4 players agree to major league contracts with Kansas City Royals

Royals agree to terms with 4 players

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals have agreed to terms with four players on major league contracts for 2010.

Details of the agreements announced Tuesday with catcher Manny Pina, right-handed pitcher Blake Wood and left-handers Dusty Hughes and Edgar Osuna weren’t disclosed.

Pina, 22, was acquired from the Texas Rangers with outfielder Tim Smith last September. He was a Texas League all-star and batted .259 with eight home runs and 42 RBIs last year.

Hughes is 27 and went 0-2 with a 5.14 ERA in eight appearances last September for the Royals, including one start.

Osuna, 22, was 7-10 with a 4.02 ERA in the Braves system last year. Wood, 24, was 2-8 and had a 5.83 ERA in 17 appearances in the Royals system.