Olivo Signs With Royals

Over at The Kansas City Royals Official Press Release they write about the one year signing of Miguel Olivo:

The Kansas City Royals have signed catcher Miguel Olivo to a one-year contract for 2008. The Royals and Olivo each hold options for the 2009 season. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

"Miguel is a talented catcher with a power bat and a very strong throwing arm," Royals General Manager Dayton Moore said. "With him and John Buck, they form one of the most powerful catching duos in baseball."

Royals Offer Silva Contract

Over at Twin Cities.com they write about the Royals offering Carlos Silva a contract:

The Kansas City Royals have offered Twins free-agent starter Carlos Silva $30 million for three years.

Bannister Wins Achievement Award From Royals

At the Eyewitness News 12 site they relay the Royals' awards of the year:

Right-hander Brian Bannister was given the Joe Burke Special Achievement award. The awards were voted on by the Kansas City Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.

Bannister, 26, was 12-9 with a 3.87 ERA in 27 starts after being acquired in a trade with the New York Mets. His ERA was the seventh-best all-time by a Kansas City rookie.