ALCIDES ESCOBAR RUMORS
Royals 4, Red Sox 3
Bruce Chen picked up his first victory of the season, Alcides Escobar drove in the go-ahead run and the Kansas City Royals held off the Boston Red Sox 4-3 Wednesday night.
Jonathan Broxton worked around a leadoff single and walk in the ninth inning for his seventh save in eight opportunities.
Chen (1-4) gave up three runs and seven hits in 6 2-3 innings while striking out five...
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21 days ago
Discuss
Why Alcides Escobar should bat leadoff
Alcides Escobar should bat leadoff for the Kansas City Royals. Immediately. Your response may be, "WHAAAA???!!!!" or "WTF is WRONG with you?!" Allow me to expound before you throw me off a cliff.
There are some conditions to put in place in order for this to make sense, so let's do that:
1. Alex Gordon is going to continue hitting in the...
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April 26, 2012
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April 26, 2012
Alcides’s Offensive Outlook
The Royals were wise to lock up Alcides Escobar for the foreseeable future. Talented, young shortstops don’t grow on trees and Escobar will help the team through his own performance, or as a trade chip given his age and the team-friendly nature of the contract.
As Carson Cistulli analyzed on Friday, the Royals will pay the 25-year old shortstop $10.5 million over the next...
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March 19, 2012
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March 19, 2012
Former Brewers form Royals' young nucleus
SURPRISE, Ariz. The Milwaukee Brewers long admired Alcides Escobar's ability at shortstop, so much so that they parted with longtime starter J.J. Hardy to make room for the young prospect at the major league level. With just two big league seasons under his belt, Escobar was rewarded with a four-year contract extension this week.Unfortunately for the Brewers, he signed that...
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March 17, 2012
The Alcides Escobar Extension: Indispensable Notes
You can try to dispense of these notes on the Alcides Escobar extension, but you won’t be able to: as the title of this post suggests, they’re indispensible.
Regarding Alcides Escobar, The Extension He Signed
Escobar and the Royals agreed Thursday to a four-year, $10.5 million extension that includes a pair of club options that could bring the overall value of the contract...
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March 16, 2012
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March 16, 2012
Royals ink SS Escobar to four-year deal
The Kansas City Royals signed shortstop Alcides Escobar to a four-year contract Thursday.
The deal is worth $10.5 million and includes two team options.
The 25-year-old Escobar batted .254 with four home runs, 46 RBIs and 26 stolen bases in his first season with Kansas City.
He was acquired in the deal that sent pitcher Zack Greinke to the Milwaukee Brewers in December 2010.
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March 15, 2012
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March 15, 2012
Royals lock up SS Escobar with 4-yr extension
The Kansas City Royals have signed shortstop Alcides Escobar to a $10.5 million, four-year contract extension that includes two option years that could drive the value to $21.75 million.
The team announced the deal Thursday.
Escobar will make $1 million this season and $3 million each of the next two seasons. The options are for $5.25 million in 2016 and $6.5 million in 2017 with...
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March 15, 2012
Kansas City Royals Extend Shortstop Alcides Escobar
It looks like the Kansas City Royals are taking a page out of the Tampa Bay Rays playbook. First they signed Salvador Perez to a contract extension and as Bob Dutton tweets the Royals have now extended Alcides Escobar to a 4 year deal worth $10.5 million. The Royals also carry two option years, which would bring the total contract to 6 years and $21.75 million.
On the surface it...
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March 15, 2012
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March 15, 2012
Royals Reach Deal With Escobar
ROYALS SIGN SHORTSTOP ALCIDES ESCOBAR TO A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT
Four-Year Guaranteed Contract Also Includes Club Options for 2016 and 2017
SURPRISE, AZ (March 15, 2012) — The Kansas City Royals today announced the club has reached an agreement on a multi-year contract with shortstop Alcides Escobar. The contract includes four guaranteed years through the 2015 season, then club options...
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March 15, 2012
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March 15, 2012
(Video) Elvis Escobar Taking Batting Practice at Pirate City
The Pirates signed outfielder Elvis Escobar last year for $570,000 out of Venezuela. Escobar was the second biggest signing, behind Harold Ramirez. He’s related to five players who have played in the majors, including Kelvim and Alcides Escobar.
When signed, Escobar was described as having above average baseball instincts and a good feel for hitting. He also has a solid arm...
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March 01, 2012
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March 01, 2012
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