Yardbarker: Willie Bloomquist

Get Those Extra Checks Ready for Miguel Olivo, Willie Bloomquist, and Jamey Wright Please

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:15:09 -0500

Earlier this season we touched on Dayton Moore's odd proclivity for the playing time bonus. Dating back to the Ross Gload extension, the Royals have included a number of playing time escalators in contracts. Like anything else in a contract, these bonuses can be used in a variety of ways, for the benefit or protection of either party. Three curious things jump out about Dayton's recent use of the tool: 1) they have been given to players who are seemingly already being overpaid, 2...

Bloomquist gets to see the flip side of Safeco

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:15:00 -0500

SEATTLE | Utilityman Willie Bloomquist anticipated “a chaotic weekend” as he returned for the first time to Safeco Field since ending his 10-year association with the Mariners. “It will be good to see some family, I guess,” he said. “But I’ll be happy when the weekend is over. I just don’t want to make a big deal out of it. I know some people are excited that I’m coming back — and that’s nice — but I still have a job t...

Royals Lose Again, Fall Thirty Games Under .500

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:31:54 -0500

More photos » by Charlie Riedel - AP Ah, just short. Another night, another symbolic moment of fail from St. Willie Bloomquist. The man's the Joe DiMaggio of emblematic AP photos. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Browse more photos » Someone get Dayton Moore a key to the city. He's earned it. 47-77. Trust the process. And remember, this was supposed to be a win now season, hence the lack of rebuilding t...

Perception: David DeJesus and Willie Bloomquist

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:24:55 -0500

David DeJesus led off the game today with a walk. That is itself isn’t all that interesting or noteworthy, but it got me thinking about the Royals leadoff situation as well as the general perception surrounding the 2009 seasons of DJ and Willie Bloomquist. You might recall that before Crisp got hurt several people, myself included, [...]

Willie Bloomquist's Weird Power Surge Explained, Again

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:36:31 -0500

Willie Bloomquist has four homers this season because he's playing more than he ever has and he's trying to. He's failing at everything else: getting singles, getting on base, whatever. But he's succeeding in hitting more homers than ever. He's Willie the flyball man. And it's worked. He hits one home run a month now. Oh the glories. Willie Bloomquist homered again last tonight, his fourth of the season. When Dayton Moore signed Bloomquist this offseason, one of ...

Royals notebook: Bloomquist confident he won't wear down with regular duty

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:15:00 -0500

BALTIMORE | It’s still July with nearly 10 weeks remaining in the season and, already, veteran utilityman Willie Bloomquist is triggering the performance bonuses in his contract tied to games played and plate appearances. When Bloomquist went three for five with a homer in Tuesday’s 4-3 victory over the Orioles, he set a career high with 286 plate appearances — three more than his previous high in 2006 with Seattle. He went two for four on Wednesday, raising his ave...

Bloomin’ Win

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:02:10 -0500

Willie Bloomquist misses the cycle by a double as he drives in three runs in the Royals 4-3 win over the Tigers. Bloomquist is in the unusual position of having more triples that doubles and homers combined. Of his eleven extra-base hits, six are triples. The last player to do that over [...]

Bloomquist relishes extra playing time

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:15:00 -0500

Royals utility man Willie Bloomquist doesn’t think it’s a coincidence he’s posting good numbers in the first season he’s gotten extended, consistent playing time. Bloomquist, 31, signed with the Royals as a free agent after spending seven seasons in Seattle. With the Mariners, he never had more than 251 at-bats or hit above .279 in a season.

Bloomquist drives in three runs in Royals' victory

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:29:09 -0500

Willie Bloomquist had three hits and three RBIs and Billy Butler had three hits and drove in two runs and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 Saturday night.

SeaTown Sports: January 2009

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:03:20 -0500

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What is Sabermetrics? Some stuff you should know A new way to look at the game of baseball

A Tribute to Willie Bloomquist This article brings me to tears!

Seahawks Free Agency: Who to Resign and here's part two of who to go after..

