DAYTON MOORE RUMORS & GOSSIP
Royals at the Crossroads
by John Viril—
Right now, the Kansas City Royals entire season is teetering on the brink. I know that many will say that is melodramatic. That it’s a long season, and they’re 121 games left.
Nonsense.
Year after year, fans have watched Kansas City run into an early losing streak that sucks the wind out of the entire season. Last season was the 12-game April losing streak that...
How Dayton Moore can Improve the Royals
by John Viril—
After 28 games, the Kansas City Royals stand a gratifying 17-11. The good start is largely due to GM Dayton Moore’s successful (so far) reconstruction of the starting pitching staff. Royals starters rank 7th in MLB with an ERA of 3.56 and 8th in xFIP with 3.68. This result represents a massive jump from the 2012 staff’s no. 26 ranking and 5.01 staff ERA.
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Could Santana be a long-term fit with Royals?
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Right-hander Ervin Santana is exactly the pitcher the Royals envisioned they were getting when general manager Dayton Moore traded for him last fall.
And at some point this summer, Moore and the Royals will have to decide if he is a pitcher they envision in a Royals uniform beyond 2013.
Santana is in the final year of the contract he originally signed with the...
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18 days ago
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Royals finally using Luke Hochevar Correctly
by John Viril—
Internet wags clobbered Kansas City Royals GM Dayton Moore when he decided to keep pitcher Luke Hochevar for a 1-year $4.5 contract this off-season. I must confess that I was among their number. In my own defense, I blasted the move because I was convinced that the Royals would simply put him in the same situation in which he had failed so many times before—a rotation...
Royals gambling that new-look rotation pays off
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Behind a pair of dark sunglasses, Dayton Moore's eyes dart around a spring training practice field in sunny Surprise, Ariz., trying to take in everything happening all at once.
There's the Kansas City Royals' new-look pitching staff going through stretches on an adjacent field, and a lineup filled with promising young position players who've yet...
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March 27, 2013
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Royals' unbeaten start shows off quality depth
KANSAS CITY, Mo. How important is the Royals' 9-0-1 start this spring training?
Well, it's not exactly the buzz around the Royals' offices in Surprise, Ariz.
"Not many people are talking about it," Royals general manager Dayton Moore said by phone Monday. "As a matter of fact, a couple of days ago, someone mentioned we were unbeaten and I thought they...
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March 05, 2013
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Royals' Moore looks for help at winter meetings
The Royals' acquisition of right-hander Ervin Santana and their signing of right-hander Jeremy Guthrie merely whetted the appetite of Royals fans.
Royals fans are hungry for more, as in another arm to retool one of the worst rotations in baseball last season.
Royals general manager Dayton Moore understands that hunger.
But he has to be careful not to mortgage the team'...
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December 03, 2012
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Royals pitching woes extend to the farm
It will undoubtedly be the number one mission of Dayton Moore to improve the pitching for his Kansas City Royals in the off-season. While history shows that inking a true #1 starter is probably out of Moore’s reach, there has been some hope amongst fans that a steady #2 could be coming along with help from the minors. Today we’ll take a look at the top pitching prospects, and...
Kansas City’s young talent showing promise for successful 2013 season
General Manager Dayton Moore has said many times that the team will be very aggressive in the off-season following the 2012 season. But will the fans see any "aggressive" moves? I'm not so sure. Before the Wednesday trade deadline, Moore had plenty of chances to get a decent to good starting pitcher and he didn't. He also stated that if any trades were made, they...
Moore stands firm on advancing prospects
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - With the loss of top pitching prospect Danny Duffy to elbow surgery, the temptation, of course, is for the Royals to rush another prospect into the major-league mix.
After all, the Royals' youth movement is alive and well in terms of position players, and that young talent gives Royals fans hope of a bright future.
But without Duffy, there is no youth movement...
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May 21, 2012
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