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Wednesday Rafters Report: Aaron Crow Debut Edition
October 28, 2009 by
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Yet another AFL update with the big news that RHP-Aaron Crow made his professional debut today.
Monday, October 26th (2-1 Loss)
CF-Jarrod Dyson: 0-5, 2 SO
3B-Mike Moustakas: 0-4, 3 SO
LHP-Brandon Sisk: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO
RHP-Aaron Hartsock: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB...
World Series Prediction and Limited Reasoning
October 28, 2009 by
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My hatred of the Yankees runs deep and they knocked out the Twins (my 2nd favorite team) in the ALDS. It should come as no surprise to anyone who knows me that I am picking the Philadelphia Phillies to win the 2009 World Series. Why the Phillies?
My reasoning goes beyond a mere...
Crown Gems: AL Central Links and News
October 27, 2009 by
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This edition of Crown Gems features a rundown of relevant links from each of the AL Central teams with some quick thoughts from yours truly.
Chicago White Sox – Silver Chalice and Guillen’s Golden Words
ShysterBall – Silver Chalice Ventures
Big League Stew –...
Royals Caribbean Report (10/26)
October 26, 2009 by
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It’s Monday evening which means it is time to check in on how the Royals’ players are faring in the Caribbean Winter Leagues.
Venezuelan Winter League:
2B-Alberto Callaspo (26) [Zulia] No Stats
LHP-Michael O’Connor (29) [Margarita] 7 G, 5.1 IP, 0.00 ERA, 7 H...
Trading Joakim Soria is Fool’s Gold
October 25, 2009 by
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The concept of trading Joakim Soria was tossed out earlier in the year, and is certainly not a new or groundbreaking idea. However recently the idea of the Royals trading their elite closer has started to gain some new momentum. For me the idea is terribly flawed. Trading Joakim...
Sunday Rafters Report
October 25, 2009 by
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It’s time for another Royals based AFL update with news on Lough.
OF-Jarrod Dyson has replaced OF-David Lough on the Surprise Rafters roster. I contacted the Star’s Bob Dutton and also Baseball America since I was unable to find a reason why Lough had not appeared...
KoK Offseason Proposal 3: Jeremy Hermida
October 23, 2009 by
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My bulk of my offseason plan for the Royals is very simple. The team needs to acquire young players who are undervalued, have not yet lived up to their potential, or have little chance to receive the playing time they deserve with their current team. Today’s proposal focuses...
KoK Tunes & Links (10/22)
October 22, 2009 by
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Hello from a very soggy Kansas City. I’ve got a couple articles in various stages of completion that will published in the coming days, but for now it is time for another edition of KoK Tunes & Links.
The music selection for this week is +44 performing “Baby Come...
Wednesday Rafters Report & Links
October 21, 2009 by
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Here is the latest update on the Royals playing in the AFL.
Monday, October 19th (7-3 Loss)
3B-Mike Moustakas: 0-4, 1 RBI, 1 SO
2B-Jeff Bianchi: 2-4, 1 BB
LHP-Brandon Sisk: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 HR
Tuesday, October 20th (7-3 Loss)
DH-Mike Moustakas: 1-4, 1 R...
Peas in a Pod: Sam Runion and Tim Murphy
October 21, 2009 by
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Let me start off by saying that I was fully aware that RHP-Sam Runion had a “bad” season. Until this morning, however, I wasn’t fully aware of how bad it was in relation to his peers.
After reading Baseball America’s Final Minor League Leaderboards: Pitching...
Royals in the Caribbean: Part II
October 20, 2009 by
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The Major League season may be winding down, but baseball rolls on. In addition to the fall Instructional League and the Arizona Fall League, baseball is also underway in the Caribbean. Part I covered the Royals’ players that were on teams in the Venezuelan Winter League. Part...
Royals in the Caribbean: Part I
October 18, 2009 by
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The Major League season may be winding down, but baseball rolls on. In addition to the fall Instructional League and the Arizona Fall League, baseball is also underway in the Caribbean. The Mexican Pacific League and Venezuelan Winter League played their opening games on October...
Sunday Rafters Report
October 18, 2009 by
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Here is the latest update on the Royals playing in the AFL.
