The San Diego Padres have agreed to re-sign veteran right-hander Josh Johnson, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reported that a one-year deal was close.
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The Kansas City Royals have inked right-handed starter Kris Medlen to a two-year deal with a mutual option for 2017, they announced today. The Royals will announce a corresponding move later today. Medlen will make a guaranteed $8.5 million over his two year deal, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. He makes $2 million in 2015 and $5.5 million in 2016. Medlen has a $10 million mutual option for 2017, Rosenthal reports, and that comes along with a $1 million buyout. The deal includes performance bonuses. Medlen can make an extra $4 million in incentives this season and $6 million next season, according to Rosenthal. If all options are exercised and Medlen reaches all his performance bonuses, he can make a total of $27.5 million over three years. The Royals have been busy this week, signing two free agent starters to deals, Edinson Volquez and now Medlen. They will likely lose top starter James Shields to free agency, so the rotation has been a big need for them. General manager Dayton Moore showed his creativity with these signings, as both Volquez and Medlen are not top arms, but have a shot to be real solid for Kansas City. The Royals' rotation was worth the ninth-highest fWAR this past season. Behind Yordano Ventura, Jason Vargas, Danny Duffy, Jeremy Guthrie, and James Shields, Kansas City boasted one of the better rotations in the American League. The additions of Volquez and Medlen could make their rotation just as good or even better in 2015. Medlen was non-tendered by the Braves at the beginning of this offseason, making him a free agent. The Braves did not want to tender Medlen a contract in that he is coming off a missed season due to Tommy John surgery. Medlen did not pitch in a major league game this season, as he tore the UCL in his elbow during Spring Training. On March 18, he went under the knife. The 29-year-old Medlen had been one of the better pitchers in the Braves' rotation in 2013. He went 15-12 with a 3.11 ERA in 197 innings pitched. He struck out 157 and walked just 47. The former 10th round pick is still young and has a high potential. Medlen's best season may have come the year prior, in 2012, when he went 10-1 with a 1.57 ERA in 138 innings pitched, making just 12 starts in 50 appearances. The potential is there for Medlen, who owns a 2.47 ERA in his last 335 innings pitched. And that makes him just the type of guy the Royals want. --Devan Fink The Kansas City Royals have agreed to sign right-hander Edinson Volquez, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports and Chris Cotillo of SB Nation's MLB Daily Dish. Volquez's deal is for two-years and is worth $20 million, Heyman and Cotillo reported. He will join the Royals rotation who will be almost guaranteed to lose James Shields through free agency. As it currently stands, Yordano Ventura, Jason Vargas, Jeremy Guthrie, and Danny Duffy are starting for the Royals on the mound, while Brandon Finnegan may have a shot to make the rotation out of Spring Training. Volquez adds depth to Kansas City. The 31-year-old Volquez completely reinvented his career with the Pirates in 2014. He posted a 5.71 ERA in 170.1 innings pitched back in 2013, after being a 2008 All-Star and finishing fourth in the Rookie of the Year award voting. The Pirates signed him to a one-year deal to prove if he could still pitch well, and he definitely proved himself, getting him a $10 million annual average value this offseason. He went 13-7 with a 3.04 ERA in 192.2 innings with the Pirates this past season, striking out 140 and walking 71. Volquez posted a 4.15 FIP, suggesting that his ERA was over a run inflated, due to good defense behind him. That may be a factor with Kansas City in 2015. The Royals have been busy this offseason, signing Kendrys Morales, Alex Rios, and now Edinson Volquez. All are medium-risk, high-reward signings that could really help them get back to the postseason and even beyond in 2015. The American League champions are making smaller-type moves that could really pay off in the long run. --Devan Fink The San Diego Padres, Tampa Bay Rays, and Washington Nationals completed a three-team trade on Wednesday, as Jim Bowden of ESPN.com reported they agreed to the rumored deal.
Read the full story over at MLB Daily Rumors, where I contribute. The San Francisco Giants have re-signed right-handed reliever Sergio Romo to a two-year deal, FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reported Wednesday. Romo will receive a $15 million guarantee, reports Rosenthal. According to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick, Romo can receive a $1 million bonus for games finished. Romo lost his job as Giants closer last season, but finished off the season strong, registering a 0.93 ERA from July 22 to the end of the season. Overall, Romo went 6-4 with a 3.72 ERA in 64 games this past season. He saved 23 games in 28 opportunities. However, he posted a career low in ERA+, while striking out 59 and walking just 12 in 58 innings pitched. He was good at the back of the Giants bullpen and should continue to set up for Santiago Castilla, their current closer. The 32-year-old Romo was an All-Star in 2013, when he saved 38 games in 43 opportunities. His chance to close for them came following two excellent seasons in 2011 and 2012, where he allowed just a 1.65 ERA in 103.1 innings over those two years. The Giants have been fairly quiet this offseason, missing out on Chase Headley, Jon Lester, Yasmany Tomas, and Pablo Sandoval already. While Romo does not represent a major signing for them, they are able to sure up the back end of their bullpen with an experienced guy, and at just a $7.5 million annual average value, Romo is definitely worth it, especially if he can come back to old form. --Devan Fink |
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