▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Without ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁D uck worth ▁was ▁trad ed ▁by ▁Pitts burgh ▁to ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als ▁for ▁c ash ▁consider ations . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁two ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁Roy als , ▁his ▁record ▁was ▁ 4 – 1 0 ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 . 3 7 ▁earned ▁run ▁average ▁( ER A ). ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁D uck worth ▁was ▁designated ▁for ▁assignment ▁by ▁the ▁Roy als ▁to ▁make ▁room ▁on ▁the ▁organiz ational ▁ro ster ▁for ▁free ▁agent ▁sig ne e ▁Bre tt ▁Tom ko . ▁D uck worth ▁passed ▁through ▁wa ivers , ▁and ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁the ▁Roy als ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁accepted ▁an ▁assignment ▁to ▁the ▁Tri ple - A ▁O ma ha ▁Roy als . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁D uck worth ▁was ▁re called ▁by ▁Kansas ▁City ▁to ▁start ; ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁game , ▁he ▁went ▁ 5 ▁inn ings , ▁giving ▁up ▁ 3 ▁earned ▁runs , ▁and ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁the ▁win . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁D uck worth ▁was ▁granted ▁free ▁ag ency . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁D uck worth ▁signed ▁a ▁minor ▁league ▁contract ▁to ▁play ▁with ▁the ▁Phill ies ▁organization . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁D