Wade Davis has been one of the better closers in baseball over the past two seasons, and the Kansas City Royals made a prudent move to keep the 31-year-old in tow Thursday, when they picked up his $10 million club option for 2017.
Today's Knuckleball's Jon Heyman first relayed news of the Royals' decision to pick up Davis' option. Jeffery Flanagan of MLB.com confirmed that report.
Davis has ranked among MLB's more reliable relievers over the past two seasons—both of which have seen him earn All-Star nods.
He was arguably the best reliever in baseball during the 2015 season, and the numbers back that up.