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The following table represents all the key free agent signings made by Royals General Manager Dayton Moore since he was named to the post on June 8, 2006. Players currently on the Royals 40-man roster are represented in bold.
Date |
Player |
Terms |
12/7/06 |
Gil Meche |
5 yrs/$55M |
12/8/06 |
Octavio Dotel |
1 yr/$5M + performance bonus incl. $5.5M option |
12/8/06 |
John Bale |
2 yrs/$4M |
12/20/06 |
David Riske |
1 yr/$2M |
11/28/07 |
Yasuhiko Yabuta |
2 yrs/$6M |
12/6/07 |
Jose Guillen |
3 yrs/$36M |
12/27/07 |
Miguel Olivo |
1 yr/$2.1M ($2.7M club opt '09, $3.3M mut opt'10) |
1/21/08 |
Brett Tomko |
1 yr/$3M |
12/11/08 |
Doug Waechter |
1 yr/$0.64M |
12/11/08 |
Horacio Ramirez |
1 yr/$1.8M |
12/13/08 |
Kyle Farnsworth |
2 yrs/$9.25M ($5.25M club option in '11) |
1/9/09 |
Willie Bloomquist |
2 yrs/$3.1M |
2/28/09 |
Juan Cruz |
2 yrs/$6M ($4M club option in '11) |
12/11/09 |
Jason Kendall |
2 yrs/$6M |
12/23/09 |
Brian Anderson |
1 yr/$0.7M |
1/7/10 |
Noel Arguelles |
5 yrs/$6.9M |
1/8/10 |
Scott Podsednik |
1 yr/$1.75M ($2M club option in '11) |
1/25/10 |
Rick Ankiel |
1 yr/$3.25M ($6M mutual option in '11) |
12/8/10 |
Jeff Francoeur |
1 yr/$2.5M (mutual option in '12) |
12/10/10 |
Melky Cabrera |
1 yr/$1.25M |
1/14/11 |
Jeff Francis |
1 yr/$2M |
1/15/11 |
Bruce Chen |
1 yr/$2M + $1.5M in performance bonus |
11/23/11 |
Bruce Chen |
2 yrs/$9M + $1.5M in performance bonus |
11/29/11 |
J Broxton |
1 yr/$4M + $1M in games pitched bonus |
12/20/11 |
Y Betancourt |
1 yr/$2M + $0.5M in games played bonus |
12/21/11 |
Jose Mijares |
1 yr/$0.925M |
11/20/12 |
Jeremy Guthrie |
3 yrs/$25M |
12/31/12 |
Miguel Tejada |
1 yr/$1.1M |