The Royals announced they have signed 34-year old left-handed reliever Sam Freeman to a minor league contract. Teams can still sign players that did not end the season on the 40-man roster to minor league contracts during the transaction freeze.
Freeman was originally a 32nd-round pick by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2008 out of the University of Kansas. The Texas native has pitched in parts of nine seasons in the big leagues, with 271 relief appearances and a 3.53 ERA in 233 2⁄3 innings with the Cardinals, Rangers, Brewers, Braves, Angels, and Nationals.