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Every official 2015 MLB transaction involving the Kansas City Royals on either side of the move: 111 trades, signings and releases dated and grouped by month, with MLB’s own description of each move. Both directions are covered: 106 moves land with the Royals and 5 depart from them.
Showing 111 of 111 Kansas City Royals transactions
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2016 | Trade | Francisco Peña | Kansas City Royals | Baltimore Orioles | Kansas City Royals traded C Francisco Pena to Baltimore Orioles for cash. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Dillon Gee | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Dillon Gee to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Dec 18, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Benino Pruneda | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Benino Pruneda to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 16, 2015 | Signed as free agent | John Lannan | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP John Lannan to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Dec 12, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Adriam Castillo | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Adriam Castillo to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 11, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Jeisson Fana | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Jeisson Fana to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 11, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Francis Chavez | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Francis Chavez to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 10, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Joakim Soria | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Joakim Soria. |
| Dec 8, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Orlando Calixte | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent SS Orlando Calixte to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Dec 7, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Chris Young | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Chris Young. |
| Dec 4, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Ramon Castro | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent 2B Ramon Castro to a minor league contract. |
| Dec 3, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Cody Decker | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent Cody Decker. |
| Dec 2, 2015 | Trade | Jose Martinez | Kansas City Royals | St. Louis Cardinals | St. Louis Cardinals traded C Tony Cruz to Kansas City Royals for SS Jose Martinez. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Roman Colon | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Roman Colon to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 16, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Dennicher Carrasco | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent 3B Dennicher Carrasco to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 16, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Enderson Rodriguez | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Enderson Rodriguez to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 15, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Angel Franco | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent 2B Angel Franco to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Signed as free agent | J.C. Boscan | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent C J.C. Boscan to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 12, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Ryan Eigsti | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent C Ryan Eigsti to a minor league contract. |
| Nov 9, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Dusty Coleman | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent 3B Dusty Coleman to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Nov 8, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Aroni Nina | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Aroni Nina to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Cristian Perez | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent 2B Cristian Perez to a minor league contract. |
| Sep 27, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Kelvin Gonzalez | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Kelvin Gonzalez to a minor league contract. |
| Sep 7, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Rubendy Jaquez | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent SS Rubendy Jaquez to a minor league contract. |
| Sep 5, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Christopher Marte | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Christopher Marte to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2015 | Trade | Jonny Gomes | Atlanta Braves | Kansas City Royals | Atlanta Braves traded cash and LF Jonny Gomes to Kansas City Royals for SS Luis Valenzuela. |
| Aug 16, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Wandy Rodriguez | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Wandy Rodriguez to a minor league contract. |
| Aug 16, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Joba Chamberlain | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Joba Chamberlain to a minor league contract. |
| Aug 12, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Yerelmy Garcia | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Yerelmy Garcia to a minor league contract. |
| Aug 1, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Paul Clemens | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Paul Clemens to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Andres Sotillet | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Andres Sotillet to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 29, 2015 | Trade | Joe Blanton | Kansas City Royals | Pittsburgh Pirates | Kansas City Royals traded RHP Joe Blanton to Pittsburgh Pirates for cash. |
| Jul 28, 2015 | Trade | Sean Manaea | Kansas City Royals | Athletics | Oakland Athletics traded Ben Zobrist and cash to Kansas City Royals for RHP Aaron Brooks and LHP Sean Manaea. |
| Jul 26, 2015 | Trade | Johnny Cueto | Cincinnati Reds | Kansas City Royals | Cincinnati Reds traded RHP Johnny Cueto and cash to Kansas City Royals for LHP Brandon Finnegan, LHP Cody Reed and LHP John Lamb. |
| Jul 25, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Freddy Fermin | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent C Freddy Fermin to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 13, 2015 | Released | Jason Frasor | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals released RHP Jason Frasor. |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Sebastián Rivero | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent C Sebastian Rivero to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Angel Medina | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent SS Angel Medina to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 9, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Gabe Cramer | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Gabriel Cramer to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 9, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Felix Santiago | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Felix Santiago to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 4, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Seuly Matias | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent OF Seuly Matias to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Rafael Romero | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent SS Rafael Romero to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Luis Alcantara | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Luis Alcantara to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Esteury Ruiz | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent 2B Esteury Ruiz to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Janser Lara | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent P Janser Lara to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 3, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Jeison Guzmán | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent SS Jeison Guzman to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Signed | Travis Maezes | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed SS Travis Maezes. |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Signed | Brandon Zajac | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed LHP Brandon Zajac. |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Joel De La Cruz | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Joel De La Cruz to a minor league contract. |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Raymond Lopez | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent CF Raymond Lopez to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Nicholas Andros | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Nicholas Andros to a minor league contract. |
| Jun 23, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Kyle Kubat | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Kyle Kubat to a minor league contract. |