Friday, October 16th (7-3 Win)
RHP-Blake Wood: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR
DNP: Bianchi, Lough, Moustakas, Hartsock, Sisk, and Swaggerty
Saturday, October 17th (11-2 Loss)
3B-Mike Moustakas: 2-4, 1 R, 1...
BA Top 20 Lists: Texas, International, Pacific Coast, and Independent Leagues
October 17, 2009 by
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On September 23rd, Baseball America started releasing its Top 20 Prospect Lists for each league in the minors. On October 9th, I provided the links to the lists covering the Gulf Coast League through the Eastern League. Below you will find links to the remaining lists that cover...
Crown Gems: David DeJesus, Alberto Callaspo, Jose Guillen, and More
October 16, 2009 by
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In this edition of Crown Gems: David DeJesus, Alberto Callaspo, Jose Guillen, The Machine, and we go around the AL Central to check out some blog entries from the other 4 teams.
As Lee Warren writes about over at Royal Reflections, DeJesus Continues to Make an Impact in the Community...
Rafters Report and Other Royals News
October 15, 2009 by
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The Surprise Rafters have played 3 games in the AFL thus far and have come away victorious in all of them. They have scored 35 runs thus far in the hyper-offensive environment.
So how are the 7 Royals doing that are part of the Surprise Rafters? Here is a look at their early game...
KoK Tunes & Links (10/15)
October 15, 2009 by
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For the first installment of KoK Tunes & Links, I submit Fenix Tx performing their song Phoebe Cates. They have rapidly ascended my list of favorite groups since I stumbled across them a few weeks ago. I hope you enjoy the tunes and the links! Also if you read my last post...
AL Central Prediction Review
October 14, 2009 by
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It seems like it was years ago that I wrote my 3 part AL Central preview. I suppose following and writing about the Royals on a nearly daily basis* can do that to a person. So let’s start taking a look at how I did with my predictions and analysis back in April.
*I have chosen [...]
Triple-A Catching Options from Other Organizations
October 13, 2009 by
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A few days ago I examined the Royals’ catchers and concluded that John Buck provides a better 2010 option than Miguel Olivo. Since Buck is arbitration eligible, the Royals would need to sign him to a deal in the vicinity of $3.5 million, or less, for it to make sense for the...
Ready for the Rafters
October 12, 2009 by
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The Surprise Rafters play their opening Arizona Fall League game tomorrow at 12:35 MST against the Peoria Javelinas. Fans can look forward to following the progress of 7 Royals prospects during the AFL season. There are also two other names on the Rafters roster to keep an eye...
Crown Gems: Links and Ketchup
October 11, 2009 by
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It has been almost two weeks since my Crown Gems post and I have accumulated a lot of links that I have been meaning to pass along during that time. The purpose of this edition of Crown Gems is to clear the slate, so here are the links and nothing but the links. I threw [...]
Caught Up in a Catching Situation
October 10, 2009 by
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The Royals had a three-headed monster at catcher for parts of the 2009 season. It seems safe to assume that heading into 2010 they will have a more conventional approach to the position and carry just 2 catchers, but who those catchers will be remains very much up in the air.
Miguel...
KoK Offseason Proposal 2: Felix Pie, a Punt of Coco, and a Plan
October 09, 2009 by
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MLB Trade Rumors provided the following list of 2011 MLB Free Agents a while back. This is a list of potential free agents after the 2010 season. Since the 2010 Royals will be fortunate just to be competitive on a daily basis, it is safe to say that they will not be a legitimate...
Royals Prospects Make a Few BA Top 20 Lists
October 09, 2009 by
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On September 23rd, Baseball America started releasing its Top 20 Prospect Lists for each league in the minors. Below you will find links to each list. If you are a BA subscriber, you can click on the link at the beginning of each league’s write-up to read scouting report...
KoK Offseason Proposal 1: Acquire Mat Gamel
October 07, 2009 by
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This 3B prospect might be on the trading block if the Brewers can acquire some starting pitching for his services. Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel wrote about the possibility here. On the surface it may not seem like a fit for the Royals, but it is something...
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