The journeyman has a career 5.10 ERA in 12 seasons.
The Royals are close to signing right-handed pitcher Jordan Lyles to a two-year contract, according to MLB.com reporter Mark Feinsand. No terms have been reported and the Royals have not confirmed. The 32-year-old had a 4.42 ERA in 179 innings for Baltimore with 7.2 strikeouts-per-nine-innings.
Lyles has been a journeyman, pitching for the Astros, Rockies, Padres, Brewers, Pirates, Brewers again,...