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Has Kyle Davies Turned a Corne–Nevermind
It starts with two shutout innings against the 2010 American League champions. Three strikeouts scattered around one hit. No walks.
The next time out, it’s another two innings, with two runs surrendered and yes, a walk. But just the one and after four early innings, you’re looking at a four-to-one K/BB ratio. The two runs are bad, but overall it’s a 4.50 ERA, which...
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March 14, 2011
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Fresh Fish: Royals Claim Lefty
The Royals claimed left-handed pitcher Robert Fish off waivers from the Yankees today. He was a Rule 5 pick from the Angels.
Fish is 6’2″ and a former 6th round pick in 2006 with a 95 mph fastball and a big but inconsistent curveball. In 365.2 innings in the minors Fish has a career ERA of 5.05 with 9.1 K/9 and 4.2 BB/9. It looks like he could be a bit nasty with the fastball...
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March 13, 2011
Royals Make More Cuts
The Royals made some more moves to trim the players in camp, optioning Clint Robinson and David Lough to Triple A and sending Derrick Robinson and Jeff Bianchi to Double A.
The Omaha assignments were expected, with Clint Robinson getting his first shot at Triple A and David Lough returns after a decent 2010 with the (then) Royals. Clint held his own in spring training, hitting...
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March 13, 2011
Eli’s Coming
Hopefully you’re familiar with the Aaron Sorkin series Sports Night. If not, here’s the quick synopsis – it’s a dramatic comedy (or comedic drama or dramedy) about the anchors and producers of a national sports television network.
In one episode, the network is undergoing turmoil about content choices and differences between the owner and Isaac Jaffe, managing editor of...
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March 12, 2011
Spring Cleaning: Royals Cut Six Pitchers
This morning, the Royals optioned pitchers Kevin Pucetas and Everett Teaford to Triple A Omaha and assigned Chris Dwyer, John Lamb, Steven Shell and Will Smith to minor league camp.
With starters starting to go deeper into games and numerous candidates vying for bullpen roles, players like Dwyer, Lamb and Smith are shifting to get more innings in minor league camp.
“...
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March 12, 2011
POLL: The FanSided All-Division World Series
To pass the time before the season starts, the baseball writers of the FanSided network have been coming up with teams to represent each division, featuring the best players going into 2011.
There’s one more step before we crown a champion.
After fan votes, the NL East and AL East are both in the running for the recognition as the best divisional lineup in baseball.
To read Nathaniel...
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March 11, 2011
A Little Bird Told Me …
It’s really been a while since national baseball writers mentioned something about the Royals that wasn’t directly related to the farm system. I’m just not used to a humble team in the Midwest getting attention from national media like they have today (at least when a Cy Young Award winner wasn’t on the trading block.)
Imagine my surprise this morning that while catching...
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March 10, 2011
Another Catcher of the Future?
They should play one game a year in suits. (vertilcalar.com)
I was in Baltimore for a conference this past weekend and beginning of the week, which left me with almost no internet access, so I’ve been trying to catch up with all of the Royals stories. There’s a surprisingly large number of them for this time of year, but one this morning caught my eye.
The Royals are interested...
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March 10, 2011
“Ut”-Oh. Is Mike Aviles On the Block?
Chase Utley is a damn good baseball player.
He’s one of the best hitters in the game, both for power and average, while playing a defensively-focused position, and doing it well. With a career .293/.380/.514/.894 line and a 2010 Fielding Bible Award at second base on his resume, he’s a big piece of what the Philadelphia Phillies hope will be a world championship team.
That’s...
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March 10, 2011
Various and Sundry News and Notes
With every passing day, we get closer to the start of baseball. I’m a cheapskate and have an awful computer, so any MLB.tv or At Bat subscriptions are out of the question for me, so while I can follow the Gameday play by play on MLB.com or check a boxscore, I still prefer to watch or listen. Personally, I can’t wait. I’m sure you’re in the same boat.
I figure it’s...
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March 08, 2011
Predicting a 2011 Storyline
It’s time to take a step back from all the “Royals minor leaguers are super-unbelievably-awesome” talk and bring everyone back to earth and take a second to remember that we are after all, Royals fans, and good things don’t happen to us.
Negative? Sure. But what has been lost in the rainbows and butterflies over Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas so far in spring training is...
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March 08, 2011
Spring Training Sneak Peek
The Royals have a split-squad double-header today, first against the Diamondbacks and tonight against the Padres.
It’s significant because a few big-time prospects will get a taste of major league spring training action. With all the talk about prospects all winter, getting a chance to see some of them (at least in the boxscore in my case) who weren’t original invitees is exciting...
