Salvador Perez in many ways is a franchise's dream. He's an excellent defensive player at a premium defensive position, a great clubhouse guy, a likable personality who is great with the fans, he's a four-time All-Star, three-time (soon to be four-time) Gold Glove winner, and World Series MVP, signed to a long-term deal, and he's not even 27 years old.
The Royals have really needed a player like this behind the plate. In franchise history, they have 19 catchers who have had a 2 WAR season. Salvy has five of them. Salvy needs just 95 games next year to pass Mike MacFarlane for most games caught in Royals history.