Volquez wants to remain with Royals

CLEVELAND — Right-hander Edinson Volquez has two starts left this season, perhaps his last two in a Royals uniform.

Volquez, one of the heroes of last year’s World Series championship team, is a potential free agent in 2017. The Royals and Volquez have a mutual option for $10 million (with a $3 million buyout), but keep in mind that the Royals have never exercised a mutual option under the present regime.

But accepting the mutual option could be tempting for Volquez, who has had an off year (5.25 ERA) and would love to stay with the Royals.

“I have no idea right now,” Volquez said. “You have to wait until after the World Series and see what happens. I haven’t talked to [general manager] Dayton [Moore] or my agent. I don’t know. … I know they haven’t done [a mutual option] in Kansas City. I have to ask my agent.

“I would think about it. The answer right now is yeah, I want to stay here with …

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