Dotel official, LHP Bale signed, Batista still rumored

Link to Bob Dutton’s story.

They reached an agreement Friday morning on a one-year contract with veteran reliever Octavio Dotel and further supplemented their bullpen by signing left-hander John Bale to a two-year deal.

Bale spent the last three years pitching for the Hiroshima Carp in the Japanese Central League after spending parts of four seasons in the big leagues with the Blue Jays, Orioles and Reds.

The Royals might not be done, either. General manager Dayton Moore said the club is continuing to pursue free-agent pitcher Miguel Batista and also exploring trade options.

“We’ve helped ourselves,” he said. “We’ve done the best we possibly could at this point in time.”
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The deal with Dotel calls for $5 million in guaranteed money with the possibility of another $2 million through performance bonuses.
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The Royals are still waiting to hear back from Batista on their offer of $24 million over three years. The club seems unwilling, at this point, to sweeten that offer, which suggests Batista might be leaning toward signing elsewhere.

So, here is the updated list:

ROYALS ADDITIONS:
--Gil “The Epic” Meche
--Octavio Dotel
--John Bale
--Brian Bannister
--Joakim Soria (Rule 5)
--Richie Lewis (Rule 5, Triple-A edition)
--Jason LaRue

ROYALS SUBTRACTIONS:
--Runelvys Hernandez (cut)
--Ambiorix Burgos
--PTBNL (for LaRue—has this been revealed yet?)
--Money

ROYALS RUMORS:
--Miguel Batista, sort of