Seahawks Mock Draft V 1.0 Mark Sanchez first?

King Holiday Hoopfest Game observations and player analysis

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Bloomquist to the Royals

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:33:09 -0500

The Royals have agreed to a 2-year deal with Willie Bloomquist. It looks like he got his wish and will get a chance to compete for a spot to play every day, potentially at 2nd base alongside Mike Aviles. The Royals front office had plenty of nice things to say about Willie, mostly quoting all [...]

About $50M and Nearly 500 K's Later, M's Wave Goodbye to Sexson

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:54:51 -0500

I really don't know much about Richie Sexson. Perhaps, Willie Bloomquist is right. Maybe Sexson still plays real hard and just caught a bunch of bad breaks and is really a decent guy ready to return to form if given the right opportunity. I'm not buying it. He's a big baby. An overrated, oversized one-dimensional whiner. Anyone who goes chucking his helmet at an opposing pitcher after a pitch that's shoulder high and basically over the plate is a poor excuse for a big-time player. Sexson, Dunn, the infamous Rob Deer, I really, truly don't understand what compels teams to go out and dump millions into these guys. Sure, when they get a hold of one, they can hit the ball a very, very long way. But this isn't Home Run Derby. Richie's putrid performance in Seattle took it to another level, though. Anytime a player making approximately $15K/year boasts the lowest average of any regular in the Major Leagues, something is horribly wrong. To add injury to insult, Sexson's home run numbers have also gone in the tank. His 21 dingers in 121 games last year were a far cry from the 45 he swatted during his final year in Milwaukee back in 2003. Through it all, Richie was consistent in one area. Good ole' fashion whiffing. That's right. He's plugged along at a consistent rate of about 1K/game, with his ratio proving even a bit more prolific this season (76Ks in 74 games). Yep, you could always count on that tall drink of water for something. We can't wait to see which team is the next sucker to snatch him up with visions of Brewer resurrection dancing in their head. Losers. Omar, no. Don't even think about it.

Futures Watch: Week 15

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:15:27 -0500

Oakland, 40:1 (Sportsbook)

7:1 to win the AL West (VIP)

Current Record: 49-42
PECOTA Playoff Odds: 39.6%
Tampa Bay, 9:1 (BetUS)
Current Record: 55-35
PECOTA: 91.7%

I do not think Billy Beane had this blog in mind when making the Rich Harden trade. I'm not sure what I ever did to him; I've read his book at least twice.

After a shocking double by Willie Bloomquist broke the streak and extended Seattle's lead to 2-0, Oakland staged a rousing comeback to win 3-2 in 11. They have a huge series with the Angles this weekend; if they sweep, there's certainly value in their division line, a probably even if they take two of three.

The Rays have hit a bit of a rough stretch, losing three in a row after their seven-game win streak. They actually have a pretty easy schedule coming up; they don't play the Red Sox, Yankees, White Sox, or Angels until LA comes into town on August 18.

Also, Evan Longoria is an All-Star. But yeah, clearly they were insane to give a big contract to a guy who had only played a few major league games. What a stupid move that was.

NY Mets, 20:1 (Sportsbook)
Current Record: 47-44
PECOTA: 56.7%

The Mets won their sixth in a row today, moving to four games above .500. Things were looking pretty bleak after they lost to Philadelphia last Friday, but they ended up taking three of four in that series, and ten sweeping the Giants. They have Colorado at home before the break, then go to Cincinnati before hosting the Phillies. Only 1.5 games out at the moment, the Mets could very realistically be in first place after that next series against Philadelphia.

Bloomquist Could Be Back

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:03:11 -0500

Willie Bloomquist is still unhappy as a utility man, but could re-sign with Seattle. He could be looking for as much as $2M if not more. ouch.

Miguel Cairo, Chris Reitsma Sign With Mariners

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:42:15 -0500

Miguel Cairo: completely pointless. Chris Reitsma: pointless, but understandable.