Stacking the Odds: Week 8 Two-Start SP
Welcome to another edition of Stacking the Odds. As usual we’ll be looking at pitchers who have two starts in the coming week, and are available in the majority of leagues. There aren’t too many good two-starters this week, so also check out the streamers this week. Picking up a couple of good streaming options can be just as effective.American LeagueAfter staring at the list...
Jake Odorizzi To Start Against Toronto Blue Jays
As first reported by Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times Jake Odorizzi will make his Tampa Bay Rays debut starting against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday. The move won’t be made official until Sunday.
Alex Torres who pitched four hitless shutout innings for Tampa Bay against Baltimore On Saturday will likely head back to Durham.
Odorizzi is replacing David Price who went...
Five things you need to know from the Royals-Angels series
WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? Sure, its way too early to start talking about big series, but taking two of three from the Angels on the heels of losing six of seven was important to the Royals because it keeps everyone relaxed. The Royals desperately want to play significant games in August and September, and to do that they will have to break out of losing spells much more quickly than...
The Evolving Kansas City Royals: The Pitching
For several years now the Royals have had one of the better farm systems in Major League Baseball. Most teams should be so lucky. The Royals however haven’t been able to translate this advantage into success on the field and there would seem to be one very good reason for this.
You can’t win the World Series with the AAA Storm Chasers. It takes time to scout and develop...
Cain's 3-run double powers Royals
Lorenzo Cain hit a three-run double and Billy Butler capped his most productive series of the season with a two-run single, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
Wade Davis (3-3) was charged with four runs and nine hits over 5 1-3 innings in the rubber game of the series.
Butler, who entered this series in a 4 for 35 rut...
Royals beat Angels 9-5 with 7-run 3rd inning
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Lorenzo Cain hit a three-run double and Billy Butler capped his most productive series of the season with a two-run single, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
Wade Davis (3-3) was charged with four runs and nine hits over 5 1-3 innings in the rubber game of the series.
Butler, who entered this series...
Royals 9, Angels 5
Lorenzo Cain hit a three-run double and Billy Butler capped his most productive series of the season with a two-run single, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
Wade Davis (3-3) was charged with four runs and nine hits over 5 1-3 innings in the rubber game of the series.
Butler, who entered this series in a 4 for 35 rut...
Angels allow 7-run innning, drop series to Royals
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Lorenzo Cain hit a three-run double and Billy Butler capped his most productive series of the season with a two-run single, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
Wade Davis (3-3) was charged with four runs and nine hits over 5 1-3 innings in the rubber game of the series.
Butler, who entered this...
MLB Game Picks - Wednesday: May 15, 2013
I watched the games and the picks with interest last night from my hotel room in Augusta, Maine, where I traveled yesterday for a conference. The beginning of the night really started rather brilliantly. I predicted that Barry Zito was ripe for a clunker. He was. I correctly predicted that if the Yankees could match up CC Sabathia with Felix Hernandez and make it a bullpen game...
Royals face struggling Angels in Los Angeles
(AP) -- Though it's only mid-May, few could have guessed Kansas City would have a better record than the Los Angeles Angels, who have a payroll roughly 60 million more than the Royals'.
That may not be the case much longer, though, if Kansas City can't snap out of its funk as it begins a nine-game road trip Monday night against Los Angeles.
The Royals (18-16) have finished...
5 things to know from Royals 11-6 loss to the Yankees
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Here are the five points we take away from the Royals 11-6 loss Friday night to the Yankees.
1. Restoring order: The Royals have scored six runs in each of the two games with skipper Ned Yosts new batting order, which features Alcides Escobar leading off, followed by Lorenzo Cain, Alex Gordon, Billy Butler, Eric Hosmer, Sal Perez and Mike Moustaksas.
Yost also...
Kansas City Royals – Contenders Or Pretenders?
As a baseball fan watching Kansas City suffer for years, I have to wonder if they are actually a good contender this season for the playoffs, or if this is just their 15 minutes of fame.
There is certainly something for Royals’ fans to get excited about right now. At this point in the year, Kansas City is 17-10, when last season at this time they were only 10-20. A dramatic difference...
Kansas City Royals – Contenders Or Pretenders?
As a baseball fan watching Kansas City suffer for years, I have to wonder if they are actually a good contender this season for the playoffs, or if this is just their 15 minutes of fame.
There is certainly something for Royals’ fans to get excited about right now. At this point in the year, Kansas City is 17-10, when last season at this time they were only 10-20. A dramatic difference...
