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Are the Royals Better Off Without James Shields?
Last season, the Kansas City Royals shocked everyone by making it to the World Series. The last few seasons, James Shields has been a model of consistency. This past season, he went 14-8 and finished with a 3.24 ERA with 180 strikeouts, but should the Royals re-sign him?
In terms of big-name pitchers, this off-season has seen some mega-contracts. Jon Lester signed with the Chicago...
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U.L.’s Toothpick: A Look Back At The 1977 Royals
1977 Season Seating SectionsTicket PricesClub Box$7.00Box$5.00Reserved$4.00General Admission$1.50Other itemsGallon of gas$0.65First class postage stamp$0.13Median household income$10,360 In 46 seasons, the Royals have had one team crack the magic 100-win mark. Just one. Are the 1977 Royals the best team in franchise history? I think they are. The Royals have had teams score more...
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Royals Should Do More Than Due Diligence on Shields
When the off-season began, we were all resigned to the fact that James Shields would be pitching in 2015 with a new team. It was a foregone conclusion that some team would give him four or five years at $20+ million per year and we'd be left remembering the 455 regular season innings he gave the Royals in two years with a 3.18 ERA. We'd remember the leadership he provided that was...
Via Pine Tar Press
13 hours ago
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Royals, Dyson agree at $1,225,000 and avoid arbitration
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Royals and outfielder Jarrod Dyson have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract for $1,225,000.
Dyson, who is expected to be the Royals' fourth outfielder, can also make $25,000 for reaching 350 plate appearances and $50,000 if he's chosen for the All-Star Game.
Dyson earned $530,000 last season, $30,000 over the major league minimum. He had...
Via Fox Sports Kansas City
1 day ago
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James Shields need to adjust his contract expectations
We’re just a few days away from the beginning of February, and James Shields is still a free agent. Shields is far and away the best free agent left on the market, and while we’ve seen pitchers dangle in the wind this deep into the offseason before (Matt Garza, Ubaldo Jimenez, Kyle Lohse, Ervin Santana to name four), they all had more red flags than Shields.
Yet, Shields...
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Mooooose! Check out these cool Royals bobbleheads for 2015
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Admit it: Most of the time when you look at a bobblehead, you are slightly amused by the resemblance -- or lack thereof -- to the player or coach being depicted.
And after that, you typically don't give it another thought.
Well, the Royals' 2015 bobblehead editions are bound to hold your attention just a tad longer.
Specifically, the bobbleheads of third baseman...
Via Fox Sports Kansas City
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Royals Non-Roster Invites Bring Intrigue
Every year around this time, baseball nerds like myself and probably you are starting to get really excited about spring training. And the first order of business when it comes to excitement is to get the list of players who aren't on the 40-man roster but will be attending spring training with the big club. It seems there's always a player or two from that last who makes the team...
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Player Profile #102: James Shields | SP | FA
Two years ago, how many people thought we’d look back on the James Shields-Wil Myers trade and say the Royals got a good deal? Probably not too many, and even though the book is probably closed on Shields in Kansas City while Myers and Jake Odorizzi are likely just embarking on their respective MLB careers, the fact still remains that Shields was an integral part of a pennant...
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Royals invite 23 non-roster players to spring training
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Royals have invited 23 non-roster players to spring training, including former fifth overall draft pick Bubba Starling and promising youngsters Miguel Almonte and Raul Mondesi.
Starling, who grew up near Kansas City, has struggled in the minor leagues but will get a taste of big league camp. Almonte, a right-hander, and Mondesi, an infielder, are non-drafted...
Via Fox Sports Kansas City
2 days ago
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What the numbers say about Hosmer and Moose…and, it’s not good
Eight Royals are up for arbitration. The most talked is the corner infield duo of Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas. Hosmer asked for $6.7 million and Moustakas $3.1 million. They want to get paid…and who can blame them? We certainly don’t. But, the question is are they worth their respective requests?
Apparently, even suggesting that the duo...
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2 days ago
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Royals Poised To Make Second Half Push
The ECHL All-Star game happened this past week and by all accounts was a big success. The game marks the unofficial half way point in the 70 game season. Teams like the Allen Americans and the Fort Wayne Komets have led the way in their respecting conferences and some teams have put themselves in a position to make a second half run. No teams has done so more then the Reading Royals...
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2 days ago
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Kansas City Royals rumors: Franklin Morales edition
Franklin Morales could help add depth to the Royals’ pitching staff this year (sportsofboston.com).
Pitching depth is crucial at all levels of baseball, but even more so in the MLB. The Kansas City Royals know just how much that is true, after relying on the strongest bullpen in the league last year to help fight their way to their first World Series appearance in nearly 30 seasons...
