It wasn&rsquo;t just Mark Teahen who became an ex-Royal on Friday. The club also bought its way out of 2010 contract options on outfielder Coco Crisp, catcher Miguel Olivo and reliever Yasuhiko Yabuta.</p><p>The moves were expected &mdash; but came at a combined cost of $1.1 million.</p><p>Olivo, 31, responded immediately by filing for free agency, where he hopes to procure a multiyear contract after leading the Royals with a career-high 23 homers. He received $100,000 as a buyout on his $3.3 million mutual option.</p><p>The Royals spent $500,000 each in voiding their options on Crisp and Yabuta. The club held an $8 million option on Crisp, who played just 49 games last season before undergoing surgeries on both shoulders.</p><p>Crisp, 30, has until Nov. 19 to file for free agency, but the Royals continue to express interest in retaining him on a contract with a low guaranteed-base salary and hefty incentive clauses.</p><p>&ldquo;Coco is a very dynamic player,&rdquo; Royals general manager Dayton Moore said. &ldquo;He is an above-average to good center fielder that was performing well in the leadoff role. We&rsquo;ll see how that skill set blends in with what we&rsquo;re able to do as get into the offseason.</p><p>&ldquo;In this ballpark, it&rsquo;s important &mdash; if we&rsquo;re going to win &mdash; to have somebody in center field who can go get the ball.&rdquo;</p><p>The Royals show no interest in pursuing a multi-year deal with Olivo and even chose to exercise the buyout rather than risk his acceptance of the mutual option. He would have received no parting compensation had he rejected the option.</p><p>Yabuta, 36, never reached the high expectations that accompanied his $6 million arrival from Japan as a free agent after the 2007 season. He spent much of the last two seasons in the minors while going 3-4 with a 7.14 ERA in 43 big-league games.</p><p>His contract included a $4 million club option for 2010.</p><p>Yabuta lacks the service time to file immediately for free agency but can do so if he fails to reach agreement by Nov. 16 with the Royals on a new big-league deal.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Chen files for free agency</span></strong></p><p>Veteran pitcher Bruce Chen joined Olivo in filing Friday for free agency. It is routine for eligible players to file in the 15-day period that commences the day after the World Series concludes.</p><p>Chen, 32, was 1-6 with a 5.78 ERA in 17 games, including nine starts, after his June 27 promotion from Class AAA Omaha. He didn&rsquo;t pitch after suffering a torn left oblique in a Sept. 17 relief appearance at Detroit.</p><p>Three of four eligible Royals have now filed for free agency. Reliever Jamey Wright filed Thursday, while Crisp has yet to do so.</p><p>Teams retain exclusive negotiating rights with their former players throughout the 15-day filing period.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Fashion Show still a go</span></strong></p><p>Teahen&rsquo;s departure to the White Sox won&rsquo;t affect plans for the Challenge Your Fashion show on Jan. 16 at Union Station. Teahen serves as the spokesman for the event, which seeks to help children with physical and mental disabilities participate in sports.</p><p>&ldquo;Hopefully, the Royals&rsquo; guys will still want to perform in it,&rdquo; Teahen said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m sure they will. But I might have to pick the best guy to pass along the charity (sponsorship) to. That event will definitely still go on.&rdquo;</p><p>Further information can be obtained at <a href="http://www.challengeyourfashion.com">www.challengeyourfashion.com</a>.