Yabuta agrees to $6 million 2-year deal with Royals

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Okinawa Okinawa posted 12/1/2007 from www.hdrjapan.com [flag]
Japanese reliever Yasuhiko Yabuta agreed to a $6 million, two-year contract with the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday and will compete for a spot as the team's primary setup man. [link]

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