Outfielder Hunter Renfroe and reliever Chris Stratton each picked up their player options for 2025, but the Royals declined a mutual option for infielder/outfielder Adam Frazier, making him a free agent.
Renfroe will earn $7.5 million next year after making $5.5 million in 2024. The 32-year-old was signed last off-season to provide pop for the Royals, but he hit just 15 home runs, the fewest home runs he has hit in a full season at the big league level. He missed two weeks with a hamstring injury late in the year, limiting him to 120 games where he hit .