Royals general manager Dayton Moore’s perfect record is intact. Moore has never had a case go to arbitration since he joined the Royals.
That trend continued Friday as the Royals agreed to a one-year contract with presumptive closer Kelvin Herrera. In addition to Herrera’s $5.325 million salary this season, he will make $50,000 for making the All-Star Game.
Herrera’s salary is the midpoint of what he asked for and the Royals offered when arbitration numbers were exchanged, according to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, who first reported the deal.
Earlier in the off-season, the Royals agreed to contracts with first baseman Eric Hosmer and pitcher Danny Duffy, so they no longer have an arbitration-eligible players.