(Royals) The Kansas City Royals are planning to retain all but one of their players on the 40-man roster for the 2022 season, the club announced Tuesday night after the deadline to tender contracts to players for the upcoming season.
Reliever Richard Lovelady, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery was non-tendered to bring the Royals’ roster to 39 players.
All seven of the Royals’ arbitration-eligible players were tendered contracts: right-handers Brad Keller and Scott Barlow; infielders Nicky Lopez and Adalberto Mondesi; outfielder Andrew Benintendi; first baseman/right fielder Ryan O’Hearn; and catcher Cam Gallagher.
Depending on the status of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, which expires Wednesday night, the Royals will negotiate with these players in hopes of avoiding an arbitration hearing to determine their salary next season.
