Greinke signs a 4 year deal

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Greinke signs a 4 year deal Jan 26, 2009 12:21:24 GMT -6

Post by raelg14 on Jan 26, 2009 12:21:24 GMT -6

Per KC Star, Zack signed a 4 year deal today, that includes his first 2 years of Free Agency.

www.kansascity.com/666/story/1001677.html

Greinke agrees to four-year deal with Royals
By BOB DUTTON
The Kansas City Star
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.

Financial terms were not immediately available.

The deal comes after Greinke, 25, produced a breakout season in 2008 by going 13-10 with a 3.47 ERA in 32 starts. He achieved career highs in numerous categories, including victories, innings and strikeouts.

Greinke had sought $4.4 million through arbitration before agreeing to the multi-year contract. The Royals had offered $3.4 million. He made $1.4 million last season.

The deal is expected to be confirmed this afternoon in a downtown news conference.

Last Edit: Jan 26, 2009 12:22:24 GMT -6 by raelg14

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Greinke signs a 4 year deal Jan 26, 2009 12:24:08 GMT -6

Post by KC Royals Nation on Jan 26, 2009 12:24:08 GMT -6

Oh, my goodness!!!!!!!

REJOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Strangely, two major, major occurrances have happened on a personal level in 24 hours. Unfortunately, Royals news such as this can't outdo the other one....but this is truly remarkable, unbelievable news on that level).

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Greinke signs a 4 year deal Jan 26, 2009 12:28:42 GMT -6

Post by dejesus9 on Jan 26, 2009 12:28:42 GMT -6

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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sahurst Kansas City Royal "Nice effort by the defense. They didn't get tired of running after balls to the wall" Zack-Yack Posts: 1,647	Greinke signs a 4 year deal Jan 26, 2009 13:00:05 GMT -6 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sahurst on Jan 26, 2009 13:00:05 GMT -6 Zackmandu for four, ups the confidence factor for Moore!
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dejesus9 Kansas City Royals All Star I like baseball. Posts: 3,076	Greinke signs a 4 year deal Jan 26, 2009 13:28:32 GMT -6 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dejesus9 on Jan 26, 2009 13:28:32 GMT -6 ^ A masterful poem!!!!!
	I <3 Mike Aviles! "People ask what I do in the winter, when there is no baseball. I stare out the window and wait for spring." --Rogers Hornsby "I hear about OPS and OBP. I'm a big fan of G-U-T-S. I'm a big fan of guts." --Clint Hurdle "...and her friends don't understand her, she's a question without answers, who feels like falling apart..."

skillset Kansas City Royal Posts: 1,864	Greinke signs a 4 year deal Jan 26, 2009 14:27:56 GMT -6 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by skillset on Jan 26, 2009 14:27:56 GMT -6 Rejoice in Royalsland!!! ;D ;D ;D

KC Royals Nation Administrator Posts: 4,033	Greinke signs a 4 year deal Jan 26, 2009 14:28:46 GMT -6 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by KC Royals Nation on Jan 26, 2009 14:28:46 GMT -6 A franchise-altering move. We are now a force with regard to payroll in MLB. Well done, Dayton. Well done, Mr. Glass. Well done, Zack. You did the right thing.
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gilgameche Kansas City Royals All Star Zack Greinke: The Chuck Norris of MLB Posts: 3,150	Greinke signs a 4 year deal Jan 26, 2009 16:15:25 GMT -6 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gilgameche on Jan 26, 2009 16:15:25 GMT -6 WOW!!I jumped over to rotoworld and saw this.GREAT MOVE GMDM

1royalway Lexington Legend Open 'Mike' Night Aviles. He lets his bat do the signing! Posts: 275	Greinke signs a 4 year deal Jan 26, 2009 20:06:42 GMT -6 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 1royalway on Jan 26, 2009 20:06:42 GMT -6 Great news. I had some serious doubt that this would get done, but am very happy that it did.
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Greinke signs a 4 year deal Jan 28, 2009 10:01:20 GMT -6

Post by agordon4 on Jan 28, 2009 10:01:20 GMT -6

IMO the resigning of Greinke alone gives the offseason a 10 or A+ rating. Now KC has locked up one of the best young starters and one of the best closers in the game(young or old) for several years. Good move DM and KC, it is nice to finally see the Royals keep their young core players with the club instead of allowing them to get away as we have seen many times in the past.

gilgameche Kansas City Royals All Star Zack Greinke: The Chuck Norris of MLB Posts: 3,150	Greinke signs a 4 year deal Jan 28, 2009 10:34:29 GMT -6 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gilgameche on Jan 28, 2009 10:34:29 GMT -6 read this thread 20 times already and it's still as awesome now as it was the first time

joefromtomsriver Burlington Royal Posts: 52	Greinke signs a 4 year deal Jan 28, 2009 12:12:53 GMT -6 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by joefromtomsriver on Jan 28, 2009 12:12:53 GMT -6 The Royals invested a lot of time and patience with Greinke over the past 4 years, I'm glad to see that he's not on his way out as soon as he got his "stuff" together.

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Greinke signs a 4 year deal Jan 28, 2009 15:30:26 GMT -6

Post by KC Royals Nation on Jan 28, 2009 15:30:26 GMT -6

Here are some links from news and blog sources surrounding the Greinke extension.

Royals.com (Beck):
kansascity.royals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090126&content_id=3772546&vkey=news_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc

K.C. Star (Posnanski):
www.kansascity.com/sports/royals/story/1002630.html

K.C. Star (comparison with other young pitchers):
www.kansascity.com/sports/royals/story/1002640.html

The Royal Tower:
royaltower.blogspot.com/2009/01/royals-make-decent-move.html

Royals Review:
www.royalsreview.com/2009/1/26/737179/second-thoughts-on-the-gre
www.royalsreview.com/2009/1/26/736861/locked-up-royals-sign-zack

Royally Speaking:
www.royallyspeaking.com/2009/01/best-news-ever.html
www.royallyspeaking.com/2009/01/more-on-greinke.html

Hapless Royals:
haplessroyals.blogspot.com/2009/01/oh-happy-day.html

Royals Authority:
royalsauthority.com/2009/01/greinke-extended-through-2012.html

Royal Blues:
mvn.com/royalblues/2009/01/zack-greinke---four-years-woooooo.html

AOL Fanhouse:
mlb.fanhouse.com/2009/01/26/royals-lock-up-zack-greinke-for-4-years/

Royal Reflections:
royalreflections.blogspot.com/2009/01/royals-sign-greinke-to-four-year.html

Rany on the Royals:
www.ranyontheroyals.com/2009/01/jonah-and-whale-of-contract.html

This signing would have been much better if I didn't receive soulcrushing - absolutely heartbreaking - news the night before. I would have probably run amok in the streets...people might have thought I was rioting. Either way, it's truly a landmark day for the Royals, as I mentioned.

Here is another Greinke photo (hat tip to raefzilla at Royals Review):

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gilgameche Kansas City Royals All Star Zack Greinke: The Chuck Norris of MLB Posts: 3,150	Greinke signs a 4 year deal Apr 30, 2009 11:06:08 GMT -6 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gilgameche on Apr 30, 2009 11:06:08 GMT -6 must bump this thread.THANK YOU DAYTON!!!!!!!!!