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| 2007 |
"We can jump to this conclusion: that steroids have sullied the game. My hope is that this report is a part of putting the steroid era of baseball behind us." - GEORGE W. BUSH, U.S. president and former owner of the Rangers. The Twenty months after Bud Selling ordered the outside investigation, the Mitchell Report,, a 409-page document and a paper trail of 115,000 copies of receipts, canceled checks, telephone records, and e-mail messages, is released. The much-anticipated findings, authored by former Senator George Mitchell, call the steroid era a collective failure, naming 89 former and present players who allegedly used illegal, performance-enhancing drugs, including stars Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, and Gary Sheffield. |
| 2007 | Avoiding salary arbitration, Brandon Duckworth agrees to a one-year $600,000 contract to pitch for the Royals next season, including $155,000 in performance incentives. The 31-year-old right-hander, who spent time on the disabled list with a torn left oblique, posted a 3-5 record with a 4.63 ERA in 26 games as a starter and reliever. |
| 2008 | The Royals signed free-agent right-handed reliever Kyle Farnsworth to a $9.25 million, two-year contract with a club option for 2011. The Yankees dealt the 32-year-old fireballer to Detroit for veteran catcher Ivan Rodriguez at the trade deadline last season. |