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Howard batted. 243 last year while making starts at second base, shortstop and all three outfield positions. It was his most productive offensive year.
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Terms of the agreement were not released. Howard was eligible for salary arbitration.
Kansas City manager Bob Boone may start spring training with an infield that has former American League rookie of the year Bob Hamelin at first base, Keith Lockhart at second, Howard at short and Joe Randa at third.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — David Howard, a utility player who probably will take a starting spot in the Kansas City Royals' completely new infield, has agreed to a two-year contract, the Royals said yesterday.
Lockhart batted. 321 in 94 games after he was brought from Omaha. Randa split his time between Kansas City and Omaha, batting. 171 in 34 games with the parent club.
Hamelin slumped badly last year and spent time at Class AAA Omaha after he had hit 24 homers the year before in his rookie season.
Howard, who also has pitched in a game in which the Royals were being blown out, had career highs with 255 at-bats, 23 runs, 62 hits, 13 doubles, four triples, 19 runs batted in and six
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He will be needed, because the Royals have traded first baseman Wally Joyner and lost shortstop Greg Gagne and third baseman Gary Gaetti to free agency. The mysterious Chico Lind, who played second base, was cut loose earlier in the season when he disappeared without notifying Royals officials.
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Wayne Gretzky is getting pushy in his old age.
The NHL's leading career scorer, who turns 36 next week, is pressuring Los Angeles Kings' management to acquire a top veteran who could win the Stanley Cup or he will leave next summer as a free agent.
Gretzky's agent, Michael Barnett, was scheduled to meet yesterday with Kings owner Edward Roski and Robert Sanderman, a top associate of the other owner, Philip Anschutz. Gretzky did not plan to attend because of last night's game against Calgary.
Previously, Gretzky has avoided going public with his demands. But he is in the final year of a contract
"In a sense,he feels responsible for the situation
of the franchise."
Marty McSorley Los Angeles Kings center
that will pay him $6.5 million this season, and has taken the opportunity to tell the Kings they must commit to winning now if he is to remain
in Los Angeles.
he insists winning, not money, is his priority.
"The problem now is we've gotten ourselves in a pickle by losing, and everybody knows we're getting a little bit desperate now," he said. "We're dealing from weakness now. It's a tough situation, and that's why I'm saying it might not be able to be rectified."
The Kings have denied rumors they are negotiating to trade Gretzky, and general manager Sam McMaster told a San Diego radio station Monday night that the team intends to sign him to a contract extension.
"We are prepared to offer a contract extension as early as (today) to Gretzky's agent, Mike Barnett, to show our intent to keep him,"
"Wayne desperately wants to stay here," McSorley said. "He wants to build a winner here. He's invested a lot of time and a lot of effort."
McMaster said Tuesday.
Marty McSorley doesn't want to see his old friend and teammate leave.
"In a sense, he feels responsible for the situation of the franchise. It has grown and a lot of people have huge expectations for the franchise, and he wants to follow through on those."
Gretzky led Edmonton to four NHL championships before the blockbuster trade that sent him to the Kings in 1988.
Since losing to Montreal in the 1993 finals, Los Angeles has failed to make the playoffs the last two seasons.