Royals Transactions Thread

[yankeebiscuitfan]

The Royals extended Jeff Francoeur's contract with two years, worth 13.5 million.

[yankeebiscuitfan]

The Kansas City Royals have signed Jonathan Broxton to a one year contract, pending a physical.

The deal, for $4 million plus $1 million in incentives, is pending a physical examination, an important step because Broxton is coming off elbow surgery in September.

Broxton is signed for the setup role for Joakim Soria.

[Mudge]

I'm not sure about the money part of it, but Broxton needed a change of scenery.

[yankeebiscuitfan]

The Kansas City Royals seem to be happy with what Ned Yost has done last season.
They excercised the 2013 option of his contract. You may understand that Yost was very pleased.

[Chitown Champ]

On March 20, the Royals traded minor league pitcher Kevin Chapman and a player to be named later to the Astros for outfielder Jason Bourgeois and catcher Humberto Quintero. Quintero will provide some much needed coverage at catcher while Salvador Perez is sidelined with a knee injury. Bourgeois will add some more outfield depth and speed to what is already a swift outfield.