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4 days ago
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In the Spotlight with Ethan Chapman of the Kansas City Royals Organization
We tend to forget about the unsung heroes that are behind Major League Baseball teams. I’m talking about the rest of the organization that make the team that much stronger. I decided I wanted to pick the brains of organizations across the MLB. Ethan Chapman of the Kansas City Royals Organization was my first stop.
Chapman is an outfielder for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals (the...
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8 days ago
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Kansas City Royals Top 20 Prospects 2015
The calendar has flipped and spring training is fast approaching once again, meaning it is time for the baseball world to go crazy over prospect rankings for the forthcoming season. Based primarily on stats and potential, below is our list of the Kansas City Royals’ top 20 prospects for 2015.
1. Raul Adalberto Mondesi SS: Mondesi is the consensus number 1 prospect in the Royals’...
Via Baseball Hot Corner
11 days ago
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Kansas City Royals rumors: Rickie Weeks edition
Free agent second baseman could help provide depth to the Royals’ roster in 2015 (zimbio.com).
Spring Training begins next month in Surprise, Arizona for the Kansas City Royals, and with four weeks to go before the team heads west, there is still time for general Manager Dayton Moore to sign a few key players in order to give the team the best chance for success in 2015. Free...
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12 days ago
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Kansas City Royals Extend Ned Yost
KANSAS CITY, MO (January 13, 2015) – The Kansas City Royals announced today that manager Ned Yost has agreed to a one-year extension, which runs through the 2016 season.
Yost, who has been the Kansas City skipper since May 13, 2010, led the Royals to their first playoff appearance in 29 years and became the first manager in Major League history to win his first eight postseason...
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15 days ago
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Kansas City Royals Honor Three Players
KANSAS CITY, MO (January 12, 2015) – The Kansas City Royals announced their 2014 team award winners today, which were voted on by the Kansas City Chapter of the BWAA. Outfielder Lorenzo Cain was named the Les Milgram Player of the Year, while relief pitcher Wade Davis garnered the Bruce Rice Pitcher of the Year award and starting pitcher Yordano Ventura earned the Joe Burke...
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16 days ago
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Player Profile #141: Alcides Escobar | SS | KC
It’s back-to-back-to-back Royals in our Top 200 Countdown! Coming in at 141 is Royals’ shortstop Alcides Escobar whose career, in terms of both raw stats and fan sentiment, I’ll sum up in one chart:
Who the heck is Escobar!
In 2012 we all began looking at Escobar as a potential draft day target in almost all fantasy formats. (And if you weren’t, you should have been.)...
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16 days ago
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Bo Jackson Leads List Of Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame Hopefuls
KANSAS CITY, MO (January 9, 2015) – The Kansas City Royals have announced that 2015 Royals Hall of Fame voting begins today. The online portion of this year’s vote will remain open to fans through Friday, January 16 at noon at www.royalshalloffame.com/vote.
The Royals Hall of Fame voting process was updated in 2011 into two phases. The Regular Phase takes place in odd-numbered...
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19 days ago
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Player Profile #142: Eric Hosmer | 1B | KC
As we enter the 2015 season, the Kansas City Royals no longer dwell in obscurity in the cellar of the American League Central. After a surprise World Series run, led by a couple of veterans and some young, promising players, the Royals have made a few moves in the offseason to keep them contending for years to come. Eric Hosmer appears to be a part of the core of the Royals’ success...
Via Baseball Professor
19 days ago
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A look at the Royals 2015 payroll and what it could mean for 2016
January 4, 2015 Joe Hayles Royals
As someone who has always wished that the Royals would open the checkbook and spend some money to sign the MLB talent they needed to be competitive, now that they are trying to do just that, I’m getting cold feet. While I like that our 2015 payroll is bumped up to around...
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23 days ago
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Store in Missouri selling Royals ‘2014 World Series Champions’ shirts (photo)
Even though the Kansas City Royals’ Cinderella story-like stomp through the postseason ended with a disappointing thud, losing to the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 of the World Series, that does not mean that fans of the team cannot at least pretend to bask in championship glory. According to a post on reddit (via...Read More
The post Store in Missouri selling Royals ‘2014...
Via Sportress of Blogitude
December 23, 2014
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Are the Royals failing to capitalize on World Series run?
The Kansas City Royals are still basking in the afterglow of their magical run to the World Series and enjoying all the benefits that come with it. The extra prestige of proving themselves as a contender, the buy-in from ownership that the team is heading in the right direction and, of course, that big influx of cash that comes with an extended postseason run. All of these things...
Via The Outside Corner
December 16, 2014
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