Kansas City Royals transactions Nov 2013 - Feb 2014

111013 Clayton Mortensen (RHP) --- signed to minor league contract
2013: 3-0, 2.47 ERA, 39 K, 1.24 WHIP in 43.2 IP over 14 games at Triple A Pawtucket, 1-2, 5.34 ERA, 21 K, 1.58 WHIP in 30.1 IP over 24 games with Red Sox and 1-0, 4.50 ERA, 2 K, 1.50 WHIP in 6.0 IP in 1 game at Triple A Omaha

112113 P.J. Walters (RHP) --- signed to minor league contract
2013: 7-5, 4.18 ERA, 82 K, 1.51 WHIP in 103.1 IP over 19 games at Triple A Rochester and 2-5, 5.95 ERA, 22 K, 1.75 WHIP in 39.1 IP over 8 games with Twins

112113 Jason Vargas (LHP) --- signed as free agent
2013: 0-0, 7.71 ERA, 2 K, 1.50 WHIP in 4.2 IP in 1 games at Triple A Salt Lake and 9-8, 4.02 ERA, 109 K, 1.39 WHIP in 150.0 IP over 24 games with Angels

112313 Gorkys Hernandez (OF) --- signed to minor league contract
2013: .275/.330/.375 w/ 4 HR, 22 RBI, 45 R, 22 SB in 90 games at Triple A New Orleans and .231/.286/.347 w/ 2 HR, 10 RBI, 14 R, 3 SB in 34 games at Triple A Omaha

112313 Brandon Laird (1B) --- signed to minor league contract
2013: .277/.324/.449 w/ 16 HR, 79 RBI, 75 R, 1 SB in 119 games at Triple A Oklahoma City and .169/.224/.423 w/ 5 HR, 11 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 25 games with Astros

120513 Norichika Aoki (OF) --- signed as free agent
2013: .286/.356/.370 w/ 8 HR, 37 RBI, 80 R, 20 SB in 155 games with Brewers

120513 Brian Bocock (SS) --- signed to minor league contract
2013: .182/.245/.250 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 2 SB in 22 games at Triple A Syracuse and .172/.234/.303 w/ 3 HR, 7 RBI, 9 R, 1 SB in 31 games at Triple A Indianapolis

121413 Cory Wade (RHP) --- signed to minor league contract
2013: 0-2, 7.88 ERA, 16 K, 2.19 WHIP in 16.0 IP over 10 games at Triple A Iowa, 4-1, 2.17 ERA, 33 K, 1.11 WHIP, 1 SV in 49.2 IP over 30 games at Triple A Durham, 0-1, 13.50 ERA, 2 K, 1.50 WHIP, 1 SV in 2.0 IP over 2 games at Triple A Las Vegas

121713 Omar Infante (2B) --- signed as free agent
2013: .400/.500/.400 w/ 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 2 games at Class A West Michigan, .211/.286/.211 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB in 5 games at Triple A Toledo and .318/.345/.450 w/ 10 HR, 51 RBI, 54 R, 5 SB in 118 games with Tigers

121813 Danny Valencia (3B) --- Acquired from Orioles

122813 Jason Donald (SS) --- signed to minor league contract
2013: .219/.268/.319 w/ 2 HR, 17 RBI, 23 R, 2 SB in 78 games at Triple A Louisville

122813 Melky Mesa (OF) --- signed to minor league contract
2013: .261/.295/.452 w/ 13 HR, 39 RBI, 40 R, 13 SB in 84 games at Triple A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and .385/.429/.538 w/ 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 5 games with Yankees

010714 Ramon Hernandez (C) --- signed to minor league contract
2013: .105/.105/.105 w/ 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 5 games at Triple A Buffalo and .208/.291/.438 w/ 3 HR, 6 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB in 17 games with Dodgers

011514 Brad Penny (RHP) --- signed to minor league contract
2013: did not play

011614 Guillermo Mota (RHP) --- signed to minor league contract
2013: did not play

012314 Jon Rauch (RHP) --- signed to minor league contract
2013: 1-0, 2.89 ERA, 10 K, 1.39 WHIP in 9.1 IP over 10 games at Triple A Norfolk and 1-2, 7.56 ERA, 15 K, 1.80 WHIP in 16.2 IP over 15 games with Marlins

012914 Carlos Peguero --- Acquired from Mariners

020214 Bruce Chen --- signed as free agent
2013: 9-4, 3.27 ERA, 78 K, 1.18 WHIP in 121.0 IP over 34 games with Royals

021714 Jimmy Paredes (OF) --- Acquired off waivers from Orioles
2013: .287/.345/.462 w/ 8 HR, 37 RBI, 50 R, 16 SB in 86 games at Triple A Oklahoma City and .192/.231/.248 w/ 1 HR, 10 RBI, 8 R, 4 SB in 48 games with Astros