Kevin O’Brien at Royals Reporter looks at the contract options for Royals players.
While Wacha will undoubtedly opt out of his deal, it will be interesting to see what approach the Royals take regarding a possible Wacha contract offer/extension.
The Royals could offer Wacha a three-year deal, perhaps around the $60 million market value that Spotrac is circulating. Picollo could give him two guaranteed years and perhaps backload the contract with a player option for the third. That format would resemble what the Royals offered Seth Lugo last offseason.