Left fielder Alex Gordon and right fielder Jeff Francoeur are the only two Royals among the finalists for a Rawlings Gold Glove Award.
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November 01, 2011
Alex Gordon opened the 2011 season wondering how he'd handle the challenge of playing left field in Kauffman Stadium.
After 20 outfield assists, only two errors and a highlight reel full of spectacular catches, Gordon's question was answered emphatically Tuesday night.
He was awarded the Rawlings Gold Glove as the best defensive left fielder in the American League.
Gordon...
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October 31, 2011
Before all the Bubba Starling hoopla overtook Kansas City fans this summer, another Royals first-round pick was projected to make a significant impact with the big-league club.
And much more quickly than Starling likely will.
Christian Colon, the Royals' top pick in 2010, continues to make steady improvement, at least enough to envision him as the final piece to the Royals...
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October 31, 2011
Outfielders Alex Gordon and Jeff Francoeur are among the American League finalists to receive Gold Gloves for defensive excellence when Rawlings announces this year's winners at 9 p.m. Tuesday on ESPN2.
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November 02, 2011
The 2010 Kansas City Royals won 67 games. The 2011 Kansas City Royals won 71 games. A four game improvement doesn't seem like a huge deal, but look at it this way. The Royals slashed payroll from $74 million in 2010 to $38 million in 2011, a nearly 50% decrease. The average age of their hitters went from 28.8 in 2010 to 25.8 in 2011. The average age of their pitchers went from...
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November 01, 2011
Eric Hosmer won the Royals' 2011 Joe Burke Special Achievement Award, as voted by the Kansas City Chapter, Baseball Writers' Association of America.
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November 01, 2011
The Royals will be well-represented in the Arizona Fall League's sixth annual Rising Stars Game on Saturday night at Surprise, Ariz. Pitchers Nate Adcock and Jeremy Jeffress, infielder Christian Colon and outfielder Wil Myers have been selected from the Surprise Saguaros.
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October 31, 2011
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Joakim Soria will keep closing games for the Kansas City Royals into next season.
The team announced Monday that it had exercised its option on the two-time All-Star, which is valued at 6 million for 2012. The Royals also hold options for 2013 of 8 million and 2014 for 8.75 million, with 750,000 buyouts each year.
"This decision was more of a formality...
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October 30, 2011
A day after the snowfall and power outages in Pennsylvania delayed their game, the Reading Royals were unable to continue where they left off Friday night as they were blanked, 2-0, by the Gwinnett Gladiators Sunday. The loss put a damper on the pre-game ceremony which featured head coach Larry Courville's jersey number being retired.It was a duel between both goaltenders. Joe...
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November 01, 2011
Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer started his major-league awards hardware collection earlier this season when picked twice as the American League rookie of the month and twice as the Royals' player of the month. Now he can add the Joe Burke Special Achievement award for his season-long accomplishments.
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October 30, 2011
Pitchers Bruce Chen and Jeff Francis, two parts of the Royals' 2011 rotation, declared for free agency, the club announced on Sunday. Catcher Jason Kendall joined them on the open market.
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October 31, 2011
Not that there was ever much doubt, but the Royals made it official Monday that they will retain closer Joakim Soria through the 2012 season by choosing not to exercise a buyout option in his contract.
Via Miami Herald
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October 31, 2011
The Kansas City Royals have picked up their 2012 club option on closer Joakim Soria.
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