One topic drawing increasing interest among opposing scouts tracking the Royals is the club’s apparent surplus of catchers.</p><p> “A lot of teams need catchers,” one scout said, “and they’ve got three guys who can help a big-league club. You know they’re probably only going to keep two. So you know somebody is going to be available.”</p><p> The breakdown:</p><p>• Miguel Olivo received a promise that he will open the regular season as the club’s starting catcher. He also has a guaranteed contract for $2.7 million that includes performance bonuses.</p><p>• John Buck has a non-guaranteed contract for $2.9 million, which provides the club with some financial flexibility &mdash; if they’re willing to cut him. Players get roughly one-sixth of their pay as separation pay if cut by March 18 or roughly one-fourth if cut by April 1.</p><p>• Brayan Peña is making little more than the major-league minimum of $400,000, but he is out of options and has already been out-righted once to the minors. That means he can choose to become a free agent even in the unlikely event that he clears waivers.</p><p>GAME SUMMARY</p><p> David DeJesus broke out of a spring slump Saturday afternoon with a performance worthy of the No. 3 hitter in any lineup.</p><p> DeJesus hit a homer and drove in four runs as the Royals pounded their way to a 9-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians in their first visit to Goodyear Ballpark. DeJesus had just four hits, all singles, in 19 previous at-bats.</p><p> “Going into today’s game,” he admitted, “I felt a little bit eh. But after today’s game, I feel much better. It’s all timing. Once I feel better with my timing, the results will be better.</p><p> “And today, my timing felt really good.”</p><p> Willie Bloomquist had three hits of the Royals’ 12 hits, including an RBI triple in the second before DeJesus’ homer. Coco Crisp had two singles and a walk. Mike Jacobs and Ryan Shealy also homered.</p><p> The Royals took command early with a three-run first inning against Aaron Laffey and a four-run second inning against Jack Cassel. John Buck provided the big blow in the first with a two-run, two-out double.</p><p> DeJesus and Jacobs hit back-to-back homers in the second. Shealy hit a moon-shot bomb in the seventh. The Royals improved to 5-3-2; the Indians are 3-6-1.</p><p> Kyle Davies started and allowed just one earned run in 3 2/3 innings. He also yielded an unearned run in the first inning. Horacio Ramirez entered to start the fifth and permitted just one tainted run in four innings.</p><p>ARMS RACE </p><p> Davies pitched around some first-inning trouble and retired nine of 10 before Beau Mills’ one-out homer in the fourth. Davies struck out three and didn’t walk anyone.</p><p> “A lot of pitches in the first inning,” he said, “but you know what? I was throwing strikes and wasn’t walking anybody. </p><p> “Physically, I’m healthy. The third outing in spring is usually when you get that dead arm stage; your body has to catch up with how many innings you’re throwing. But I feel fine.”</p><p> Ramirez faced just nine hitters over his final three innings after defensive misplays by Brayan Peña in left and Shealy at first helped the Indians score once in the fifth.</p><p> “(Ramirez) started a little slow,” manager Trey Hillman said, “but, man, he made a great adjustment. He went four innings in something like 44 pitches. He was outstanding.”</p><p>STAT WRAP</p><p> Crisp has eight hits and six walks in 23 plate appearances. </p><p>PERSONNEL MOVES</p><p> Right-hander Dan Cortes was reassigned to minor-league camp before the game. He was the organization’s minor-league pitcher of the year last season after going 10-4 with a 3.78 ERA at Class AA Northwest Arkansas.