The Kansas City Royals agreed to terms on 2015 Major League contracts with left-handed pitchers Brandon Finnegan, Brian Flynn and John Lamb, right-handed pitchers Aaron Brooks and Michael Mariot, catcher Erik Kratz, infielders Cheslor Cuthbert and Ryan Jackson and outfielders Lane Adams and Jorge Bonifacio. Consistent with club policy, terms of the contracts were not disclosed.
Finnegan, 21, made his Major League debut last season after being drafted 17th overall in June out of Texas Christian University. He became the first player in big league history to pitch in both the Major League World Series and College World Series in the same season. Brooks, 24, was named Pacific Coast League Postseason MVP as well as Omaha Pitcher of the Year, after going 12-3 with a 3.88 ERA (60 ER in 139.0 IP) and 97 strikeouts in 25 appearances (23 starts) at Triple-A.
Mariot, 26, made his Major League debut and pitched in 17 games last season for the Royals. He earned his first big league victory on June 27, tossing 1.1 scoreless innings in an 8-6 triumph over the Los Angeles Angels. Adams, 25, also made his Major League debut in September last season, after being named the Northwest Arkansas (AA) Player of the Year. He was also named a Texas League All-Star, batting .269 with 25 doubles, 11 homers and 38 stolen bases.
The Royals have eight players who remain unsigned for the 2015 season: right-handed pitchers Jandel Gustave and Yordano Ventura, catcher Francisco Pena, infielders Orlando Calixte and Christian Colon and outfielders Reymond Fuentes, Terrance Gore and Paulo Orlando.
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The Royals also announced that First Baseman Mike Sweeney has been voted into the Royals Hall of Fame. He will become the elite group’s 26th inductee this season with a ceremony before a game at Kauffman Stadium, which will be announced at a later date.
Sweeney was elected in his first ballot appearance in a vote of living Royals Hall of Fame Members, select media members, select Royals Front Office staff and Royals fans via on-line voting. To be eligible players must have spent a minimum of three seasons with the club and ceased to be an active on-field member of the Royals (or for any other Major League Organization) for at least three (3) calendar years. Eligible players must be named on at least seventy-five percent (75%) of all ballots cast to be elected – Sweeney received 89.7% support.
Sweeney was a five-time American League All-Star during his Royals career from 1995-2007 after being drafted in the 10th round in 1991 out of Ontario (Calif.) High School. He finished his playing career with the Oakland Athletics (2008), Seattle Mariners (2009-10) and Philadelphia Phillies (2010), compiling a career .297 batting average with 325 doubles, 215 home runs, 909 RBI and 759 runs scored. Sweeney signed a one-day minor league contract with Kansas City on March 25, 2011 so he could announce his retirement as a player while a member of the Royals.
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Kansas City Royals Agree To Terms With 10 Players On One-Year Contracts For 2015 Season
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