Kansas City Royals Transactions - 2013
| MAY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| May 23, 2013 | Optioned RHP Kelvin Herrera to Omaha (PCL). Recalled RHP Luis Coleman from Omaha. |
| May 17, 2013 | Placed OF Jarrod Dyson on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF David Lough from Omaha (PCL). |
| May 14, 2013 | Announced the retirement of director of broadcast services Fred White. |
| May 9, 2013 | Traded 3B Brandon Wood to Baltimore for future considerations. |
| APRIL | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| April 30, 2013 | Optioned LHP Will Smith to Omaha (PCL). |
| April 28, 2013 | Recalled LHP Will Smith from Omaha (PCL). |
| April 22, 2013 | Optioned LHP Will Smith from Omaha (PCL). |
| MARCH | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| March 31, 2013 | Selected the contract of INF Miguel Tejada from Omaha (PCL). Placed LHP Danny Duffy on the 15-day DL. |
| March 30, 2013 | Announced C Brett Hayes cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Omaha (PCL). |
| March 28, 2013 | Agreed to terms with RHP Cesar Arreaza and 3B Freddy Sandoval on minor league contracts. Optioned RHP Louis Colemans to Omaha (PCL). |
| March 27, 2013 | Agreed to terms with LHP Garrett Sherrill and OF Xavier Nady on minor league contracts. Optioned Donnie Joseph to Omaha (PCL). |
| March 26, 2013 | Released LHP George Sherrill and OF Xavier Nady from their minor league contracts. Optioned OF David Lough to Omaha (PCL). |
| March 23, 2013 | Optioned 2B Johnny Giavotella to Omaha (PCL). |
| March 18, 2013 | Optioned LHP Everett Teaford, LHP Will Smith and RHP Nate Adcock to Omaha (PCL). Assigned RHP Blaine Boyer, RHP Michael Mariot, RHP Brian Sanches, RHP Yordano Ventura, C Adam Moore, INF Christian Colon, INF Anthony Seratelli, INF Brandon Wood and OF Willy Taveras to their minor league camp. |
| March 14, 2013 | Requested unconditional release waivers on RHP Guillermo Moscoso. |
| March 12, 2013 | Optioned LHP Chris Dwyer and LHP Justin Marks to Omaha (PCL) and LHP John Lamb to Northwest Arkansas (TL). |
| March 9, 2013 | Assigned C Manuel Pina and OF Luis Durango to their minor league camp. |
| March 9, 2013 | Sent RHP Sugar Ray Marimon, LHP Ryan Verdugo and C Julio Rodriguez to their minor league camp. Optioned LHP Noel Arguelles to Northwest Arkansas (TL). |
| March 2, 2013 | Agreed to terms with RHP Aaron Crow, RHP Louis Coleman, RHP Luis Mendoza, RHP Guillermo Moscoso and LHP Francisley Bueno on one-year contracts. |
| FEBRUARY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| February 20, 2013 | Agreed to terms with LHP Tim Collins, LHP Danny Duffy, LHP John Lamb, LHP Will Smith, RHP Kelvin Herrera, RHP Greg Holland, INF Johnny Giavotella, INF Eric Hosmer, INF Elliot Johnson, INF Mike Moustakas, OF Lorenzo Cain and OF David Lough on one-year contracts. |
| February 15, 2013 | Agreed to terms with LHP Chris Dwyer, LHP Donnie Joseph, LHP Justin Marks, LHP Everett Teaford, RHP Nate Adcock, INF Irving Falu and OF Jarrod Dyson on one-year contracts. |
| February 12, 2013 | Acquired INF/OF Elliot Johnson from Tampa Bay to complete an earlier trade. Placed RHP Felipe Paulino on the 60-day DL. |
| JANUARY | |
| DATE | TRANSACTION |
| January 26, 2013 | Claimed C George Kottaras off waivers from Oakland. Designated INF Tony Abreu for assignment. |
| January 18, 2013 | Agreed to terms with RHP Luke Hochevar on a one-year contract. |
| January 4, 2013 | Agreed to terms with RHP Blaine Boyer on a minor league contract. |