Royals Ink Greinke

clipped from www.kansascity.com The Royals reached agreement Monday morning with right-handed pitcher Zack Greinke on a four-year contract that buys out his first two seasons of free-agent eligibility.

In an off-season that has featured many less-than spectacular moves, the Royals finally made a big splash.

Financial terms aren't out there yet, but if Greinke continues to improve as he has the last two seasons, any dollar amount will be a steal for what the free agent market is likely to be when he would have been eligible after 2010.

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