Just hours after parading through the streets of Kansas City to celebrate their first World Series title in 30 years, the Royals turned their focus toward the 2016 campaign, declining their options on both Alex Rios and Jeremy Guthrie on Wednesday morning.

Rios, who turns 35 in February, hit just .255/.287/.353 (73 OPS+) with four home runs and nine stolen bases in 105 games this season after signing a one-year, $11-million deal with the Royals in December. In 2015, however, Rios got his first taste of postseason baseball after spending the first 11 seasons of his career on non-contenders, managing a .689 OPS across 16 playoff games en route to a World Series championship. His mutual option for 2016, valued at $12.5 million, did not include a buyout.

Guthrie, meanwhile, stumbled through a disappointing season, managing an ugly 5.95 ERA with 1.55 WHIP across 24 starts and six relief appearances before being omitted from Kansas City's postseason roster. Unlike Rios, though, the 36-year-old right-hander will receive a $3.2-million buyout before hitting the open market.