Stadium expansion could leave some SEC schools behind
Size matters in college football. And in Texas, where largeness is ingrained in the culture, being bigger is not just a source of pride: its a matter of economic survival.
Last week, Texas A&M announced plans to greatly expand their football stadium, Kyle Field, from its current capacity of 82,589 to a whopping 102,500 making it the third-largest stadium in America behind Michigan...
MLB Game Picks - Sunday: May 5, 2013
Another day, another postponement. This time it was the Mets and Braves down in Atlanta. I am not sure if the game had been played would have helped or hindered what ended up as a pretty good day. Jeremy Guthrie was terrific for the Royals. Phil Hughes was great for the Yankees. The Nationals finally won a game that Stephen Strasburg started, though he did not get the win. Alexi...
Davis understands effort for Collins in coming out
As an aspiring NFL cornerback a decade ago, Wade Davis wanted to stand out on the field, not for his sexual orientation.
So he kept the fact he was gay hidden from teammates. He spent four preseasons with three NFL teams - and also played in NFL Europe - trying to fit in with the group, even going to strip clubs when invited just to maintain appearances.
Only after his playing...
Chris Dwyer is back on the Radar
by John Viril—
With the Royals enduring yet another rainout on Friday, I decided to look at AAA Omaha. And, lo and behold, I noticed a familiar name pop out in the pitching stats: Chris Dwyer. Two years ago, back when Kansas City’s farm system was praised as one of the best decades, analysts marveled at their amazing prospect depth. One of the strongest features of the system...
Royals look to end seven-game skid in Detroit
(AP) -- The Kansas City Royals are in an unfamiliar position atop the AL Central and hope to make a big statement against the two-time defending division champions.
That may be difficult in a place that has given them fits lately, though the Detroit Tigers are hardly playing well.
Wade Davis will try to help the Royals end their seven-game skid in Detroit in the opener of this...
Royals not surprised by their success
The Royals are my surprise team. They're probably your surprise team. Your aunt, your accountant, your yoga instructor, your favorite barista -- I'm told they picked the Royals as their surprise team, too.
Three weeks into the season, the Royals lead the American League Central.
They're not surprised.
"We're a good team," James Shields, the new Kansas...
Royals-Tigers game postponed by rain
DETROIT (AP) Now the series between the Royals and Tigers takes on a new level of intrigue.
Wade Davis against Max Scherzer on Wednesday. James Shields against Justin Verlander on Thursday.
Those pitching matchups came about because Kansas City and Detroit were rained out Tuesday night. That was supposed to be the opener of a three-game series between the up-and-coming Royals and...
Royals-Tigers game postponed by rain
Now the series between the Royals and Tigers takes on a new level of intrigue.
Wade Davis against Max Scherzer on Wednesday. James Shields against Justin Verlander on Thursday.
Those pitching matchups came about because Kansas City and Detroit were rained out Tuesday night. That was supposed to be the opener of a three-game series between the up-and-coming Royals and the defending...
Royals look to make big statement in Detroit
(AP) -- The Kansas City Royals are in an unfamiliar position atop the AL Central and hope to make a big statement against the two-time defending division champions.
That may be difficult in a place that has given them fits lately, though the Detroit Tigers do enter this season series opener in a big funk.
Wade Davis will try to help the Royals end their seven-game skid in Detroit...
Guest Post: Can the Kansas City Royals Keep Winning?
Kansas City Royals fans have been suffering for a long, long time. Since winning the 1985 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Royals have failed to make it back to the postseason. The 27 years the Royals have been absent from the playoffs is the longest current drought in all of baseball. How does one team not make the playoffs in 27 years you ask? In this given case...
Chopcast: Braves face adversiy, still on track
ATLANTA Pittsburgh was not kind to the Braves' MLB-best start, as the Braves dropped three games in the four-game series. Including Atlanta's last home game a 1-0 loss to Wade Davis and the Royals the team has now dropped four of its last five outings.
So what's been the difference?
Well, for starters, the offense has sputtered during the rough stretch, scoring just...
Chopcast: Braves face adversiy, still on track
ATLANTA Pittsburgh was not kind to the Braves' MLB-best start, as the Braves dropped three games in the four-game series. Including Atlanta's last home game a 1-0 loss to Wade Davis and the Royals the team has now dropped four of its last five outings.
So what's been the difference?
Well, for starters, the offense has sputtered during the rough stretch, scoring just...
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