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\n <\/a><\/div>\nJanuary 30, 2026<\/span><\/p>\nFirst baseman Vinnie Pasquantino<\/a> and the Kansas City Royals agreed to a two-year contract on Friday to avoid salary arbitration, sources told Anne Rogers of MLB.com. The deal is worth more than $11 million guaranteed and can max out at close to $16 million with incentives. The 28-year-old left-handed slugger played in all but two games in 2025 in his fourth year in the big leagues and slashed .264\/.323\/.475 with a .798 OPS, career-high 32 home runs, career-high 113 RBI, and career-high 72 runs scored in 682 plate appearances. Pasquantino managed to have a career year because he stayed off the injured list for the first time since 2022. He’s one of the best sources of left-handed power at the first base position, but Pasquantino will need to improve against lefties if he wants to continue his upward trajectory. The former 11th-rounder in 2019 has top-five upside at his position.—Keith Hernandez<\/a><\/i><\/span>
Source: MLB.com – Anne Rogers<\/a><\/span>\n <\/div><\/div>\n
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