[alnorth]

The Royals have just locked up Alcides Escobar.

4 years, plus 2 team option years, both of those options would be for free agent years. That would take him through 2017.

edit: The 4 guaranteed years are worth $10.5MM. If both options are exercised, they would add another $11.25MM.

So, potentially 6/21.75MM, for an AAV of $3.625MM

edit2: If for some reason Escobar gets hurt or goes to hell and we don't want the options, we'd have to buy them out at $500K each. So, if he breaks his neck tomorrow, we'd be paying a minimum of $11.5MM over the next 4 years.