| Jun 22, 2015 | Signed | Jason Freeman | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed RHP Jason Freeman. |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Signed | Nolan Watson | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed RHP Nolan Watson. |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Signed | Ashe Russell | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed RHP Ashe Russell. |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Signed | Garrett Davila | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed LHP Garrett Davila. |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Eric Kimber | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Eric Kimber to a minor league contract. |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Signed | Josh Staumont | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed RHP Joshua Staumont. |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Signed | Logan Nottebrok | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed 3B Logan Nottebrok. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Anderson Miller | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed CF Anderson Miller. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Roman Collins | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed CF Roman Collins. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Gabriel Cancel | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed SS Gabriel Cancel. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Andre Davis | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed LHP Andre Davis. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Joey Markus | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed LHP Joseph Markus. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Alex Luna | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed RHP Alex Luna. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Ben Johnson | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed CF Ben Johnson. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Daniel Concepcion | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed RHP Daniel Concepcion. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Nick Dini | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed C Nicholas Dini. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Matt Ditman | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed RHP Matt Ditman. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Matt Portland | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed LHP Matt Portland. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Brian Bayliss | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed RHP Brian Bayliss. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Emmanuel Rivera | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed SS Emmanuel Rivera. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Austin Bailey | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed 2B Austin Bailey. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Drew Milligan | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed LHP Stephen Milligan. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Colton Frabasilio | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed OF Colton Frabasilio. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Jonathan McCray | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed 2B Jonathan McCray. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Tyler Carvalho | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed RHP Tyler Carvalho. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Alex Close | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed C Alex Close. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Jacob Bodner | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed RHP Jacob Bodner. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Mark McCoy | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed LHP Mark McCoy. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Luke Willis | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed OF Luke Willis. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Brian Bien | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed SS Brian Bien. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Jake Kalish | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed LHP Jake Kalish. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Nate Esposito | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed C Nathan Esposito. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Taylor Ostrich | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed 1B Taylor Ostrich. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Trey Stover | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed SS Trey Stover. |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Signed | Cody Jones | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed CF Cody Jones. |
| Jun 3, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Emmanuel Estevez | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Emmanuel Estevez to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Dagin Ramirez | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent SS Dagin Ramirez to a minor league contract. |
| May 7, 2015 | Trade | Drew Butera | Los Angeles Angels | Kansas City Royals | Los Angeles Angels traded C Drew Butera to Kansas City Royals for SS Ryan Jackson. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2015 | Trade | Andrew Triggs | Kansas City Royals | Baltimore Orioles | Kansas City Royals traded RHP Andrew Triggs to Baltimore Orioles for cash. |
| Apr 4, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Troy Patton | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Troy Patton to a minor league contract. |
| Apr 1, 2015 | Released | Justin Trapp | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals released 2B Justin Trapp. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2015 | Released | Rafael Furcal | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals released 2B Rafael Furcal. |
| Mar 30, 2015 | Released | Mark Threlkeld | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals released 1B Mark Threlkeld. |
| Mar 29, 2015 | Released | Ryan Roberts | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals released 2B Ryan Roberts. |
| Mar 21, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Rafael Furcal | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent 2B Rafael Furcal to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 14, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Ramon Castro | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent 2B Ramon Castro to a minor league contract. |
| Mar 7, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Chris Young | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Chris Young. |
| Mar 2, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Casey Kotchman | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent 1B Casey Kotchman to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Anderson De La Rosa | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent C Anderson De La Rosa to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 19, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Franklin Morales | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LHP Franklin Morales to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Feb 13, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Joe Blanton | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Joe Blanton to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Feb 10, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Derek Gordon | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Derek Gordon to a minor league contract. |
| Feb 5, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Mike Bianucci | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RF Mike Bianucci to a minor league contract. |
| Date | Type | Player | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2015 | Signed as free agent | José A. Martínez | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent LF Jose Martinez to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 26, 2015 | Signed as free agent | J.C. Boscan | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent C J.C. Boscan to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
| Jan 26, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Brian Bocock | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent 3B Brian Bocock to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 16, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Dusty Coleman | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent SS Dusty Coleman to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 16, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Benino Pruneda | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Benino Pruneda to a minor league contract. |
| Jan 4, 2015 | Signed as free agent | Ryan Madson | — | Kansas City Royals | Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Ryan Madson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. |
Every row is captured from MLB’s official StatsAPI transactions feed with MLB’s published description unedited. A trade appears on both clubs’ pages for the season; signings include both major-league and minor-league contracts signed with the club; injury-list moves and minor-league affiliate-only transactions are outside this archive’s scope.
Transaction data: official MLB StatsAPI. Data provided by MLB Advanced Media. Archived and published by Legends Deck. Kept transaction types: Trade, Signed, Signed as free agent, Released.