The Royals have signed free agent pitcher Zack Grienke to a one-year deal for $13 million, according to Jone Heyman. Greinke was the sixth overall pick by the Royals in the 2002 draft and spent seven years with the Royals, winning the 2009 Cy Young Award. The 38-year old posted a 4.16 ERA with 120 strikeouts in 171 innings for the Astros last season. In 18 seasons, he has won 219 games with a 3.41 ERA, is a six-time All-Star, a six-time Gold Glover, and has won the ERA title twice.
Greinke’s best season in Kansas City came in 2009, when he led the league with a 2.