Recap: Royals 7, Astros 3
HOUSTON (AP) -- Mike Moustakas tied it with an RBI single before George Kottaras scored the go-ahead run on a bases-loaded walk in a four-run eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night to end a four-game skid.
The Royals trailed 3-0 and couldn't get much going offensively until the seventh, when they cut the lead...
Royals 7, Astros 3
Mike Moustakas tied it with an RBI single before George Kottaras scored the go-ahead run on a bases-loaded walk in a four-run eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night to end a four-game skid.
The Royals trailed 3-0 and couldn't get much going offensively until the seventh when they cut the lead to one on RBI singles...
Where’s the Power?
by John Viril—
Coming into the 2013 season, the Kansas City Royals hitting instructors Jack Maloof and Andre David insisted that their goal for the season was to produce more power from their hitters. Closing in on the quarter-pole to the season, the Royals are once again at the bottom of MLB in home runs (28th) and 10th in the American League in slugging. So far, the Royals have...
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...
Royals 8, Tigers 3(10)
Alex Gordon's grand slam highlighted a five-run 10th inning for the Kansas City Royals, who rallied against the Detroit bullpen for an 8-3 win Thursday after Tigers ace Justin Verlander left with a thumb injury.
George Kottaras put the Royals ahead 4-3 with a bases-loaded walk off Phil Coke (0-3). Darin Downs came on for Detroit after that, but Gordon broke the game open one...
Royals score five in 10th, beat Tigers 8-3
DETROIT (AP) Alex Gordon's grand slam highlighted a five-run 10th inning for the Kansas City Royals, who rallied against the Detroit bullpen for an 8-3 win Thursday after Tigers ace Justin Verlander left with a thumb injury.
George Kottaras put the Royals ahead 4-3 with a bases-loaded walk off Phil Coke (0-3). Darin Downs came on for Detroit after that, but Gordon broke the...
Royals Roster well set for National League
by John Viril—While watching Kansas City roar back from an early 4-0 deficit against the Philadelphia Phillies in the 13-4 win on Friday, it occurred to me that the Royals roster is very well constructed for National League play,
The Royals boast a deep bullpen full of young power arms. With no DH allowed in National League parks, they have a bench with right and left-handed pinch...
Kottaras wins final spot, Roster now Set
by John Viril—
Royals manager Ned Yost declared George Kottaras the winner of the backup catcher job Friday. This decision completes the Royals 25-man roster for the season-opener on Monday, April 1.
The 29-year-old Kottaras won the job over Brett Hayes, who cleared waivers and accepted assignment to AAA Omaha. Yost told KCRoyals.com that Kottaras won the job in large part due...
Anatomy of a Lame Spring Training Position Battle Story
Would it be too hack-tastic to use the experience of the spring season as a figure for the annual rebirth of baseball in Spring Training? Yes. So I won’t. Indeed, I suspect at this point Spring Training feels for others like it does for me: not an exciting time of newness, but as a never-ending sea of pointlessness that makes one ashamed for ever having enjoyed it at all. (I would...
George Kottaras claimed off waivers by Royals
The Kansas City Royals on Friday claimed A’s catcher George Kottaras off waviers.
The team DFA’ed Kottaras after it acquired catcher John Jaso from the Mariners last week. Prior to the Jaso trade, the A’s and Kottaras agreed to a one-year deal.
Kottaras batted .212 with six home runs and 19 RBI in 27 games with the A’s last season after coming over in a July trade with the...
Royals pick up C Kottaras off waivers
The Kansas City Royals claimed catcher George Kottaras off waivers from the Oakland A's on Friday. Kottaras had signed a one-year, $1 million contract this month with Oakland to avoid arbitration. The Royals will be bound to that salary in 2013. After the A's landed catcher John Jaso from Seattle in a trade last week, the 29-year-old Kottaras was designated for assignment...
Former Brewer Kottaras claimed by Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Royals claimed catcher George Kottaras off waivers from the Oakland Athletics on Friday and designated infielder Tony Abreu for assignment.
The 29-year-old Kottaras will compete for a backup job behind Salvador Perez in Kansas City.
Kottaras hit .220 with 24 homers and 84 RBIs in 249 career games with the Red Sox, Brewers and Athletics. He was acquired...
Royals Claim Kottaras Off Waivers
KANSAS CITY, MO (January 25, 2013) – The Kansas City Royals today have claimed catcher George Kottaras on Outright Waivers from the Oakland Athletics. To create room on the 40-man roster, the club designated infielder Tony Abreu for assignment.
