The Kansas City Royals signed Clay Buchholz really late into the offseason. He spent time in Extended Spring Training and then worked his way through Northwest Arkansas and then Omaha. The 33-year-old was looking to bounce back after injury, but he was looking out for himself as his contract gave him a May 1st opt-out.
While in the Royals system he looked really good. Over his three starts between the two levels, Buchholz threw 16.0 innings where he posted a 1.13 ERA. During that time he struck out nine while walking seven and had a 1.