in 2016, he pitched in 22 games for omaha and 17 for the royals. in the minors, he was 2–0 with a 3.00 era in 30 innings and in the majors he had a 3.32 era in 19 innings. he made seven more appearances in the minors in 2017 but spent most of the year with the royals, where he was 5–4 with a 2.48 era in 69 innings over 58 games. he picked up his first mlb win on july 2nd when he pitched two scoreless innings against the minnesota twins and his first save on august 22 against the colorado rockies.