The 29-year-old Kottaras (kuh-tar-us) has played for the Red Sox (2008-09), Brewers (2010-12) and Athletics (2012), batting .220...
Royals claim C Kottaras off waivers from Oakland
The Royals claimed catcher George Kottaras off waivers from the Oakland Athletics on Friday and designated infielder Tony Abreu for assignment.
The 29-year-old Kottaras will compete for a backup job behind Salvador Perez in Kansas City.
Kottaras hit .220 with 24 homers and 84 RBIs in 249 career games with the Red Sox, Brewers and Athletics. He was acquired by Oakland on July 29...
Royals claim catcher Kottaras off waivers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. The Kansas City Royals today have claimed catcher George Kottaras on Outright Waivers from the Oakland Athletics. To create room on the 40-man roster, the club designated infielder Tony Abreu for assignment.
The 29-year-old Kottaras has played for the Red Sox (2008-09), Brewers (2010-12) and Athletics (2012), batting .220 with 24 home runs and 84 RBI in 249 Major...
Royals Claim Kottaras
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Kottaras would be a nice claim
The A's recently were involved in a three way trade in which the main piece Mike Morse went to Seattle while the A's received catcher John Jaso. Not only did they need to make room on the roster but with Jaso in the mix they no longer needed their back-up catcher George Kottaras. The A's had just avoided arbitration with Kottaras by signing him to a 1M one year deal...
A’s acquire catcher John Jaso in 3-team deal
According to multiple reports, the A’s on Wednesday acquired catcher John Jaso from the Mariners in a three-team swap.
The A’s send two prospects— right-handers A.J. Cole and Blake Treinen—and a player to be named later to the Washington Nationals, who send first baseman/outfielder Michael Morse to Seattle.
To make room for Jaso on the 40-man roster, catcher George Kottaras...
Rasmus, Hunter, Kottaras agree to deals
Toronto outfielder Colby Rasmus, Baltimore pitcher Tommy Hunter and Oakland catcher George Kottaras agreed to one-year contracts, leaving 133 players eligible to file for salary arbitration Tuesday.
Rasmus gets $4,675,000 under Monday's agreement, Hunter $1.82 million and Kottaras $1 million.
San Francisco catcher Buster Posey, Atlanta outfielder Jason Heyward, Boston outfielder...
A’s, George Kottaras agree to 1-year deal
The Oakland A’s and catcher George Kottaras agreed to a one-year contract on Monday, avoiding arbitration.
The A’s acquired Kattaras, 29, from the Brewers in a July trade. He hit .212, six home runs and 19 RBI last season for Oakland, splitting time behind the plate with rookie Derek Morris.
Kattaras’ signing means the A’s now have three players remaining eligible for arbitration—pitche...
The A’s Have A Mr. Potato Head Offense
Over the weekend, the Oakland A’s traded for Chris Young, paying very little for an undervalued asset that gives them a leg up on the offseason. It also gives them an interesting set of permutations with which to arrange their lineup next season, given their current roster configuration.
Now, to be certain, we are uncertain of how the A’s lineup will look next season. There...
Athletics 3, Rangers 2(10)
George Kottaras hit a leadoff homer in the 10th inning and the Oakland Athletics moved within four games of the AL West lead by beating the first-place Texas Rangers 3-2 Tuesday night.
The A's began the day two games ahead of the Los Angeles Angels for the second AL wild-card spot. The Angels played later against Seattle.
Texas' magic number remained at five for clinching...
Rangers fall to division foe A's in 10th
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- George Kottaras hit a leadoff homer in the 10th inning and the Oakland Athletics moved within four games of the AL West lead by beating the first-place Texas Rangers 3-2 Tuesday night.
The A's began the day two games ahead of the Los Angeles Angels for the second AL wild-card spot. The Angels played later against Seattle.
Texas' magic number remained...
AL contenders head to crucial series
Thursday was significant for the Oakland A's. And no, not because of the green wrestling singlets with yellow headgear -- think early 1990s Oregon Ducks -- distributed among the team's rookies for their initiation.
The costumes generated riotous laughs and funny tweets, but the day's big news happened on the field. This was Oakland's latest checkpoint game, wedged...
Athletics 6, Mariners 1
George Kottaras hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning and the Oakland Athletics chased Felix Hernandez early in a 6-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.
Hernandez (13-7) threw 96 pitches in just 4 2-3 innings, his shortest outing since May 16 when he went 3 2-3 innings at Cleveland. He gave up five earned runs, 11 hits - matching his season high - walked one...
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