The Kansas City Royals have not exactly had a reputation for spending money under David Glass’ ownership. Even with the record payroll from last season, the Royals were primarily comprised of middling contracts and players signed to extremely team friendly extensions. In fact, the largest contracts ever given out by the Royals were matching five year, $55 Million deals handed to Mike Sweeney and Gil Meche.
That may change this offseason. With players like Alex Gordon and Ben Zobrist as free agents, the Royals will have quite the decision to make when it comes to retaining one, or both, of these players.