With a goal of participating in his 17th major league season, veteran right-hander
Cueto finished in the top six of National League Cy Young Award voting three times, including a runner-up finish in 2014 as a member of the Reds, when he earned one of his two All-Star Game nods.
With the Royals, Cueto made just 13 starts but helped the club to the 2015 World Series title.