The Kansas City Royals, based in Kansas City, Mo., participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the American League Central Division. The Royals were founded in 1969 and since 1973.
The Royals' bullpen now has its hard-throwing right-hander. Kansas City announced on Saturday that it had agreed to terms with Kyle Farnsworth on a two-year, $9.25 million deal that includes a club option for 2011. Under the terms of the deal, Farnsworth will make $4.25 million next season and $4.5 million in 2010. The club [...]
How does Robinson Tejeda figure in the 2009 plans for the Royals? Does he have the stuff to be a starting pitcher?– Richard R., Philadelphia Tejeda has started for the Phillies and the Rangers with some success and, with the Royals last season, he won his only start with a five-inning stint against Cleveland. But [...]
KANSAS CITY — The Royals did not tender contracts to four players, including pitcher John Bale and outfielder Joey Gathright, the team announced at 11:15 p.m. CT Friday. Also non-tendered were pitcher Jairo Cuevas and infielder Jason Smith, who was designated for assignment earlier in the day. All four players become free agents and can [...]
KANSAS CITY — Left-handed pitcher Horacio Ramirez was added to the Royals' 40-man roster on Friday, and to make room, infielder Jason Smith was designated for assignment. Ramirez and right-hander Doug Waechter signed contracts on Thursday, and Waechter was added to the roster immediately. Ramirez's contract was approved by Major League Baseball on Friday. Smith [...]
LAS VEGAS — The Royals came to the Winter Meetings focused on scanning the free-agent list for right-handed setup relievers. And as the sessions ended on Thursday, the Royals seemed to have Kyle Farnsworth lined up to fill that need. They reached a two-year agreement with Farnsworth, pending his passing a physical examination. No problems [...]
LAS VEGAS — The Royals are closing in on a two-year deal to sign right-hander Kyle Farnsworth as a setup reliever, MLB.com has learned. Also, the Royals announced on Thursday they signed right-hander Doug Waechter as a middle reliever and left-hander Horacio Ramirez as a starter, both to one-year contracts. The Ramirez deal was reported [...]
LAS VEGAS — The Royals need to find some room on their 40-man roster and that could be accomplished on Friday, the deadline for clubs to offer contracts to players. When the Winter Meetings closed, the Royals had 39 players on the winter roster but had signed pitchers Doug Waechter and Horacio Ramirez. They'd also [...]
LAS VEGAS — Pitcher Jose Lugo's stay with the Royals lasted about a half-hour on Thursday after the club selected him in the Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft at the Winter Meetings. The Royals took Lugo, a left-handed reliever, from the Minnesota Twins' organization and immediately traded him to the Seattle Mariners [...]
LAS VEGAS — Minor League outfielder Jordan Parraz was acquired by the Royals from the Astros on Thursday. Parraz, 24, was the player to be named in the trade that send left-handed pitcher Tyler Lumdsen from the Royals to the Astros on Nov. 24. Last season, Parraz hit .289 with six homers and 42 RBIs [...]
LAS VEGAS — Mike Aviles had a superb rookie season for the Royals, but his 2009 status remains uncertain in terms of his position on the field and in the batting order. That came up on Wednesday as manager Trey Hillman held an open session with reporters. In the true tradition of the Winter Meetings, [...]