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The Major League season is upon us, and a few old friends are already making waves. Zack Greinke was hammered in his Diamondbacks debut after signing a $206 million contract. At the opposite end of the payscale, former Royals farmhand Daniel Stumpf, now a Rule 5 pick for the Phillies, was hammered as well. Gone are World Series friends like Ben Zobrist (Cubs) and Johnny Cueto (Giants), although Johnny is still his old wacky self.
Let's take a look at other Royals around the league.
Angels - Johnny Giavotella
Astros - Erik Kratz
Athletics - Billy Butler, Coco Crisp, Liam Hendricks, Ryan Madson, Danny Valencia
Blue Jays - Jose Bautista, Jesse Chavez, Franklin Morales
Braves - Jeff Francoeur
Brewers - Blaine Boyer, Jeremy Jeffress, Will Smith (DL)
Cardinals - Jonathan Broxton, Brayan Pena (DL)
Cubs - Aaron Brooks (DL), Ben Zobrist
Diamondbacks - Zack Greinke
Dodgers - Joe Blanton, Louis Coleman, J.P. Howell
Giants - Gregor Blanco, Johnny Cueto
Indians - Joba Chamberlain
Mariners - Nori Aoki, Mike Montgomery, Joel Peralta
Nationals - Clint Robinson
Orioles - Jimmy Paredes (DL)
Padres - Buddy Baumann (DL), Wil Myers, James Shields
Phillies - Andres Blanco, Michael Mariot (DL), Daniel Stumpf
Rays - Jake Odorizzi
Rangers - Colby Lewis
Reds - Brandon Finnegan, John Lamb (DL), Ross Ohlendorf, Blake Wood
Rockies - Jorge de la Rosa
Tigers - Mike Aviles, Blaine Hardy (DL)
White Sox - Melky Cabrera
Yankees - Carlos Beltran
A few other names....Jeremy Guthrie signed a minor league deal with the Padres after being cut by the Rangers....former Royals All-Star reliever Aaron Crow will begin the year on the disabled list in the Cubs organization....prospect Sean Manaea, dealt for Ben Zobrist will pitch for the top affiliate of the Athletics....pitcher Cody Reed, part of the Johnny Cueto deal, will pitch for Cincinnati's top affiliate...Justin Maxwell was one of the last cuts by the Marlins but signed this week to play in the Red Sox organization, joining Sean O'Sullivan...Carlos Peguero is in the Cardinals organization....George Kottaras and Vin Mazzaro are in the Giants organization......Chris Dwyer and Nate Adcock are in the Orioles system.....David Lough and Ryan Jackson were among the last players assigned to the minors by the Phillies......Jason Bourgeois is in the Diamondbacks system......Felipe Paulino is still hanging around with the Indians.....Emilio Bonifacio was one of the last cuts by the Braves and was released outright....Jonny Gomes is playing for the Rakuten Eagles in Japan......Irving Falu is playing in Mexico......Yohan Pino is in Korea....