With the Kansas City Royals catching fire over the past few games, many teams are wondering will they be buyers or sellers.

The Kansas City Royals are heating up, and Royals Rundown hosts Jacob Milham and Jeremy “Hokius” Greco are here to break it all down. After a powerful sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Royals are suddenly flirting with momentum—and maybe even the playoff conversation.

The Houston Astros need to add a starting pitcher this season. ESPN's Jeff Passan recently connected the Astros to a huge trade for a starter.

See the Houston Astros' ideal trade offer to land the Kansas City Royals’ ace pitcher, Seth Lugo, before the MLB deadline.

Lugo going to Houston would create a three-headed monster on the mound for the Astros. Houston already has Hunter Brown and Valdez leading the charge in the starting rotation. Adding a pitcher in Lugo as their No. 3 among their pitchers would make Houston’s rotation as good of a rotation that you can find in baseball.

Royals are predicted to make a push for a two-time All-Star outfielder, with the hope that he can live up to his huge contract.

Hence, Lugo’s name has come up in trade rumors. And his ascending value continues to skyrocket with each start. Lugo has allowed five earned runs, total, in his last six starts. He was named Royals pitcher of the month for June after posting a 1.26 ERA and a 27.4% strikeout rate.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/royals as Wacky Royals Trade Idea From ESPN Would Bring Twins' Byron Buxton To KC. As the Kansas City Royals try to creep back into the Wild Card hunt, it's obvious that an extra All-Star outfielder would dramatically increase their playoff odds.

With the trade deadline approaching, the Kansas City Royals are one of the teams rumored to be sellers amid their poor play.