Former Rays LHP Yarbrough heading to Royals on one year, $3 million deal

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Free agent left-hander Ryan Yarbrough signed a one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday after spending the previous 5 seasons with Tampa Bay.

MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reported that the deal is for $3 million.

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The 30-year-old Yarbrough was 3-8 with a 4.50 ERA in 20 video games final season, making 9 begins. He twice was on the injured checklist with groin tightness and a strained indirect.

Yarbrough was 40-31 with a 4.33 ERA in 127 video games, together with 59 begins, for the Rays. He was 16-6 as a rookie in 2018. He was 2-0 with a 3.06 ERA in eight postseason video games.

Yarbrough performed faculty ball at Old Dominion, the place new Royals supervisor Matt Quatraro and Kansas City infielder Vinnie Pasquantino additionally went to high school.

The Royals designated right-hander Wyatt Mills for project.

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The 27-year-old Mills was a mixed 0-1 with a 4.60 ERA in 27 video games with Kansas City and Seattle. He was traded from the Mariners to the Royals in late June within the deal for Carlos Santana.

With information from Sportsnet.