KANSAS CITY -- The Royals on Friday signed right-hander Kyle Zimmer, their first-round pick in the 2012 Draft, to a one-year Major League deal.
In a corresponding move, the Royals designated for assignment third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert.
Zimmer, 27, had been designated for assignment in 2018 but was re-signed to a Minor League deal shortly thereafter.
Zimmer's new deal is a split contract -- he will get $555,000 if in the Majors and $124,000 if in the Minors, a source told MLB.com. Zimmer has one year of options left.
Zimmer, who has battled numerous arm and shoulder injuries over his career, spent several months in 2018 at the revolutionary Driveline Baseball training program in Seattle at the suggestion of Royals assistant general manager J.