Royals Review · Jul 2, 2019
Throwing good money after bad baseball
Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports With the Royals season now just past the halfway point and the recent roster movement that resulted in Brad Boxberger being jettisoned off the Royals 40-man, it seems like a good time to revisit some of Dayton Moore’s free agent spending from last winter.
Witness:
Billy Hamilton - $4.25 million + $1 million buyout on option
Chris Owings - $3 million
Martin Maldonado - $2.5 million
Wily Peralta - re-worked extension. $2.25 million + $1 million buyout on option
Jake Diekman - $2.25 million + $.5 million buyout on option
Brad Boxberger - $2.2 million
Lucas Duda - minor league contract - $1.25 million
Terrance Gore - $.65 million