The Kansas City Royals and Yordano Ventura have reached an agreement on a new five-year contract extension, according to CBS Sports' Jon Heyman . According to Heyman, the deal is worth a guaranteed $23 million and will include two option years, which could keep him under Royals control through the 2021 season. That would cover all of Ventura's arbitration years and his first two seasons of free agency. Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan was the first to report an agreement was near on Friday night., noting that Ventura's deal was expected to be similar to that of Atlanta starter Julio Teheran, who signed last spring with the same amount of service time for $32.4 million over six years plus a club option. [ Yahoo Sports Fantasy Baseball: Sign up and join a league today! ] Ventura, 23, was a rookie sensation for Kansas City last season, posting a 3.20 ERA and 159/69 K/BB ratio over 183 innings. He stepped his game up another level in the postseason, capping his season with seven shutout innings against the San Francisco Giants in Game 6 of the World Series, which helped Kansas City force a decisive Game 7. That dominant performance was dedicated to his friend, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder...