CLEVELAND
As the offseason officially began Thursday following the conclusion of the World Series, the Royals were expected to exercise team options on closer Wade Davis and shortstop Alcides Escobar.
The decisions are merely a procedural move. Davis, 31, is set to make $10 million in 2017 before being eligible for free agency following the season. Escobar, 29, will make $6.5 million next season in the option year of a contract extension he signed before the 2012 season.
Davis is coming off a season in which he posted a 1.87 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP while battling forearm injuries.