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Could be a steal of a signing if he is healthy.
Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports that Medlen’s contract guarantees him $8.5MM. He’ll earn $2MM in 2015, $5.5MM in 2016 and has a $10MM mutual option with a $1MM buyout that is paid to him regardless of which side declines. Rosenthal adds that Medlen can earn up to $4MM worth of incentives in 2015 and $6MM of incentives in 2017.
The Royals announced that they have signed right-hander Kris Medlen to a two-year deal that contains a mutual option for the 2017 season. Medlen is represented by the Wasserman Media Group.
Medlen, 29, was one of the Braves’ best starters for much of 2012-13, but he fell victim to his second Tommy John surgery this past spring and wound up being non-tendered as a result. Medlen earned $5.8MM in 2014 and stood to earn something similar in 2015, although the Braves could technically have reduced his salary to about $4.65MM.
The Royals announced that they have signed right-hander Kris Medlen to a two-year deal that contains a mutual option for the 2017 season. Medlen is represented by the Wasserman Media Group.
Medlen, 29, was one of the Braves’ best starters for much of 2012-13, but he fell victim to his second Tommy John surgery this past spring and wound up being non-tendered as a result. Medlen earned $5.8MM in 2014 and stood to earn something similar in 2015, although the Braves could technically have reduced his salary to about $4.65MM.