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.

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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!

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There is a brand new Kansas City Royals Blog hitting the Internet!  Royalshomeplate is a top notch Royals blog that will be blogging about the Kansas City Royals.  Expect some great game reviews, and articles about about the Royals draft and trade rumors before a lot new sources even have them!

A few things I want to ask other Royals fans are:  How close are the Royals to really being a contender to make the playoffs?  Are the young players going to be able to handle carrying the Royals teams?  Is Alex Gordon the real deal that will be the MVP of the Royals for the next 10-12 years?

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