Royals set 25-man roster for opening day on Monday

The Royals have completed their 25-man roster on for opening day on Monday against the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium.

The Royals selected the contracts of right-hander Ryan Madson and left-hander Franklin Morales and placed left-handers Tim Collins and Luke Hochevar, who are recovering from Tommy John surgery, on the disabled list.

The Royals optioned left-hander Brian Flynn to Triple-A Omaha and assigned six others there as well. The six are right-hander Joe Blanton, catcher J.C. Boscan, outfielder Moises Sierra and infielders Ryan Jackson, Whit Merrifield and Gabriel Noriega.

Pitchers

LHP Tim Collins (15-day D.L.)

RHP Wade Davis

LHP Danny Duffy

RHP Jason Frasor

RHP Jeremy Guthrie

RHP Kelvin Herrera

RHP Luke Hochevar (15-day D.L.)

RHP Greg Holland

RHP Ryan Madson

RHP Kris Medlen (60-day D.L.)

LHP Franklin Morales

LHP Jason Vargas

RHP Yordano Ventura

RHP Edinson Volquez

RHP Chris Young

Catchers

Erik Kratz

Salvador Perez

Infielders

SS Christian Colon

SS Alcides Escobar

1B Eric Hosmer

2B Omar Infante

1B Kendrys Morales

3B Mike Moustakas

Outfielders

CF Lorenzo Cain

CF Jarrod Dyson

LF Alex Gordon

RF Paulo Orlando

RF Alex Rios

This story was originally published April 5, 2015 at 2:20 PM with the headline "Royals set 25-man roster for opening day on Monday."