Drabek, Chad Jenkins and Sean Nolin to triple-A Buffalo.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - After twice having Tommy John surgery, Kris Medlen was looking for a team to give him a chance.The defending AL champions were willing to take the gamble.Kansas City announced an $8.5 million, two-year contract Thursday with the former Atlanta right-hander, who missed all of last season and became a free agent when the Braves failed to offer a contract by the Dec. 2 deadline.I think my career is kind of based on not only being given opportunities but also putting myself in position to take advantage of those opportunities, said Medlen, who is on track to join the Royals mid-season. Injury wise it hasnt helped, but I feel like this is another opportunity given to me.Medlen will make $2 million next year and $5.5 million in 2016 and could earn up to $10 million in performance bonuses based on starts and innings. The deal includes a 2017 option with a $1 million buyout.The 29-year-old went 14-12 with a 3.11 ERA in 2013, his only full season as a starter, and went 4-0 with a 1.00 ERA in his last five starts.Medlen, who hurt his elbow in spring training, also missed most of the 2011 season while he was rehabbing from Tommy John surgery.We expect Kris to be more of a second-half guy, Royals general manager Dayton Moore said. Kris is going to want to get out of the gate and go. We have a two-year commitment with him and the bottom line is yeah, we need him to help us win a World Series, but more importantly, we need to have him have another 10-plus years in the big leagues.The 29-year-old Medlen went 15-12 with a 3.11 ERA in 2013, his only full season as a starter. He was at his best late in the season, going 4-0 with a 1.00 ERA in his last five starts.Medlen was expected to fill a spot in the Braves rotation this past season, but he hurt his elbow in spring training and required surgery. He also had Tommy John surgery late in the 2010 season.Its tough enough going through it once, Medlen said. Its terrible going through it twice.Medlens signing continues an off-season spending spree by the notoriously frugal Royals, who are defending an AL pennant for the first time in 29 years.After declining a $12.5 million option on designated hitter Billy Butler and watching him sign with Oakland, the Royals quickly filled his void by signing Kendrys Morales to a $17 million, two-year deal. The Royals also have a pending $11 million, one-year deal with outfielder Alex Rios, who would replace Norichika Aoki as their primary right fielder.Those two moves should provide a significant power boost to an offence that went through long slumps last season. The signing of Medlen combined with the potential arrival of Edinson Volquez could help to cover the loss of Shields, a workhorse in two seasons in Kansas City.I actually met Kris for the first time today, said Moore, who left the Braves front office just as they were drafting Medlen. I obviously was aware of him as a competitor, as a pitcher prior, but I was not part of that draft on draft day. But I followed his career, obviously he pitched against us twice and weve admired what he does and how he does it for a long time.Royals trainer Nick Kenney said that Medlen already is on a throwing program, but the club would rather take a conservative approach and have him ready for the second half of the season than rush him back and risk another injury.Its going to be drawn out longer on purpose, said Kenney, who hopes to have Medlen ready to face live hitters by April. We feel like there is a lot of upside there.Medlen said he has no problem with the Royals plans to coax him along. In fact, he said one of the biggest things he learned from his first Tommy John surgery was to take things slowly.After all, theres no way to help the Royals return to the post-season if he gets hurt again.Its an obvious risk, Medlen said, but I think Ive put myself in a pretty good spot physically to perform for this team whenever they need me, whenever they decide that time is.The Royals cleared roster space by designating infielder Johnny Giavotella for assignment. Custom Uniforms Outlet . Chris Heisey connected for his first grand slam and Devin Mesoraco homered and drove in a career high-tying four runs as Cincinnati took advantage of Tampa Bays depleted pitching staff for a 12-4 victory on Sunday. Cheap Custom Wear . - The Toronto Blue Jays have optioned pitchers Kyle Drabek, Chad Jenkins and Sean Nolin to triple-A Buffalo. http://www.customjerseysnearme.com/ . -- The Seattle Seahawks and wide receiver Sidney Rice have agreed to terms on a deal. Custom Basketball Jerseys . 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Tulowitzki, who went 1 for 12 in a three-game series against the Dodgers, doubled in each of his first two at-bats and led off sixth with his sixth homer. Justin Morneau added a two-run shot later in the inning to extend his hitting streak to 12 games and Nolan Arenado had one of Colorados six doubles to stretch his hitting streak to a baseball-best 18 games. The Rockies had 12 hits overall, eight of those for extra bases. Franklin Morales (3-1) allowed four runs in five innings and LaTroy Hawkins worked a perfect ninth for his eighth straight save. "We played good offensive baseball tonight," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "Tulo had a (great) night and we played well offensively." It made for a rough night for the Diamondbacks. Arizona had the hitting. Gerardo Parra homered, Miguel Montero drove in two runs and Paul Goldschmidt had three of the Diamondbacks 10 hits. They just couldnt overcome Mileys rough start, losing their third straight since a three-game winning streak. "They are a good-hitting ball club," Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said. "They are hard to contain. You have to make good pitches on them." After some early-season struggles, Arizona had gotten four straight quality outings from its starters, who had allowed four earned runs in the previous 26 innings. The Diamondbackks only won two of those, but it was a step in the right direction.dddddddddddd Miley had a hard time keeping it going against the baseball-bashing Rockies. Colorado, which entered with a majors-best .294 team average, knocked around the left-hander from the start, racking up five doubles in the first four innings. Gonzalez had the first one, driving in a run in the first inning before being thrown out trying to stretch to a triple. Tulowitzki had a two-run two-bagger in the third inning and Jordan Pacheco drove in another run with a double in the fourth. After Tulowitzkis lead-off homer in the fifth inning, Morneau made it 7-4 with a two-run shot to the pool deck in right-centre. "It was weird. Feeling-wise I felt really good tonight," Miley said. "Those guys are swinging well right now and I didnt get the job done. It was on me." Miley allowed seven runs on 10 hits for his first lost (7-1) in 10 career games against the Rockies. The Diamondbacks tried to keep up against Morales. Parra hit a solo homer in the second inning, and Arizona added two more runs in the third on Monteros sacrifice fly and a run-scoring single by Aaron Hill. Goldschmidt tied the game at 4-all on a groundout in the fourth. Morales allowed seven hits. Arizona cut the lead to 7-5 on Monteros run-scoring single in the seventh inning, but Charlie Blackmon made it a three-run lead again with a sacrifice fly in the ninth. NOTES: The Diamondbacks have a team-record 239 strikeouts the first two months of the season after striking out seven against Colorado. ... 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