Just over a week ago I published my thoughts and opinions about why the Royals need to keep Joakim Soria instead of trading him away. What I didn’t get into in that piece was how the recent history of Royals’ closers has helped to shape the way I value the position and Soria in particular.
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November 02, 2009
In this edition of Crown Gems; Mark Teahen, a thought-provoking post from the Royal Tower, a list of bad contracts, some recent minor transactions, John Sickels top 20 prospect list for the Royals, and the beginning of the “franchise of the decade” discussion.
MLB Trade Rumors notes that 3B/OF-Mark Teahen is a non-tender candidate. If you have read [...]
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November 02, 2009
It’s Monday evening which means it is time, once again, to check in on how the Royals’ players are faring in the Caribbean Winter Leagues.
Venezuelan Winter League:
2B-Alberto Callaspo (26) [Zulia] 2 G, 7 AB, 0.000/.000/.000, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO
LHP-Michael O’Connor (29) [Margarita] 8 G, 5.2 IP, 3.18 ERA, 9 H, 1 BB, 4 SO
LHP-Carlos [...]
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November 02, 2009
Prospect ranking season is here. Top 10 lists will be arriving shortly and in preparation for that, we present an intro series looking at some of the players who deserve mentioning but probably will not be appearing on their teams’ Top 10 lists. The series is back for a second year.
Kansas City Royals
The Graduate: Mitch [...]
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November 04, 2009
The end of the World Series puts the Royals on the clock in terms of picking up the 2010 options on catcher Miguel Olivo, outfielder Coco Crisp and reliever Yasuhiko Yabuta.
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November 03, 2009
NEW YORK | Matt Hoffman has done everything he can for his son. The boy has a Zack Greinke jersey, Royals batting gloves, and even a little brother named Gordon. There is a ball in the house with five or six autographs from Royals players. But Kiefer is no dummy. He’s 6 years old, and really starting to understand the game. He knows when the infield should play in, when the...
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November 04, 2009
The end of the World Series puts the Royals on the clock in terms of picking up the 2010 options on catcher Miguel Olivo, outfielder Coco Crisp and reliever Yasuhiko Yabuta. The Royals show little inclination to do so with Crisp ($8 million) and Yabuta ($4 million), although the buyouts aren’t cheap: $500,000 on each player — or more than the club is likely to pay next...
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November 05, 2009
Via MetsBlog.com, the Royals dump Mark Teahen on the White Sox:
The Daily News learned the White Sox have agreed to send second baseman Chris Getz and third baseman Josh Fields to the Royals for Mark Teahen, who is expected to replace Jermaine Dye as Chicago’s right fielder.
Teahen hit .271 with 12 homers and 50 RBI [...]
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November 05, 2009
The acquisition of Mark Teahen tips the White Sox hand a little as to how they'll align next season.
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November 04, 2009
A few leftovers as the Phillies and Yankees do battle in Game 6...
According to ESPN.com's Jorge Arangure, recently-defected Cuban first baseman Jose Julio Ruiz has impressed scouts in workouts the past two weeks. The Red Sox and Tigers are known to have some level of interest.
Dave Cameron of U.S.S. Mariner thinks the M's should "kick the tires" on...
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November 03, 2009
Will the Phillies win Games Six and Seven this week at Yankee Stadium? Probably not. The 1985 Kansas City Royals were the last team to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win the World Series...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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November 05, 2009
According to the Daily News, the White Sox have agreed to send 2B Chris Getz and 3B Josh Fields to the Royals for infielder Mark Teahen.
…i think we’re going to see a lot of trades like this…
Last week, in this post, I mentioned how Buster Olney of ESPN.com explained why, “The arbitration process is now outdated,” [...]
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November 05, 2009
Merely hours after the New York Yankees secured their 27th World Series title, a report claimed the Royals have agreed to send outfielder Mark Teahen to the Chicago White Sox for second baseman Chris Getz and third baseman/outfielder Josh Fields.
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