The Royals gave ace Cole Ragans a three-year contract on Friday, the team announced. The deal is worth $13.25 million, according to MLB.com, and he received a $250,000 signing bonus.

The 2024 season, Picollo recalled Quatraro saying, was like going from “zero to 60” mph. And with so much returning, including Witt, the AL most valuable player runner-up, and two of the top four finishers in AL Cy Young Award voting (Seth Lugo and Cole Ragans), the trick now is to take it from 60 to 65.

The Kansas City Royals are locking down their future on the mound, but of course, it had to come with a discount. The MLB team signed left-handed pitcher Cole Ragans to a three-year, $13.25 million extension,

All-Star left-hander Cole Ragans and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $13.25 million, three-year contract.

The Royals acquired Ragans from the Texas Rangers in 2023. KC traded away former All-Star reliever Aroldis Chapman in the deal. At the time, the Royals were intrigued with Ragans and his potential to be a front-line starter.