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March 07, 2011
Trade Bait: Clint Robinson
The Royals have one of those “good problems” at first base right now.
Billy Butler is extended with club-friendly options, and at age 24 could be a batting leader in the American League for the duration of his contract.
Kila Ka’aihue hopes to build off a strong September, and so far in spring training he has two homers and if nothing else will get a shot to hit...
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March 07, 2011
Opportunity Knocks
A running theme* during spring training so far has been the Royals willingness to mix it up on the basepaths. After acquiring speedy players like Alcides Escobar and Lorenzo Cain to go along with Jarrod Dyson and Derrick Robinson in camp, it’s a good use of personnel to get a feel for how players read pitchers and what instincts they bring to baserunning.
*No pun intended...
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March 06, 2011
No Doubt
Pardon me while I rave for a moment.
There’s a very real chance that Eric Hosmer is already my favorite major league baseball player, and he’s not even a major leaguer yet.
The scouting reports and breakout 2010 season were enough to get me amped up for his arrival, but his early spring training performance is garnering a lot of attention from Royals fans and, well, everyone...
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March 05, 2011
No Doubt
Pardon me while I rave for a moment.
There’s a very real chance that Eric Hosmer is already my favorite major league baseball player, and he’s not even a major leaguer yet.
The scouting reports and breakout 2010 season were enough to get me amped up for his arrival, but his early spring training performance is garnering a lot of attention from Royals fans and, well, everyone...
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March 05, 2011
No Doubt
Pardon me while I rave for a moment.
There’s a very real chance that Eric Hosmer is already my favorite major league baseball player, and he’s not even a major leaguer yet.
The scouting reports and breakout 2010 season were enough to get me amped up for his arrival, but his early spring training performance is garnering a lot of attention from Royals fans and, well, everyone...
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March 05, 2011
No Doubt
Pardon me while I rave for a moment.
There’s a very real chance that Eric Hosmer is already my favorite major league baseball player, and he’s not even a major leaguer yet.
The scouting reports and breakout 2010 season were enough to get me amped up for his arrival, but his early spring training performance is garnering a lot of attention from Royals fans and, well, everyone...
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March 05, 2011
No Doubt
Pardon me while I rave for a moment.
There’s a very real chance that Eric Hosmer is already my favorite major league baseball player, and he’s not even a major leaguer yet.
The scouting reports and breakout 2010 season were enough to get me amped up for his arrival, but his early spring training performance is garnering a lot of attention from Royals fans and, well, everyone...
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March 05, 2011
No Doubt
Pardon me while I rave for a moment.
There’s a very real chance that Eric Hosmer is already my favorite major league baseball player, and he’s not even a major leaguer yet.
The scouting reports and breakout 2010 season were enough to get me amped up for his arrival, but his early spring training performance is garnering a lot of attention from Royals fans and, well, everyone...
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March 05, 2011
No Doubt
Pardon me while I rave for a moment.
There’s a very real chance that Eric Hosmer is already my favorite major league baseball player, and he’s not even a major leaguer yet.
The scouting reports and breakout 2010 season were enough to get me amped up for his arrival, but his early spring training performance is garnering a lot of attention from Royals fans and, well, everyone...
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March 05, 2011
No Doubt
Pardon me while I rave for a moment.
There’s a very real chance that Eric Hosmer is already my favorite major league baseball player, and he’s not even a major leaguer yet.
The scouting reports and breakout 2010 season were enough to get me amped up for his arrival, but his early spring training performance is garnering a lot of attention from Royals fans and, well, everyone...
Via Kings of Kauffman
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March 05, 2011
No Doubt
Pardon me while I rave for a moment.
There’s a very real chance that Eric Hosmer is already my favorite major league baseball player, and he’s not even a major leaguer yet.
The scouting reports and breakout 2010 season were enough to get me amped up for his arrival, but his early spring training performance is garnering a lot of attention from Royals fans and, well, everyone...
Via Kings of Kauffman
|
March 05, 2011
No Doubt
Pardon me while I rave for a moment.
There’s a very real chance that Eric Hosmer is already my favorite major league baseball player, and he’s not even a major leaguer yet.
The scouting reports and breakout 2010 season were enough to get me amped up for his arrival, but his early spring training performance is garnering a lot of attention from Royals fans and, well, everyone...
Via Kings of Kauffman
|
March 05, 2011
No Doubt
Pardon me while I rave for a moment.
There’s a very real chance that Eric Hosmer is already my favorite major league baseball player, and he’s not even a major leaguer yet.
The scouting reports and breakout 2010 season were enough to get me amped up for his arrival, but his early spring training performance is garnering a lot of attention from Royals fans and, well, everyone...
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March 05, 2011
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