The Kansas City Royals signed pitcher Horacio Ramirez to a one year contract worth $2.75 million dollar contract on Friday. It is unclear if Ramirez will fight for a spot in the Royals rotation, or pitch out of the bullpen. Heck, he might not even make the team out of Spring Training the way he pitched last year!
Jimmy Gobble and the Kansas City Royals agreed on a one year contract that will pay Gobble $1.3 million dollars in 2008. Pretty good deal for parties as Gobble still needs to prove what kind of pitcher he can be in the Major Leagues. Cheap investment for the Royals if you ask me.
What do you think of the deal Royals fans? Leave us a comment and let us know!
The Kansas City Royals have avoided salary arbitration by signing Luke Hudson to a one year contract worth around $500,000. So Hudson pitches one game last season, gets hurt, has shoulder surgery, and comes back and gets a raise?
Hudson might have some electric stuff when healthy, and the Royals better hope he is healthy for the entire 2008 season. I suppose for only $500,000 it is a low risk and the Royals need to take some risks to get better.
Wow, talk about a name you probably have heard in a long time! Hideo Nomo has agreed on a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals and will be invited to Spring Training next month. Nomo has been pitching in the Venezuelan Winter League. During the Winter league, his numbers were 6.59 ERA and a 7/7 K/BB ratio in 13 2/3 innings. Not exactly pretty.
I really doubt Nomo will make the team as he battles back from elbow surgery. If Nomo makes the team, the Royals have a lot more problems then we had originally thought!
