Following his Cy Young Award-winning performance the season before, former Kansas City Royals firstround draft choice Zack Greinke delivers the first pitch of the 2010 home opener to a Detroit Tigers batter in April 2010. With free agency looming for him after the 2010 season, Greinke was traded to Milwaukee that summer with outfielder Lorenzo Cain and shortstop Alcides Escobar – both key figures in the Royals’ world champs five years later – among the players obtained in exchange. This past Wednesday, the Royals announced they have signed the now-38-years-old Greinke to a 2022 contract worth, before performance bonuses, $13 million. (Paul Sturm/C-T FILE PHOTO)
By Dave Skretta, AP SPORTS WRITER KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals signed six-time All-Star pitcher Zack Greinke to a $13 million…
