The Royals signed Alcides Escobar to a one-year deal, bringing back one of their free-agent players. They also made a trade with the Athletics to clear some salary:
They traded first baseman and outfielder Brandon Moss and left-handed reliever Ryan Buchter to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for right-handed pitchers Jesse Hahn and Heath Fillmyer. The Royals also cleared $5 million of Moss’ salary in the trade.
“The economic part of it is very real to us,” Royals general manager Dayton Moore told The Star.
First baseman Eric Hosmer, who became a free agent after seven seasons with the Royals, is still unsigned.
Moss returns to Oakland. He hit very well in his first stint there, but his power and ability to get on base waned since then. If the Royals continue to sign their own players, the collusion talk will get more serious.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2nt2F7l
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