ADIOS TO ALEX RIOS

ROYALS SIGN VETERAN OUTFIELDER ALEX RIOS TO A ONE-YEAR DEAL WORTH $11 MILLION INCLUDING A MUTUAL OPTION FOR 2016.  RIOS TAKES OVER RIGHT FIELD FOR DEPARTED FREE AGENT NORI AOKI.  KANSAS CITY LOOKS TO BOOST PRODUCTION AFTER STRUGGLING IN THE WORLD SERIES AGAINST SAN FRANCISCO.  THE 33-YEAR-OLD RIOS STRUGGLED WITH INJURIES IN 2014 YET WAS A TOP PRODUCER FOR THE RANGERS HITTING .280 WITH 4 HRs AND 54 RBI.  RIOS JOINS KENDRYS MORALES AS THE SECOND FREE-AGENT HITTER TO SIGN WITH THE ROYALS DURING HOT STOVE DECEMBER.