Royals agree to terms with 4 players

KANSAS CITY, MO.(AP) —The Kansas City Royals have agreed to terms with four players on major league contracts for 2010.

Details of the agreements announced Tuesday with catcher Manny Pina, right-handed pitcher Blake Wood and left-handers Dusty Hughes(notes) and Edgar Osuna weren’t disclosed.

Pina, 22, was acquired from the Texas Rangers with outfielder Tim Smith last September. He was a Texas League all-star and batted .259 with eight home runs and 42 RBIs last year.

Hughes is 27 and went 0-2 with a 5.14 ERA in eight appearances last September for the Royals, including one start.

Osuna, 22, was 7-10 with a 4.02 ERA in the Braves system last year. Wood, 24, was 2-8 and had a 5.83 ERA in 17 appearances in the Royals system.