After a whirlwind rookie season, Eric Hosmer took the field for the Royals' first full-squad workout of Spring Training on Saturday, looking to lay the foundation for a big 2012 season.
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February 24, 2012
Eric Hosmer Come on down, you’re the next contestant on the Dynasty Fix! The objective of the game is to win your dynasty baseball league with ease, and this is your cheat sheet. I’m your host @WideReceiving, so let’s get to the actual action, instead of typing the entrance that little of you actually care about. If you have never played in a dynasty baseball league before...
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February 25, 2012
Ned Yost can barely contain his excitement.
The reason is quite simple: After a year of growth, when several prized young prospects finally broke into the major leagues, Yost believes Kansas City has the pieces in place to contend for its first playoff berth since winning the 1985 World Series.
''They're going to be a vastly improved team,'' Yost said. '...
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February 24, 2012
Projected lineup
LF - Alex Gordon
2B - Johnny Giavotella
1B - Eric Hosmer
DH - Billy Butler
RF - Jeff Francoeur
3B - Mike Moustakas
CF - Lorenzo Cain
C - Salvador Perez
SS - Alcides Escobar
SP - Luke Hochevar
SP - Bruce Chen
SP - Jonathan Sanchez
SP - Felipe Paulino
SP - Danny Duffy
CL - Joakim Soria
Five things to think about:
- Hosmer is for real, and I think...
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February 25, 2012
We at Razzball realize that exporting our views across the country has damaging consequences on the blogosphere. To help make amends, we are reaching out to leading team blogs and featuring their locally blogged answers to pressing 2012 fantasy baseball questions regarding their team. We feel this approach will be fresher, more sustainable, and require less energy consumption (for...
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February 26, 2012
Kansas City Royals reliever Jonathan Broxton will throw live batting practice on Monday.
Broxton, who signed a one-year contract with the Royals in November, has been working his way back from minor elbow surgery in September.
The 27-year-old Broxton was limited to 14 games with the Los Angeles Dodgers last season, going 1-2 with seven saves and a 5.68 ERA.
He had a stellar season...
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February 24, 2012
Yuniesky Betancourt didn't need any help finding his way to the Kansas City clubhouse when he arrived on Friday morning. He's back with the Royals after a year's absence, the result of being traded to the Brewers along with pitcher Zack Greinke.
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February 25, 2012
Big Clint Robinson, all 6-foot-5 and 238 pounds of him, is back in the Royals' Major League training camp and still looking over others' shoulders -- notably those of first baseman Eric Hosmer and designated hitter Billy Butler.
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February 26, 2012
It’s that time again, for the monthly article devoted to the Kool Aid Drinker. Originally, the Kool Aid Drinker wanted to run down his most boo-able Kansas City Royals at each position, but then I thought that might confuse some people. I have clearly presented the Kool Aid Drinker as an overly positive Royals fan that is predicting big things for the club, so talking about booingâ€...
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February 26, 2012
Lefty reliever Jose Mijares finally arrived in the Royals' camp on Sunday, getting his training started five days late with his new club. He was delayed by problems in obtaining his passport in Venezuela.
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February 25, 2012
Relief pitcher Jose Mijares was still absent on Saturday, as the infielders and outfielders joined the batterymen for the Royals' first full-squad workout.
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February 24, 2012
The Kansas City Royals on Friday agreed to terms on one-year contracts with shortstop Alcides Escobar and second baseman Johnny Giavotella.
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February 25, 2012
The emphasis this spring, manager Ned Yost said Saturday, is for the Royals to concentrate on "polishing" the "mundane" aspects of their game in an effort to generate a more consistent effort.
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February 25, 2012
Ferndale Police Chief Tim Collins has a vested interest in the $23-million bond proposal for Ferndale Public Schools on Tuesday's ballot. He's a community leader, but he also has children in the district. And he chairs a committee pushing to pass the bond proposal -- a role he says he took on because he sees need in the district.
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February 24, 2012
Royals manager Ned Yost, who managed Milwaukee during Ryan Braun's first two big league seasons, wasn't surprised that the Brewers' star won his appeal of a 50-game suspension.
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