JOHNNY GIAVOTELLA RUMORS
Johnny Giavotella’s Big Chance
by John Viril—
Omaha 2B Johnny Giavotella is running out of time. He’s been crushing AAA for his third straight season (currently .323/.391/.471). He’s had three trials in Kansas City over the last 2 seasons. He’ll turn 26 on July 10.
Johnny Giavotella still hasn’t established himself as a major league player. Instead, his repeated failure to hit in Kansas City makes him...
Royals take safe route in Getz over Giavotella
KANSAS CITY, Mo. You could almost hear the moans from Royals fans across the area when manager Ned Yost announced that Chris Getz had indeed beat out Johnny Giavotella for the second-base job.
Many fans have been pulling for Johnny G to win the job for close to two years. But as was the case last year, Getz held off the challenger again in spring training.
Getzs numbers clearly...
Via Fox Sports Kansas City
March 26, 2013
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2B for Royals is up for grabs
The Kansas City Royals don't have that many open spots for a team coming off a 90-loss season.
For the second straight March, Johnny Giavotella and Chris Getz are competing for the second base job. The Royals went 21-22 when Giavotella started at second base last season and 30-25 when Getz was the starter. Of course, it was Yuniesky Betancourt who earned the opening-day nod...
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March 08, 2013
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Here’s your chance, Johnny Giavotella
The Royals were likely to call up infielder Johnny Giavotella after the Omaha Storm Chasers season came to an end, but Chris Getz‘s season-ending thumb injury last week gives Giavotella the chance to see if he has what it takes to be a Major League second baseman.
During spring training, a lot of fans expected (and hoped) Giavotella would make the opening day roster. But on March...
Multi-team trade looming for Kansas City Royals?
This guest post stems from a conversation that began on Twitter when @CrownCrazed asked the question "Why is everyone so upset Johnny Giavotella will not be the every day starter? I am upset Christian Colon is not yet in the majors. He was supposed to be on the fast track"Here is the Twitter conversation that preceded this email from Matt, which we have transformed...
Johnny Giavotella joins the Royals, but for how long?
What an interesting Wednesday for the Kansas City Royals. Before the game with the Boston Red Sox, the Royals called up infielder Johnny Giavotella and put LHP Jonathan Sanchez on the 15-day disabled list with biceps tendinitis. Then for Wednesday’s game, Manager Ned Yost put Giavotella in the lineup as the designated hitter, Billy Butler at first base and Irving Falu at third...
Giovotella wants to help Royals win
The conventional wisdom has been that when Royals prospect Johnny Giavotella was going to get promoted from Triple-A Omaha this season, he would then become the full-time starter at second base.
The organizational philosophy is simple: It's better for Giavotella to get his at-bats and work on his defense at Omaha rather than sit at the big-league level.
Well, interestingly...
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May 09, 2012
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For now, Johnny G must wait at Omaha
For now, Royals second base prospect Johnny Giavotella must wait. And it may be a long, long wait.
Giavotella had far higher expectations than spending 2012 back at Triple-A Omaha. He came up to the Royals for 46 games in 2011 and showed just enough pop offensively (.247, nine doubles, four triples, two homers) to give Royals fans hope they had found their second baseman of the...
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May 04, 2012
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Royals Shock World, Send Giavotella To AAA
Since the 2011 season ended and the offseason began, people largely assumed that Johnny Giavotella would break camp as the starting second baseman for the Kansas City Royals. He mashed Triple-A last year to the tune of .338/.390/.481 and was named player of the year in the Royals’ minor league system. Furthermore, the organization benched starter Chris Getz late last year in favor...
Royals 2B Giavotella getting pushed for job
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) In the hall outside the Royals' spring training clubhouse, there's a life-size portrait of Johnny Giavotella above an inscription that reads, "The George Brett 2011 Hitter of the Year."
Talk about a lot to live up to.
Giavotella led all minor leaguers with 153 hits last year at Triple-A Omaha, and compiled a .305 average over four minor league...
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March 02, 2012
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