The pact includes bonuses and an option for the fourth year that would max out the deal at $72 million, a major-league source said.

Fresh off a run to the ALDS, the Kansas City Royals aren't sitting quietly early in the offseason. They have agreed to a three-year deal with a club option for the 2028 season, the Royals announced Sunday. Wacha is guaranteed $51 million for the first three years, with the club option valued at $21 million in 2028, according to ESPN .

The Royals signed right-hander Michael Wacha to a three-year contract Sunday that includes a club option for 2028, keeping an important piece of their starting rotation after he helped them reach the playoffs for the first time in nine years.