Kansas City Royals Transactions 2025

March
DATETRANSACTION
10 March 2025Optioned RF Tyler Gentry, LHP Noah Cameron and RHP Eric Cerantola to Omaha (PCL). Reassigned RHPs Anthony Simonelli, Junior Fernandez and Kyle Hayes to minor league camp.
9 March 2025Optioned RHP Luinder Avila to Omaha (IL).
February
DATETRANSACTION
21 February 2025Agreed to terms with RHP Ross Stripling on a minor league contract.
19 February 2025Agreed to terms with RHP Ross Stripling on a minor league contract.
17 February 2025Agreed to terms with executive vice president and general manager J.J. Picollo on a six-year contract extension. Exercised manager Matt Quatraro's club option for the 2026 season.
16 February 2025Agreed to terms with C Luke Maile on a minor league contract.
14 February 2025Agreed to terms with LHP Cole Ragans on a three-year contract.
11 February 2025Named Ned Yost senior adviser to the general manager.
January
DATETRANSACTION
31 January 2025Agreed to terms with RHP Carlos Estevez on a two-year contract. Designated INF Braden Shewmake for assignment.
18 January 2025Agreed to terms with INF Harold Castro on a minor league contract.
17 January 2025Agreed to terms on minor league contracts with IFs Alan Angulo, Warren Calcano, Luis Steven King, Ramcell Medina, Jesus Ortega and Roy Rivero, RHPs Keisther Castillo, Kendry Chourio, Freddy Contreras, Argenis Done, Angel Garcia, Kenyer Penaloza, Reynell Ramos, Javier Rojas and Denis Samudio, OFs Lewis German, Alejandro Guerrero and Luis Ramon King, Cs Moises Marchan, Emanuel Martinez, Richer Mata and Jose Montilla.
10 January 2025Invited non-roster C Omar Hernandez, C Carter Jensen, RHP Beck Way, LHP Tyson Guerrero, SS Tyler Tolbert, C Luca Tresh, RHP Chandler Champlain, SS Cam Devanney, RHP Anthony Simonelli, C Kyle Hayes, RHP Andrew Hoffmann, 1B Jac Caglianone, RHP Steven Zobac, C Blake Mitchell, C Brian O’Keefe, RHP Ben Kudrna to spring training.
9 January 2025Agreed to terms with LHP Kris Bubic, RHP Hunter Harvey, RHP Carlos Hernández, OF Kyle Isbel, OF MJ Melendez, RHP John Schreiber on one-year contract.
8 January 2025Agreed to terms with RHP Michael Lorenzen. Claimed INF Braden Shewmake off waivers from the Chicago White Sox.
5 January 2025Agreed to terms with INF/OF Cavan Biggio on a minor league contract.
2 January 2025Agreed to terms with LHP Austin Cox on a minor league contract.