ROYALS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Royals need their starters to be better finishers
Left-hander Jonathan Sanchez is the only offseason addition to the Royals' rotation, which was an Achilles' heel last year.
Kansas City's starters compiled a 45-65 record and a 4.82 earned run average a year ago. The Royals had only two complete games in 2012 and neither was nine innings.
Right-hander Luke Hochevar, the first pick of the 2006 draft, left-hander Bruce...
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Concluding The WAR On The Trades Of The GMDM Era
In the final piece of this series, we use the WAR data to finish taking a look at the trades that Dayton pulled off in 2010, and try to determine what all of this really means.
August 13, 2010: The Kansas City Royals traded Jose Guillen to the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named later and cash. The San Francisco Giants sent Kevin Pucetas (minors) (October 14, 2010) to...
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Spring Training Report #1: Naturals Reporting To Camp
Spring Training Report #1: Naturals reporting to Camp
Former Naturals Looking to Turn Heads this Spring
Photo Courtesy of Minda Haas
SPRINGDALE, AR – The Kansas City Royals have opened spring training with pitchers and catchers already reporting to camp. Position players will be reporting this Friday, although a number of them have already reported to the Surprise, Arizona...
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Broxton among Royals reporting to spring training
Jonathan Broxton isn't sure his right arm will ever deal another 100 mph fastball.
The longtime Los Angeles Dodgers closer is certain, though, that he won't be trying to reach triple digits in his first spring training with the Kansas City Royals.
Broxton was once among the most feared closers in baseball, but injuries derailed his career. He didn't pitch in a game...
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Royals' pitchers, catchers report to spring camp
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) -- Dayton Moore knew he'd need to improve the Kansas City pitching staff if the Royals were to have any chance of fulfilling some lofty expectations this season.
The general manager's first significant move came in November, when he dealt outfielder Melky Cabrera to the San Francisco Giants for Jonathan Sanchez, gambling a left-hander oozing with talent...
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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...
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Royals Perfect in Shutout Win During Pink in the Rink
Five years of Pink in the Rink with five wins. The special pink jerseys have a little bit of luck in them as they helped fuel the Reading Royals to a 4-0 win over the Wheeling Nailers Saturday night in front of their largest crowd of the season at an announced 6,921.
It was the first shutout of the season for a club that had allowed one goal against in only one game this season...
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Royals agree to terms with Hosmer, Moustakas
The Royals agreed to contracts with first baseman Eric Hosmer, third baseman Mike Moustakas, outfielder Lorenzo Cain and right-hander Luis Mendoza on Saturday, two days before pitchers and catchers are due to report to spring training.
Hosmer will make $502,500 after putting together a stellar debut season in 2011. Moustakas will make $487,250 after also getting his initial big...
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Royals sign 1B Hosmer to 1-year deal
The Kansas City Royals signed first baseman Eric Hosmer to a one-year contract.
Hosmer, who will earn $502,000 in 2012, had a stellar first season after he was called up to the Royals in May.
The 22-year-old Hosmer batted .293 with 19 home runs and 78 RBIs in 128 games and wound up third in the American League Rookie of the Year voting.
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You may say I'm a dreamer: Kansas City Royals
What else can baseball fans do in January but dream of October? In You May Say I'm a Dreamer, the Outside Corner staff will imagine the route to a World Series in 2012 title for all 30 teams.
The Kansas City Royals, otherwise known as the new Tampa Bay Rays, are the 2012 World Series champions! In one of the most stunning and unexpected playoff runs in recent memory, the Royals...
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Top 15 Prospects: Kansas City Royals
Kansas City entered 2011 with the undisputed best minor league system in baseball. A year later the landscape has chanced somewhat thanks to promotions (Mike Moustakas, Eric Hosmer, Salvador Perez, Tim Collins, etc.) and injuries. The organization is not as deep as it once was but it still has some impressive talent and is easily in the Top 10, if not the Top 5, when discussing the...
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Player Profile #58: Eric Hosmer | 1B | KC
He won’t be your prototypical, power-hitting first baseman, but Eric Hosmer looks poised to be a top player at the position for years to come. He will be hitting in the middle of a Kansas City lineup that scored the 10th most runs in 2011 so his runs and RBI totals should be just fine. The question is whether Hosmer can improve on his home run totals, which will be tough playing...
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Royals agree to one-year deal with Gordon
KANSAS CITY, MO The Kansas City Royals have announced that the club has agreed to terms on a one-year contract with outfielder Alex Gordon for the 2012 season. Consistent with club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.
Gordon, who turns 28 tomorrow, was a standout both offensively and defensively for the Royals in 2011 to earn his first career Les Milgram Player of...
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12 days ago
Moore, Royals look to lock up Gordon
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Yes, the Royals are interested in locking up Alex Gordon, their player of the year in 2011, to a long-term deal.
It just may not happen as quickly as some fans might hope.
Royals general manager Dayton Moore said by phone Tuesday that the Royals' first priority likely will be to get Gordon signed to a one-year deal before his arbitration date of Feb. 16...
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Cactus League: Kansas City Royals
If you told your average Royals fan before nearly any season in recent memory that the team was about to contend, you'd almost certainly encounter more than a few chuckles and rolling eyes. This year, however, they might take you seriously.
As spring training approaches, the Royals appear closer than they have in a long time to contending in the AL Central. That said, close might...
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