The Royals officially welcomed Mike Moustakas back to the deal, after reports he had signed a one-year, $6.5 million deal. The agreement stunned the baseball world, who had predicted a player of Moustakas’ age and ability to land a five- or six-year deal worth up to $100 million.
The deal has aroused scrutiny to teams that passed on Moustakas even though there was a need at third base, and at agent Scott Boras, who seems to have badly misread the market. Adding to the scrutiny on Boras comes a report from Kansas City Star columnist Sam Mellinger, who wrote about the frustrating off-season for Moustakas this week.