The Royals and Salvador Perez agreed to a two-year, $25 million deal:

Perez, 35, has spent the entirety of his 15-year career with the Royals, and he was named team captain in 2023. A steady presence behind the plate who played in 155 games last season, Perez remains a powerful presence, hitting 30 home runs in 2025 — his ninth consecutive full season with at least 20 homers.

ESPN.com

He averaged about 1.1 fWAR over the last three seasons, so based on that, this was a very reasonable contract. When you look at the three years individually, however, 3.3 of the 3.5 fWAR came in 2024. That leads me to believe the Royals overpaid a bit.

The fans love him, however, and Perez gives back a lot to the community, and that should go into the calculation as well. While his ability to get on base waned, his power hasn’t, so he still should be useful at the plate.