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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Jason Vargas was 9-8 with a 4.02 ERA and 109 strikeouts for the Angels in 2013. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Royals have signed left-handed pitcher Jason Vargas to a four-year contract, the team announced.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reports the deal is worth $32 million.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Vargas, 40, was 9-8, with a 4.02 ERA, 109 strikeouts and 46 walks in 150 innings last season for the Angels. He was sidelined with a blood clot in his shoulder during the season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With Ervin Santana testing the free agent market, Vargas could factor into a rotation that includes No. 1 starter\u00A0James Shields and right-hander Jeremy Guthrie.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"I believe in what they are doing and how they continue to get better,\" Vargas said regarding his decision to sign with the Royals.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SI WIRE: A-Rod's attorneys promise to release evidence&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;https://twitter.com/Royals/status/403630675820953600&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/403631213795364864&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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