Royals identity crisis
WHO ARE REAL ROYALS?
At some point, slumps are no longer slumps: Its simply who you are.
The Royals desperately are hoping thats not the case, though, as they have dropped 15 of 19, including eight of their last nine.
But the team that surged to a 17-10 record to start the season seems a distant memory now.
Royals manager Ned Yost continues to vow he wont make major changes to...
Is it time for Royals to suffle the lineup?
KANSAS CITY, Mo. While the focus the past few days on the Royals, at least by some observers, has been on the team's leaky bullpen and Ned Yost's decision to pull James Shields for Greg Holland in Monday's gut-wrenching loss, there remains a far greater concern for Yost:
His toothless offense.
It should be agreed that less than 30 games into the season is far too early...
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.
Kudos...
Chicago White Sox Sunk by Bullpen Hiccup and Robin Ventura’s Gaffe
An intentional walk to Chris Getz. It doesn’t get much worse than that. (More on this later.)
The Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals are two teams going in opposite directions. In the big overall picture the Royals are a young team full of ascending talent without large anchor contracts weighing down their roster. The also have a minor league system still full of intriguing...
Royals making most of getaway days
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Maybe its time the Royals started doing those Southwest Airlines commercials.
They have become a team that knows how to get away.
The Royals are 6-0 on getaway days those days the team plays on the same day it travels to another city. Monday they will get a chance to make it 7-0 when they wrap their homestand against the White Sox before heading to Baltimore...
Royals 6, White Sox 5(10)
Alex Gordon hit an RBI single with two outs in the 10th inning Sunday and the Kansas City Royals rallied past the Chicago White Sox 6-5.
Billy Butler's two-out, two-run double in the ninth tied it for Kansas City.
Lorenzo Cain led off the 10th with his third hit and stole second with one out. With two outs, Chris Getz was intentionally walked and George Kottaras then walked...
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...
In Search Of Runs: Desmond Jennings A Good Trade Target?
At this point, it’s safe to say we can do a decent job of evaluating our team’s strengths and weaknesses. The general rule-of-thumb encourages owners not to panic too early with regards to our stars, but now could be a good opportunity to try and acquire some runs as a throw-in via trade (to an owner that IS panicking) or simply from the waiver wire in deeper leagues.
Here is...
Video: Red Sox fan makes great snag
Your browser does not support iframes.It was a day full of smiles for folks in Boston.Fans flocked to Fenway Park to watch their beloved Red Sox for the first time since Monday's tragic bombings. Bostonians could also rest easy knowing one of the suspects responsible for the explosions was captured the night before.So, Saturday was truly a great day to watch a baseball game....
The Most Powerless Modern .400 Seasons
Chris Getz hit his first home run in 1144 plate appearances against Atlanta last night. It was rather overshadowed when the Braves smacked three home runs off of Kelvin Herrera in the eighth inning as if they had a whole lineup full of Chris Getzes. Getz does not have much power, but he does make up for it with other skills. Yeah, right. Getz is off to a pretty hot start (for him...
Three Cuts: Braves show off power to Royals
ATLANTA The Braves extended their winning streak to 10 games Tuesday night against the Royals, further securing the best record in baseball, with a 6-3 power clinic. Here are three observations from Turner Field:
1. The Braves offense can come alive anytime, anywhere
Looking out into the Turner Field landscape in the top of the seventh inning, the majority of the seats were filled...
Royals battle the Braves in Atlanta
(AP) -- Despite being on the brink of their longest winning streak in 13 years, the Atlanta Braves are remaining level-headed.
The Kansas City Royals, meanwhile, are generating some excitement with their solid start.
Atlanta sends Kris Medlen to the mound as it seeks a 10th consecutive victory Tuesday night to begin a two-game set against visiting Kansas City.
The Braves (11-1...
Dugout Digest - happy 200!
You know, even if he's not the same Roy Fargling Halladay anymore (TM Zoo With Roy), Doc is still a decent enough pitcher. On Sunday, the Philadelphia starter allowed one run over eight innings to the Marlins, and despite only getting five whiffs on 87 pitches, it was enough to carry the Phillies to a 2-1 win over Miami. The win was the 200th of Halladay's career, making...
