Royals sign Luis Cessa, re-sign three others to minor league deals

The Royals announced they have signed pitcher Luis Cessa to a minor league deal, and have also re-signed catcher Logan Porter, outfielder Diego Hernandez, and pitcher Austin Cox to minor league deals. The 31-year-old Cessa has spent eight years in the big leagues with the Yankees and Reds as both a starter and reliever with a career ERA of 4.43 in 425 innings.