Surprise, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals and first baseman Eric Hosmer avoided arbitration on Wednesday, agreeing to terms on a two-year contract. The deal is worth $13.9 million, according to MLB.com. Hosmer, 25, batted .270 with nine home runs, 35 doubles and 58 RBI in 131 games for the Royals last season. He […]

Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals and closer Greg Holland avoided arbitration on Friday, agreeing to terms on a contract for the 2015 season. The deal is worth $8.25 million, according to MLB.com. Holland, 29, earned the first Mariano Rivera Award as the American League’s top reliever after saving 46 games for […]

Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – Reliever Kelvin Herrera, a key part of the Kansas City Royals’ surprising run to the 2014 World Series, agreed to a two-year contract with the reigning American League champions on Thursday. Financial terms were not disclosed, though the Kansas City Star reported the deal, which will cover Herrera’s first two […]

Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals and left-handed pitcher Danny Duffy avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract on Friday. The deal is for $2.425 million, according to MLB.com. Duffy went 9-12 with a 2.53 ERA in 31 games (25 starts) for the Royals last year. He also appeared out of […]

Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals signed outfielder Lorenzo Cain to a one-year contract Tuesday, avoiding arbitration. Cain, 28, batted .301 with five homers and 53 RBI in 133 games last season for the AL champion Royals. He scored 55 runs, had a .339 on-base percentage and stole 28 bases. The five-year […]

Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Kansas City Royals and third baseman Mike Moustakas avoided arbitration, agreeing on a one-year contract Tuesday. Moustakas, 26, hit just .212 with 15 homers and 54 runs batted in over 140 games last season. In the postseason, he batted .231 with a franchise-record five homers and seven RBI in […]