Left handed pitcher Jeff Francis has agreed to terms with the Kansas City Royals to a one-year deal according to a source close to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick. The deal is pending a physical the source says.

Crasnick adds that Francis will earn a $2 million base salary, and $2 more million in incentives based on starts and innings pitched.  Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post says that Francis will earn $800,000 if he reaches 30 starts, but he can reach his first tier of incentives at 15 starts.

Earlier this month, we heard that several teams were interested in Francis, but no offers were in front of him. Among those teams were the Washington Nationals, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets and New York Yankees.

Francis missed all of 2009 due to shoulder surgery, and his comeback year was not too impressive. Francis posted a 5.00 ERA in 104 1/3 innings for the Colorado Rockies in 2010, and you can probably blame the shoulder for his poor comeback.

While the terms of the deal have yet to become available, it’s likely that the contract is incentive-based – meaning that he has a low base salary, but there are incentives that could push the money higher if he achieves statistics such as innings pitched or games started. The Rockies had a 2011 team option for $7.5 million, but that was obviously declined.