Royals Claim Chris Volstad
By Ben Nicholson-Smith [October 26, 2012 at 3:20pm CST]
The Royals claimed Chris Volstad off of waivers from the Cubs, MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reports (on Twitter).
The right-hander had been a non-tender candidate in Chicago following a season in which he posted a 6.31 ERA in 111 1/3 innings. He earned $2.7MM in 2012 as a first time eligible player and his salary can't be reduced by more than 20% if he's tendered a contract again through the arbitration process.
Read more at
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/1...E6oDvmSij6X.99