Add Olivo to the catching list

The Royals have opted to decline Miguel Olivo's 3M club option, the 31 y/o veteran catcher is now a free agent. Olivo hit .249 last year with 23 HRs, for a team in need of power he might become a player of interest to the Mets...

Olivo is most remembered by Mets fans for his second to last day of the season altercation with Jose Reyes in 2007 which supposedly served as a rally cry for the Marlins. However, both parties dismiss the altercation as "the heat of the moment" and considered each other friends from winter ball...

The Royals declined their 2010 options on Coco Crisp, Miguel Olivo, and Yasuhiko Yabuta, according to a team press release. source MLBTR