SURPRISE, Ariz. A recount Tuesday revealed the Royals to be one pitcher short when they opened official workouts with an afternoon series of drills at their year-round complex. </p><p>Turns out left-handed reliever Jose Mijares is not in camp as club officials once believed. In fact, Mijares has yet to pick up his visa in Venezuela because of difficulties stemming from unspecified family issues.</p><p>&#x93;We don&#x92;t know where he is,&#x94; manager Ned Yost said. &#x93;We were told (Monday) by the hotel that he had checked in. He hasn&#x92;t. We&#x92;re trying to get in touch with him.&#x94;</p><p>The Royals signed Mijares, 27, as a free agent in December to serve as the situational lefty in their bullpen. He received a one-year deal for $925,000 less than 10 days after getting non-tendered by Minnesota.</p><p>Mijares was 0-2 with a 4.59 ERA last season in 58 appearances for the Twins. He battled elbow problems early in the season before compiling a 2.49 ERA in his final 21 outings.</p><p>The Royals opened official workouts Tuesday for the 30 pitchers and six catchers on the camp roster. The first full-squad workout, for all 57 players, is Saturday. Infielders Alcides Escobar and Yuniesky Betancourt are the only other players yet to report in.</p><p><span class="subhead">Dutch treat</p><p></span>Were there a club award for the best pre-camp performance by a pitcher &#x97; and there isn&#x92;t &#x97; the likely recipient would be reliever Greg Holland.</p><p>At least in Yost&#x92;s eyes.</p><p>&#x93;From his side sessions,&#x94; Yost said, &#x93;on a scale from one to 10, he&#x92;s at 10-plus. If you could film somebody and say this is the perfect side session, you&#x92;d film Greg Holland.&#x94;</p><p>A side session is when a pitcher throws from a bullpen mound and doesn&#x92;t face hitters.</p><p><span class="subhead">Gordo&#x92;s joke</p><p></span>When veteran outfielder Jeff Francoeur arrived over the weekend, he found his gear shifted from its usual place to a locker on the far side of the clubhouse &#x97; a space wedged between pitcher Ryan Verdugo and outfielder Paulo Orlando.</p><p>Francoeur&#x92;s usual spot, because of his status as one of the roster&#x92;s veterans, is a double locker in a prime area of the room. Turned out, outfielder Alex Gordon, who has been in Surprise since Feb. 5, shifted Francoeur&#x92;s gear as a gag.</p><p>&#x93;He got me good,&#x94; Francoeur admitted, after moving everything back to his usual place. &#x93;I&#x92;ll get even, but I&#x92;ll wait a little bit so he won&#x92;t be expecting things. It&#x92;s not over.&#x94;</p><p><span class="subhead">Alumni donations</p><p></span>The Royals Alumni Association announced $30,000 in donations to 26 charities and community programs in the Kansas City area. The awards range in amounts from $500 to $2,500.</p><p>The Alumni Association raises funds throughout the year. Its two largest events are Royals Alumni Batting Practices at Kauffman Stadium and the Royals Alumni Fantasy Camp located in Surprise.</p><p><span class="subhead">Vegas odds</p><p></span>The over-under betting line on the Royals is 78.5 victories, according to VegasWatch.net. That&#x92;s good enough for second place in the American League Central Division &#x97; but a distant second.</p><p>The online site puts Detroit at 94 victories. It also has Chicago at 77.5, Cleveland at 75.5 and Minnesota at 74.</p><p>VegasWatch projects the Yankees (93) and Rangers (94) to repeat as division champs with the Angels (89.5) as the top wild-card contender. It picks the Phillies (95.5), Reds (87) and Giants (87.5) as division winners in the National League.</p><p><span class="subhead">Minor details</p><p></span>Left-hander Mike Montgomery heads a list of five Royals prospects cited by <span class="italic">Baseball America</span> in its annual spring Top 100 list. Montgomery, 22, is in big-league camp as a non-roster invite.</p><p>The magazine, in ratings released Tuesday, pegged Montgomery at No. 23, just ahead of outfielder Bubba Starling. Outfielder Wil Myers was No. 28; right-handed pitcher Jake Odorizzi was No. 68; and third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert was No. 84.</p><p>Myers is also in big-league camp as a non-roster invite.</p><p>Washington outfielder Bryce Harper was rated as the No. 1 prospect, followed by Tampa Bay pitcher Matt Moore and Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout. Seattle and Arizona are the only other teams with three players cited in the Top 30.