ALCIDES ESCOBAR RUMORS
Royals Need Escobar To Bounce Back In 2014
As I mentioned a couple of weeks back, I think the Royals have a good chance to contend this season. However, I am afraid they are still looking up at the Tigers, and are going to be in a dogfight with the Indians for second place and a wild-card spot. Therefore, any place the Royals can squeeze out an extra win or two from the roster is crucial.
One place the Royals have to hope...
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9 days ago
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Royals search for the Escobar who hit .293 last season
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It's no secret that just about every Royals hitter is having a down year.
And without doubt, one of the most dramatic drop-offs has come from shortstop Alcides Escobar, who raised eyebrows around the league last season with a .293 average, .331 on-base percentage, 30 doubles and 35 stolen bases.
Already one of the most gifted defensive shortstops in the...
Via Fox Sports Kansas City
August 22, 2013
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Alcides Escobar’s offensive collapse
by John Viril—
Alcides Escobar is an offensive liability.
There’s really no way to sugar-coat it. Long considered a “glove-first” player, Escobar raised hopes by hitting a solid .293/.331/.390 line last season. One of the key questions coming into the 2013 season was whether Escobar could maintain his improvement at the plate.
The answer is a resounding NO.
Rather than showing...
Via The Viril View: On the KC Royals
August 07, 2013
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Royals fan runs onto field, brilliantly avoids cop while stealing rosin bag (Video)
A Kansas City Royals fan ran onto the field at Kauffman Stadium during Thursday night's game and made a brilliant move to avoid a cop while stealing the rosin bag at the pitcher's mound before finally being tackled and handcuffed.
It happened in the bottom of the eighth inning as Angels pitcher Michael Kohn was preparing to deliver an 0-2 pitch to Royals batter Alcides...
Via Holdout Sports
May 24, 2013
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Alcides Escobar is Playing like an MVP
by John Viril—
Kansas City Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar has enjoyed a fabulous month of April. Escobar is batting .290/.337/.452 in 102 PA’s. He’s tied with Alex Gordon and Billy Butler for the team lead in home runs with 3. His fielding has also been terrific, reversing last year’s anomalous negative ranking in Ulitmate Zone Rating. Currently his UZR/150 (extrapolating...
Via The Viril View: On the KC Royals
April 30, 2013
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Player Profile #107: Alcides Escobar | SS | KC
For three years fantasy owners had been praying for Alcides Escobar to contribute somewhere (anywhere!) to justify rostering him and his potential. In 2011 we saw Escobar start to scratch the surface of his fantasy value, stealing 26 bases and scoring 69 runs while not doing much of anything else. Last year Escobar sneaked (because “snuck” isn’t a word, folks!) inside the top...
Via Baseball Professor
February 07, 2013
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Escobar continues to be a benefactor for this struggling Royals team.
Alcides Escobar continues to show up that maybe, just maybe, Kevin Seitzer knows what he's doing. Over the past few weeks it seems like there's been a tug of war match between Escobar and future hall-of-famer Derel Jeter for top batting average among short stops. At the moment there is a stalemate between the two, both being at .311, however Alcides is in the top...
Via Crown Crazed
July 23, 2012
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Escobar emerging as offensive weapon
For most of 2011, the Royals and their fans figured they had one of the best defensive shortstops in baseball in Alcides Escobar.
They also figured they had a light-hitting shortstop, a fact they were willing to live with.
As it turns out, the Royals and their fans won't have to live with the latter anymore.
Escobar, 26, has emerged as an offensive weapon, so much so that...
Via Fox Sports Kansas City
July 19, 2012
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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...
Via Crown Crazed
April 26, 2012
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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...
Via Fox Sports Wisconsin
March 17, 2012
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