Alcides Escobar: Royals exercise option Nov 03, 2016 Alcides Escobar: The Royals picked up their option on Escobar's contract for the 2017 season, Jon Heyman of Today's Knuckleball reports. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update. Share 0 Share on Facebook Tweet Tweet on Twitter +1 +1 on Google Plus