Royals 3, Blue Jays 2
Ervin Santana kept the Kansas City Royals in the game, wiggling out of every jam that the Toronto Blue Jays created. Alex Gordon made all the work pay off.
The hot-hitting Gordon drove home Chris Getz with a single in the ninth inning, and the Royals beat the Blue Jays 3-2 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
''Erv gave us a chance and we just persevered at the end,&...
Gordon's walk-off single lifs Royals past Jays
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Alex Gordon drove home Chris Getz with a single in the ninth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep.
The Royals played from behind nearly the entire way, but broke through when Getz doubled off Blue Jays reliever Darren Oliver (0-1) with one out in the ninth. Gordon swatted the first pitch he saw...
Is the Royals Defense really Bad?
by John Viril—One of the more interesting questions regarding the Kansas City Royals this winter was their defense. As I wrote about earlier, their poor defensive metrics did not match up with apparent fielding abilities of their individual players. Taking a quick glance at Baseball Prospectus’ Defensive Efficiency metric, we see the Royals defense is again rated below average...
Gordon, Getz, Hosmer lead Royals over Phillies
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Alex Gordon and Chris Getz each hit bases-loaded triples and the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat Philadelphia 13-4 Friday, spoiling the Phillies' home opener.
The interleague matchup was a rare one between teams that first met in the 1980 World Series - the Royals' only other visit to Philadelphia came in 2004.
After getting a total of 17 hits in their...
Royals 13, Phillies 4
Alex Gordon and Chris Getz each hit bases-loaded triples and the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat Philadelphia 13-4 Friday, spoiling the Phillies' home opener.
The interleague matchup was a rare one between teams that first met in the 1980 World Series - the Royals' only other visit to Philadelphia came in 2004.
After getting a total of 17 hits in their first three games...
Royals 3, White Sox 1
Jeremy Guthrie struck out nine and gave up one run in six innings, and the Kansas City Royals snapped a two-game losing streak to start the season, beating the Chicago White Sox 3-1 Thursday afternoon.
Guthrie (1-0) scattered five hits and walked one for Kansas City, which took its first lead of the season with three runs in the fifth inning and made it stick.
Chicago right-hander...
Hilarious photo involving Kansas City Royals’ Chris Getz and first base coach Rusty Kuntz
This photo occurred during the 3rd inning between the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox. Thankfully, this will not be the last time we see a photo like this during the 2013 MLB Season. When Kansas City Royals’ 2nd baseman Chris Getz reaches first base this year, his first base coach Rusty Kuntz will be there to welcome him. Occasionally we will be lucky enough to have...
Paul Konerko is the ultimate ladies man, based on this perfectly timed photo
So this happened on Opening Day in Chicago, during the Royals-White Sox game. Normally a picture involving Paul Konerko, Chris Getz and Rusty Kuntz doesn’t incite much interest, but if the three of them are aligned appropriately, as they are in the above picture, it turns into a rip-roaring good time.
As sophomoric as it may seem, it’s still OK to laugh…laughing at perfectly...
‘Konerko Getz Kuntz’ is greatest baseball photo of all time
By some magical twist of fate from the baseball headline writing gods, Kansas City Royals second baseman Chris Getz reached first base on an error in the third inning of his team’s 5-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox Wednesday. The amazing blessing resulted in the greatest photo of all time. For one beautiful moment, Getz, White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko, and Royals first base...
Konerko Getz Kuntz, say what?
Royals First Base Coach Rusty Kuntz’s name is the gift that keeps on giving. It's good to know that our middle school humor is still in tact.
Royals Breakout Players for 2013
by John Viril—
In this article I will look at Kansas City Royals players that I think are most likely to exceed prior levels of performance and provide more value than most fans and pundits expect.
In 2005, John Dewan published an interesting study that indicated that hitters who exceeded their career slugging percentage by more than .200 points during spring training showed a...
Royals Preview: Your Opening Day Lineup
2012 All-Star Billy Butler will once again be the most imposing threat in the Royals lineup. Photo from CBSSports.com
With just two days remaining until Opening Day, the Kansas City roster is completely set. The Royals offense will trot out the same lineup that we thought we would see for most of 2012, but the order may look a little different. Many thought that Ned Yost would keep...
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