Mere weeks after the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles in the Wild Card Series and pushed the New York Yankees to four games in the American League Divisional Series, the Royals began making moves as they did last year. This prompted some excitement, as the Royals were aggressive last year and had some clear holes to fill.
Kansas City quickly extended Michael Wacha, their third starting pitcher and a key cog in the team’s huge year-over-year improvement. Wacha had a player option he could have exercised to hit free agency, but instead he’s back on a $51 million deal over three years.