{"id":1511881,"date":"2025-11-22T00:33:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T00:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/pt\/?p=1511881"},"modified":"2025-11-22T00:33:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T00:33:09","slug":"royals-nao-oferecem-contratos-para-mj-melendez-taylor-clarke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/pt\/royals-nao-oferecem-contratos-para-mj-melendez-taylor-clarke\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals n\u00e3o oferecem contratos para MJ Melendez, Taylor Clarke"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Kansas City Royals opted to not tender 2026 contracts<\/a> to outfielder MJ Melendez and relief pitcher Taylor Clarke on Friday.<\/p>\n

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Both players are now free agents.<\/p>\n

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The decision came at Major League Baseball\u2019s non-tender deadline. Teams had until 4 p.m. Central Time on Friday to offer 2026 contracts to their arbitration-eligible players.<\/p>\n

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The Royals agreed to terms with Jonathan India<\/a> to avoid arbitration. The same occurred for right-handed reliever James McArthur.<\/p>\n

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Melendez, 26, was selected by the Royals in the second round of the 2017 MLB Draft and became a key prospect in the organization. He made his major-league debut with the Royals in 2022 and lasted four seasons.<\/p>\n

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But Melendez appeared in just 23 big-league games in 2025. He batted .083 with five hits in 60 at-bats despite making multiple adjustments at the plate. After giving him a spot on the major-league roster out of spring training, the Royals sent Melendez to Triple-A Omaha for the majority of the season.<\/p>\n

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Melendez hit .261 with 20 home runs, 64 RBIs and a .813 OPS with the Storm Chasers.<\/p>\n

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The Royals now have an open a 40-man roster spot as Melendez heads to free agency. But it\u2019s the end of an era for the club, too. Melendez was a highly touted prospect who began his pro baseball career as a catcher before moving to the outfield.<\/p>\n

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Clarke will join him in hitting the open market. The major-league veteran posted a 3.25 ERA in 51 appearances after returning to the Royals organization.<\/p>\n

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KC made a few changes to its bullpen this week, including the addition of reliever Alex Lange<\/a> on Thursday. It is expected that Lange will compete for a bullpen spot this spring.<\/p>\n

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Clarke, meanwhile, enters free agency alongside fellow former Kansas City relievers Hunter Harvey and Sam Long.<\/p>\n

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The Royals now have 38 players on their 40-man roster.<\/p>\n

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Esta hist\u00f3ria foi publicada originalmente 21 de novembro de 2025 \u00e0s 17h49.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2018 O artigo anterior foi obtido e traduzido do site internacional da celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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