The deal is pending a physical, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports. Greinke returns to the Royals after a 2022 season that saw him go 4-9 with a 3.68 ERA and 73:27 K:BB ratio over 137 innings in 26 starts.

The 39-year-old right-hander will assuredly be a part of the Kansas City rotation, but his inability to miss bats at this stage of his career makes him nothing more than a risky streaming option for the 2023 campaign.