The Royals are still waiting for things to develop, but it seems like things will start moving quickly now that David Price has signed.

We examined the free agent market in light of Price's seven-year, $217 million deal with Boston. Salaries keep rising, so what's the Royals approach? And how does that match up with their efforts to retain Alex Gordon and Ben Zobrist?

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