#46 The Royals are doing the right thing for their star catcher.

The Royals are doing https://www.storeprobrowns.com/Kareem_Hunt_Jersey.NFL the right thing for their star catcher.Kansas City announced Tuesday a new contract with Salvador Perez that will pay the All-Star at a level more in line with his production.It's a goodwill gesture as much as anything, as the Royals already had control of Perez through the 2019 season https://www.storeprobrowns.com/Chad_Thomas_Jersey.NFL at a bargain rate under the terms of a contract the catcher signed four years ago after playing only 39 games in the majors. That five-year deal guaranteed Perez only $7 million, with team options for 2017-19 that maxed out at $6 million in https://www.storeprobrowns.com/Eric_Murray_Jersey.NFL the final season.MORE: | Now Perez will make $52.5 million from 2017-2021, , with the restructured contract set to begin on the heels of Perez making $2 million this season. Still a great deal for the Royals, but also far more palatable for a player who has been called the heart and soul of the defending World Series champions and won't turn 26 until May.Perez took over as the Royals' https://www.storeprobrowns.com/Ricardo_Louis_Jersey.NFL everyday catcher in 2013 and has been an All-Star and won a Gold Glove each of his three seasons in the role. He hit .260 https://www.storeprobrowns.com/Austin_Seibert_Jersey.NFL /.280/.426 with a career-high 21 home runs last year and capped the season by being named MVP of the World Series.