The Royals reached an agreement with an old friend, Joakim Soria:

The Royals have reached an agreement with Soria on a three-year deal, a source close to the subject confirmed early Monday. The deal is pending a physical and will pay the former Tigers closer $25 million with incentives, MLive.com has learned.

A mutual option for a fourth year was included, according to the Detroit Free Press.

That’s more on a per year basis than Darren O’Day was offered, which may be a reason O’Day denied reaching an agreement with the Orioles. Also, whereas the Orioles appeared to be paying O’Day for this fWAR, the Royals appear to be paying Soria for his rWAR.

Soria would serve as the setup man for Wade Davis.