Almonte was transferred to Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Monday, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.
Almonte made nine appearances for the Royals in 2015, but he's spent the duration of 2016 at Triple-A Omaha, where he holds a 5.55 ERA and 1.75 WHIP across 60.0 innings. The right-hander will now return to Northwest Arkansas, the level at which he began the 2015 season and went 4-4 with a 4.03 ERA prior to advancing to Triple-A.