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Movements in the world of baseball Friday: American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX-Agreed to terms with RHP J.J. Putz on a one-year contract.

INDEX: Sports@ Catcher Jason Kendall agrees to $6 million, 2-year contract with Kansas City@ KANSAS CITY, Mo.

The 6-foot-1 left-hander from Greensburg, Pa., was 3-0 with a 2.60 ERA in 11 relief appearances for Binghamton before posting a 0-3 mark with a 3.26 ERA in 28 games for Buffalo.

Veteran lefty Bruce Chen will get another chance to pitch his way onto the Royals big-league roster after agreeing to terms Friday with the club on a minor-league contract.

Jason Kendall agreed Friday to a $6 million, two-year contract with the Kansas City Royals and is expected to become their everyday catcher.

Tonight at midnight ET is the deadline for teams to offer arbitration to eligible players.A What does this mean?A A team that offers arbitration to a player, gets a draft pick if that player signs elsewhere this offseason.A But, if that player chooses to take his team to arbitration, he gets a raise and the team is stuck with that player for ...

The Royals will not offer arbitration to free-agent catcher Miguel Olivo prior to Tuesday night's deadline.

The off-season marketplace should crystallize somewhat after Tuesday's deadline for clubs to offer arbitration to former players who are now free agents.

In an eerily similar spot as the rotation, KC features a top-of-line hammer that 90% of the teams in baseball would take without hesitation.A And, just like the starting five, the Royals are extremely thin after their stud.A Zach Greinke and Joakim Soria are not all that different.A Unfortunately, both All-Star's are surrounded by a lot of filth ...

The Royals created an additional space on their 40-man roster Monday afternoon by sending right-handed pitcher John Bannister to Class AAA Omaha on an outright assignment after he cleared waivers.Bannister, 25, chose to stay with the organization by agreeing to a minor-league contract.

Catcher Miguel Olivo and pitcher Bruce Chen of the Royals filed for free agency as six-year Major Leaguers on Friday.

Royals reliever Jamey Wright was one of 79 players who filed Thursday for free agency.

Royals pitcher Jamey Wright was among 79 Major Leaguers who filed for free agency on Thursday, their first opportunity to do so.

The end of the World Series puts the Royals on the clock in terms of picking up the 2010 options on catcher Miguel Olivo, outfielder Coco Crisp and reliever Yasuhiko Yabuta.

This spring, there were a lot of questions surrounded Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter.Carpenter, the 2005 Cy Young Award winner, had helped the Cardinals win the 2006 World Series.

I hope, for the most part, that all of you Yankee fans didn't celebrate too early Tuesday night.

Right-hander Anthony Lerew will be the Royals' starter on Thursday night against the Boston Red Sox.

Zack Greinke's succinct assessment Sunday following a bullpen workout that served as the final test to gauge his recovery from being hit Thursday by a line drive in his right arm: 'Good. I'm going .' That leaves the Royals with just one major hole in their rotation as they open their final homestand Monday with the first of four games against ...

The left-handed approach isn't working for Carlos Guillen. So he might end up being a switch-hitter down the stretch after all.

When the regular season ends in 3 1/2 weeks, the losses the Tigers have suffered the past two nights will deserve to be remembered for one of two reasons.