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Top 8 Free Agent Relief Pitchers This Hot Stove Season
2 hours ago by
Baseball Reflections
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For many teams, especially teams that are successful in the postseason, success is predicated on a solid bullpen. However, while stalwarts like Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman grab headlines and notoriety, as a whole, bullpen arms are significantly...
11/24 - Opinions Can Be A Pain
3 days ago by
Over The Monster
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Okay, so I lied about the Filter being daily this week. Yes, I realize this situation's stupid. Let's move on to the links, shall we? As an experiment, I'm not going to say much about most of the links - except these:
This Dirt Is Free - A Red Sox Fan From Pinstripe...
Ten Burning Free Agent Questions (Part I)
7 days ago by
Jorge Says No
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With free agency beginning at midnight, Jorge Says No! will examine ten burning free agent questions. We will break down the 10 questions into 3 parts because quite frankly, my extended responses became far more extended then I initially intended them to be. 1. Where will the money...
One Fan's Vision for the Royals
24 days ago by
Royals Review
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I've had over a month off from the Royals now and have been mulling over some ideas. This is my vision for the Royals in the upcoming 2010 season. Bear with me if you're bored and/or interested in one fans ideal vision for his cherished franchise.
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The 2009 Diamondbacks Season, Part V: The Bullpen
October 26, 2009 by
AZ Snakepit
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by Ross D. Franklin - AP
Somehow, this pic - Qualls yelling to the bench for help after hurting his knee against Houston - sums up the bullpen's entire season...
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2010 Starters/Relievers: Surprise, Surprise - not much changes
October 21, 2009 by
Royals Review
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As it stands, here are the pitchers for 2010. The analysis was to look at who remains, can we jettison some dead weight, and are there any holes to be filled. (Obviously there are some holes to be filled, just hopefully not by the likes of Sidney Ponson or Lamey Wrong...
Some fan perspective on the Astros managerial candidates
October 20, 2009 by
Crawfish Boxes
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by David J. Phillip - AP
Continuing with the theme of cool pictures instead of relevant ones.
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If you haven't caught on by now, I'm not overly enamoured...
Are These the Guys We Wanted?
October 14, 2009 by
Twinkie Town
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Every year we have a little wish-list of guys we hope the organization targets. Here are a select few who garnered interest from Twinkie Town or from the Twins organization. In no particular order...
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Olney On Type A Free Agents
October 02, 2009 by
MLB Rumors
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ESPN.com's Buster Olney looks back to last winter when players like Juan Cruz saw their value tumble because the Elias rankings classified them as Type A free agents. Some players are good enough to qualify, but not tantalizing enough for teams to give up the high draft pick that...
Royals call up right-hander Lerew from Double-A
September 23, 2009 by
CBSSports.com
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The Royals have selected the contract of right-hander Anthony Lerew from Double-A Northwest Arkansas and activated righty Juan Cruz from the disabled list on Wednesday.
How we can win in 2010
September 23, 2009 by
Royals Review
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There has been much doom and gloom around here about the prospects of a winning season next year. For the most part I can agree with that sentiment. However, while slaving away at my job I have found myself daydreaming a lot lately. What would it take for...
If I had a Time Machine . . .
September 01, 2009 by
Thunder Matt's Saloon
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As an über loser, not surprisingly, I'm a big science fiction fan. One of the tried and true science fiction plot devices is time travel. Lord only knows why, but I started thinking about what I would do if I had a time machine. Would I travel back to the past to avert wrongs...
Welcome Back Waechter
August 06, 2009 by
Kings of Kauffman
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Today RHP-Juan Cruz was placed on the 15-day DL today and the team activated RHP-Doug Waechter to take the open spot on the roster. After today’s win, the Royals are a dreadful 42-66 and still trail the Nationals, who also won, by 5 games for the worst record in MLB. Yet...
Royals activate Waechter from DL; place Cruz on DL
August 06, 2009 by
Miami Herald
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The Kansas City Royals activated pitcher Doug Waechter from the 15-day disabled list on Thursday and placed reliever Juan Cruz on the DL.
