The Kansas City Star’s Bob Dutton says (via Twitter) that the Royals have traded utility man Willie Bloomquist to the Cincinnati Reds for a player to be named later.

Team	Acquires
Cincinnati Reds	Willie Bloomquist
Kansas City Royals	Player to be named later

Bloomquist, 32, was hitting .266/.298/.391 with 3 home runs and 17 RBIs in 71 games for the Royals this season. Unfortunately for Bloomquist, should the Reds make the postseason, he will be ineligible to be on the roster because he was acquired after the August 31st deadline.