There are five weeks left in fantasy baseball’s regular season so let’s get right to this week’s waiver wire pickups. Jarrod Dyson- OF-Royals: The team might no longer be relevant, but this speed merchant has been on fire and made himself so noticed that manager Ned Yost has decided to start him in center vs [...]
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August 08, 2012
Jeff Francoeur is probably best known for his free-swinging ways at the plate, but he seems equally agressive when it comes to snacks. Francoeur wandered over to the right field stands in the eighth inning of Tuesday's game in the hopes of making a play on a foul ball. He wasn't able to make the catch, but he did grab an opportunity to steal a quick bite to eat. "Frenchy...
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August 09, 2012
The Royals refer to left-hander John Lamb these days as their "extra daft pick" for 2012 - an extra draft pick that could be ready for the big leagues some time in 2013.
Lamb, actually a fifth-round pick in 2008, missed most of 2011 and this season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, the same surgery that has shelved starters Danny Duffy and Felipe Paulino.
Lamb is almost...
THIEF ON THE LOOSE
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August 08, 2012
For most Major League Baseball players, they usually wait till after the game to grab a snack or two but Kansas City Royals outfielder Jeff Francoeur got some popcorn during the game.It happened in the eighth inning of last night's Chicago White Sox/Kansas City Royals game as Francoeur attempted to chase down a foul ball.Watch as Jeff takes some kernels from one of the fan'...
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August 08, 2012
Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost had a discussion with left-hander Bruce Chen about being more aggressive on the mound. Chen was winless in his previous seven starts before Tuesday, and his fastball was sitting mostly in the 83-85 mph range. In his previous start, Chen was staked to a 6-0 lead against the Indians, but he was knocked out in the third inning. "His last...
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July 31, 2012
The Kansas City Royals are the proud owners of dead last in the AL Central. They have a record of 41-60, a full 14 games behind division leading Chicago. They have lost 8 of their last 10 games, including 5 in a row. Basically, they are just waiting to be mathematically eliminated before heading home for the year. [...]
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August 08, 2012
Kansas City Royals right fielder Jeff Francoeur helped himself to a fan's popcorn during Tuesday night's game at U.S. Cellular Field against the Chicago White Sox.
Francoeur chased a foul ball to the right field corner, and realized as he reached the stands that he couldn't get it. However, he also realized that he needed a snack and grabbed a few pieces of popcorn...
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August 10, 2012
Lee Judge’s blog, Judging the Royals is, well, interestimg. I would have titled it Mock Scout with Lee J., but, surprisingly, I was not asked for my thoughts on the matter. I always imagined my first FanGraphs post on Judge would be for NotGraphs, and I suppose there is still time for that. However, if one can look past the Ron Polk Point System (Hey, Alex Gordon finally passed...
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August 10, 2012
In an unexpected move last Sunday, the Royals designated infielder Yuniesky Betancourt for assignment. I’m sure there’s some Royals fans who think this is an elaborate joke being played on them and the Yunibomber will be back. But it’s true. Yuni is no longer a Royal. Really! (I think.)
Remember when the Royals signed Betancourt to a one-year, two million dollar contract,...
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August 08, 2012
Jeremy Guthrie picked up his first victory since late May, scattering five hits over eight innings in the Kansas City Royals' 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.
Guthrie (1-3) got his first win with the Royals and improved to 4-12 overall since arriving in a late July trade with Colorado. He struck out five and walked none.
His last victory was an 11...
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August 09, 2012
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Billy Butler came within a single of hitting for the cycle, and the Kansas City Royals beat Baltimore 8-2 on Thursday night to end the Orioles' five-game winning streak and take the luster off Manny Machado's impressive major league debut.
Butler homered in a four-run first inning, doubled in the third and tripled in the fifth. Needing only a single to...
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August 09, 2012
Kansas City Royals right fielder Jeff Francouer finally fessed up and admitted his role in the “Great Popcorn Heist at Cellular Field” that occurred Tuesday during a game against the White Sox in Chicago. He had little choice but to cop to his part in the caper, as cameras captured his sticky-fingered act of popcorn [...]
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August 09, 2012
Billy Butler came within a single of hitting for the cycle, and the Kansas City Royals beat Baltimore 8-2 on Thursday night to end the Orioles' five-game winning streak and take the luster off Manny Machado's impressive major league debut.
Butler homered in a four-run first inning, doubled in the third and tripled in the fifth. Needing only a single to become the first Kansas...
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August 08, 2012
CHICAGO (AP) -- Jeremy Guthrie picked up his first victory since late May, scattering five hits over eight innings in the Kansas City Royals' 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.
Guthrie (1-3) got his first win with the Royals and improved to 4-12 overall since arriving in a late July trade with Colorado. He struck out five and walked none.
His last victory...
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August 11, 2012
Centerfielder Jarrod Dyson can turn singles into doubles and doubles into triples with his blazing
speed. Dyson, however, hit what would have normally been a triple for him, but had to settle for a single in
the eighth inning. Dyson sprained his left ankle on his swing that carried the ball over the head of Orioles centerfielder
Adam Jones. Dyson limped to first base....
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August 10, 2012
For the last 2 years, the Kansas City Royals have been masquerading as an organization that is finally headed in the right direction, only to be ultimately exposed once again as the disgraceful Royals we have known for the better part of the last 20 years.
Everyone outside of the Kansas City Royals fanbase has been able to see it for years, so why do Royals fans themselves continue...
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