LORENZO CAIN RUMORS & GOSSIP

New injury knocks Royals' Cain off rehab assignment

More bad news for the Kansas City Royals. Sure, they won 8-2 at Cleveland on Wednesday night to snap a 12-game losing streak, earning their first victory since April 10, the day center field Lorenzo Cain went out with a strained left groin. The plan was for Cain to come off the disabled list Friday at Minnesota, but he is out indefinitely. Cain, who was on a rehab assignment...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  April 26, 2012
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Royals put OF Cain on DL with left groin strain

Royals outfielder Lorenzo Cain has been placed on the disabled list with a left groin strain, taking him out of the lineup as the team returns to Kansas City for its home opener. Cain hurt the groin when he bumped into the wall while chasing a flyball off the bat of Oakland's Daric Barton in the second inning of a 3-0 victory Tuesday night. Cain was held out of the lineup Wednesday...
Via AP on Fox  |  April 12, 2012
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Gordon, Cain homer, Royals defeat Reds 7-5

Alex Gordon and Lorenzo Cain homered and Everett Teaford pitched three scoreless innings as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7-5 on Tuesday. Gordon's home run to lead off the fourth snapped a 4-4 tie. Cain homered to open the fifth. Teaford struck out four in three innings to pick up the victory in relief. Jay Bruce homered in the first inning to extend his...
Via AP on Fox  |  March 13, 2012
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Melkman sized shoes to fill

Last season the Kansas City Royals were able to put together arguably one of the best collective performances, both defensively and offensively, by an outfield committee that fans have seen in the organization’s history.  Some may say, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, but the Royals had a different plan. They needed some help on the pitching staff and that is what...
Via i70baseball  |  March 10, 2012
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After biding time, Cain gets chance for Royals

Lorenzo Cain was forced to wait game last season with the Kansas City Royals. He'll be pushed into the starting lineup this spring. The team signed free agent Melky Cabrera and Jeff Francoeur prior to last season, and they joined struggling Alex Gordon in the outfield. Cain was told that he would start the year in the Pacific Coast League, but he'd be called up to join...
Via AP on Fox  |  February 26, 2012
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The Process Player Profile: Lorenzo Cain

2 Days: Until Pitchers & Catcher report for Spring Training 15 Days: Until the Cactus League Opener 48 Days: Until Opening Night We have reached the day when I usually consider the baseball off-season over. College Baseball got underway last night. In fact, MLB Network is televising two college games this afternoon. Spring Training will start on Monday. From here until the last...
Via i70baseball  |  February 20, 2012
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Cain adds strength, speed to Royals outfield

If you enjoyed watching last year's Royals outfield, you might like this year's version even more. Not that there was anything wrong with the performance of Melky Cabrera, but Royals fans should notice something eye-popping when Lorenzo Cain begins patrolling center field at Kauffman Stadium big-time speed. Take it from someone who watched Cain play all last season Omaha...
Via Fox Sports Kansas City  |  January 18, 2012
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Royals excited for the future in Lorenzo Cain

Not that there was anything wrong with Melky Cabrera's defense, but the Royals just got a whole lot faster in center field when they shipped Cabrera to the Giants last week. With Cabrera gone, in steps prospect Lorenzo Cain a player scouts insist should make it even harder for opposing hitters to find holes in a Royals outfield thats already pretty stingy. Flanked by Gold...
Via Fox Sports Kansas City  |  November 15, 2011
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Lorenzo Cain Will Get His Chance with the Royals

If there was one person who was absolutely ecstatic about the Melky Cabrera trade, it would be Mark Buehrle who Cabrera murders, and Royals prospect Lorenzo Cain. Cain was acquired in the Zack Grienke deal last winter along with the slick fielding speed demon Alcides Escobar. He seemed to be a lock to play for a rebuilding Kansas City club. At 25, Cain thought he was finally going...
Via Rant Sports  |  November 09, 2011
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Coveted prospect Cain waits for his chance

Royals outfield prospect Lorenzo Cain is left waiting for his turn behind a talented Kansas City depth chart.
Via royals.com  |  October 10, 2011
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