The Kansas City Royals and Volquez have a $10 million mutual option for the 2017 season. If either side declines their option, the Royals must pay Volquez a $3 million buyout.
Volquez told Fox Sports reporter Jeffrey Flanagan on Tuesday:
“I have no idea right now,” Volquez said. “You have to wait until after the World Series and see what happens. I haven’t talked to [general manager] Dayton [Moore] or my agent. I don’t know. … I know they haven’t done [a mutual option] in Kansas City.”
The marginal cost of bringing back Volquez is an additional $7 million.