Kennedy's DL stint.