Royals put Cruz on disabled list, activate Waechter
August 06, 2009 by
kansascity.com
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The Royals placed struggling reliever Juan Cruz on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained right shoulder prior to Thursday's series finale against Seattle at Kauffman Stadium.
Heyman on post-waivers deadline trade candidates
August 03, 2009 by
dallasnews.com
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Jon Heyman takes a look at who is or isn't likely to clear waivers and become possible trade targets this month. Texas seems less likely to get involved in a waivers deal than it did last month, but if injuries mount in the rotation, the club could revisit at a few names on this...
Fun with stats, the Royals bullpen, and what might have been
July 31, 2009 by
Royals Review
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The seeds of failure for Dayton Moore and the 2009 season were sown in 2 moves this last offseason. The trades of Ramon Ramirez and Leo Nunez for Coco Crisp and Mike Jacobs. Without the these 2 moves, the bullpen is not something that needed to be...
Extended version of Banny's 810 Interview & Pitch F/X Graphs
July 25, 2009 by
Royals Review
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Soren Petro played the full-length interview with Brian Bannister that was first played on Rany's 810 WHB radio program Thursday night. This version has a few more minutes of Banny's commentary on resurrecting his career as a MLB-caliber pitcher.
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Q&A with some Kansas City bloggers
July 24, 2009 by
dallasnews.com
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Two Royals bloggers were kind enough to answer questions about their team. Craig Brown from royalsauthority.com, and Will McDonald from Royals Review share their thoughts here. It's a tough time right now for Royals fans, after the sweep by the Angels. Let's start with Will...
Juan Cruz's stunning fall is in its 9th week -- time for a non-explanation from Ball Star
July 21, 2009 by
kansascity.com
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Juan Cruz is really bad right now. Seriously. Very, very, very bad. Even by the Royals-of-the-21st-century standards, he's going really bad right now.
You can see it in these numbers: 22 innings, 22 earned runs, 12 walks, 28 hits since May 21.
Or you can see is in this...
Royals on the Farm 7/18
July 19, 2009 by
The Pipeline
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What a sparkling start to the "second half" -- three games with the Rays, three leads and games blown in the 8th. It's disappointing that Juan Cruz blows Friday's game, but to put him back out on Saturday in the same situation? I disagree. Stinks for Greinke and Hochevar...
Game 91 Open Thread - Rays (50-41) at Royals (37-53)
July 19, 2009 by
Royals Review
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Current Series
3 game series vs Rays @ Kauffman Stadium
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Rays lead the series 2-0
Fri 07/17
WP: Joe Nelson ( - ) SV: J.P. Howell LP: Juan Cruz ( - )
7 - 8 loss
Sat 07/18
WP: Chad Bradford ( - ) SV: J.P. Howell LP: Juan Cruz...
Royals' Bullpen Woes Lead to Second Straight Loss
July 19, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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After a second straight night in which Juan Cruz blew an eighth-inning lead, it would seem like perhaps the time is now to examine what has gone wrong in the Royals bullpen.
A year after the Royals were able to pride themselves on having one of the better bullpens in baseball...
Game 90 Open Thread - Rays (49-41) at Royals (37-52)
July 18, 2009 by
Royals Review
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Greinke's damn close to being the only guy left on this team I care about. I can only credit Dayton Moore for drafting him, and Trey Hillman being the guy who guided him back to the starting rotation. These guys are good.
Current Series
3 game series vs Rays...
Three-Hundredth
July 11, 2009 by
Empyreal Environs
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Game 85: July 9, 2009 Royals8W: Luke Hochevar (5-3)H: John Bale (7)H: Juan Cruz (6)S: Joakim Soria (14)37-48, 1 game winning streak Red Sox6H: Manny Delcarmen (5)BS, L: Justin Masterson (1, 3-3)51-34, 2 game losing streak Highlights: David Ortiz’s 300th homer skidded along the top...
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