Caleb Moody at Just Baseball calls the Salvador Perez contract the perfect extension.
Then, there’s the term. Two years ensures that their Captain and franchise lifeblood is not only made to feel respected, but gives the Royals multiple years of continuing to have another marketable fan favorite around to help continue to grow this franchise in their newfound age of competitiveness.
After all, this a former World Series Champion and World Series MVP who continues to write his name in the history books
among the franchise’s best and brightest. The story sells itself at this point.
But what a two-year deal also does is give the Royals the flexibility to grow and evaluate in the short-term.
Will Leitch at MLB.com has 2026 power rankings out.
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The Royals were surprisingly aggressive at the Trade Deadline, but they didn’t get much out of it. Bobby Witt Jr. is still the centerpiece of everything, but this team still needs more offense. Can they find it?
Former Royals pitcher Craig Eaton died at the age of 71.
Pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are indicted on federal charges for rigging pitches.
Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia reveals he missed the World Series because his baby girl died.
General managers are meeting this week in Las Vegas.
Kiley McDaniel at ESPN ranks the top 50 free agents with contract predictions.
The Giants want to build up their pitching depth.
The Blue Jays want to keep Bo Bichette.
The White Sox won’t be looking for long-term free agents.
How can MLB react to gambling scandals?
Brittany Ghiroli at The Athletic writes about how Mike Trout is fading away. [$]
The Athletics allow comments on social media for the first time in two years.
YouTubeTV offers a $20 credit to customers, which likely means their spat with ESPN isn’t ending soon.
The Big Ten says USC should have been penalized on a fake punt play.
Egypt opens its new Grand Museum.
Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast, Soundgarden, and The White Stripes are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Why do we still have car keys?
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