Kyle Isbel

by David Leisering | Royals Correspondent | Mon, Jan 12th 1:51pm EST

Kyle Isbel and the Kansas City Royals have avoided arbitration and the outfielder will make $2.7 million in 2026. (Robert Murray on X)

A couple of arbitration settlements for the Royals, per sources:

Kyle Isbel and the Royals have agreed at $2.7 million.

Bailey Falter and the Royals have agreed at $3.6 million.

— Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) January 8, 2026

Fantasy Impact:

Isbel has spent his entire professional career in the Royals’ organization and has played at the big league level in each of the last five years. Isbel, an excellent defensive centerfielder, is a career .238 hitter with 23 home runs and 33 stolen bases in 496 games with the Royals. He is penciled in to be Kansas City’s regular centerfielder again in 2026.

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