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40-Man Set
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40-Man Set
Out: Devon Lowery, Doug Waechter, Tug Hulett and Julio Pimentel
In: Jeff Bianchi, Jarrod Dyson, Jordan Parraz, Manuel Pina and Blake Wood.
Good news that we protected Bianchi and Parraz... but I guess we still kept Luis Hernandez... why, again?
Denny Matthews at Plaza Library
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Last night at the Plaza branch of the Kansas City Public Library, Denny Matthews and his ghost writer Matt Fulks had a promo event for Denny’s new book that included an audience Q and A at the end. While most of what Denny had to say dealt with reminiscences of old...
Royals sign P Jorge Campillo
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The Royals continue to the be the most active bidders on the minor league free agent market. Not content with guys like Wilson Betimet, John Bannister, Edwin Bellorin or Brad Thompson, the Royals today announced the signing of P Jorge Campillo. Campillo, 30, has the benefit of...
Late Night Royals Links: Greinke's Slider and Curve, Stats & Authority, Ireland Robbed, Castrati
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You know its a good week when two of Greinke's pitches get specific breakdowns.
Royals:
Greinke’s Slider | FanGraphs Baseball
The Curves of Zack Greinke - Beyond the Box Score
Royalscentricity: Cy Greinke
Zack Greinke wins the AL Cy Young Award "...
Royals sign P Brad Thompson
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The Royals have signed former Cardinals right hander Brad Thompson to a one year minor league deal. Thompson, 27, was 2-6 with a 4.84 ERA in 80 innings in 2009, and has a lifetime 4.36 ERA in 385 MLB innings. He is a groundball pitcher, with a career groundball rate of 52.2%. His...
Royals Top 30 Prospects:#24-19
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We cover prospect #24-19 in this installment of the our Prospect List. I decided to drop adding pics because it was such a headache last time. We've got some high ceiling players on this section--if even one of them came close to reaching their potential, that would...
Steve Kornacki Defends Verlander Pick
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Steve Kornacki Defends Verlander Pick
Steve Kornacki defends his Cy Young pick. The brief article provides, in pertinent part:
"Verlander received my first-place vote because nobody was tougher on the mound with the season on the line for his team. "
This seems...
Royals Review Community Prospect List: #2
3 days ago by
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Mike Montgomery comfortably gets the call as the Royals Top Prospect on our poll. He beat out Mike Moustakas and Aaron Crow. So now the fight for #2 begins. As before, the choices are listed alphabetically and you can make your case in the comment section. ...
"David DeJesus had our best zone rating," Bannister said, referring to the Royals’ left fielder. "...
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"David DeJesus had our best zone rating," Bannister said, referring to the Royals’ left fielder. "So a lot of times, Zack would pitch for a fly ball at our park instead of a ground ball, just because the zone rating was better in our outfield and it was a big park...
Zack Greinke Wins the 2009 Cy Young Award!
4 days ago by
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Zack Greinke capped a memorable 2009 Tuesday, winning the Cy Young Award, presented annually by the Baseball Writers of America.
Greinke led the Major Leagues with a sterling 2.16 ERA, despite pitching in front of one of the worst defenses in the American League. In August, there...
Predictions: Will Greinke Win the Cy Young?
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Does Greinke take home the award or not?
Poll
Will Greinke win the Cy Young?
Yes
No
66 votes | Results
Royals Review Community Prospect List: #1
5 days ago by
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Before we get to the top of my personal Royals Prospect List, I thought we would let you all voice who you think the Royals Top Prospects are. I think we did this last year, I can't remember who spearheaded it, but I'll go ahead and get the ball rolling. I haven...
A Short Note to Zack Greinke
5 days ago by
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More photos »
by Charlie Riedel - AP
This is better than any award. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Dear Zack,
Thank you for an amazing 2009.
We know that if there's...
Cubs actively courting Dayton to get the Guillen for Bradley trade done.
6 days ago by
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Cubs actively courting Dayton to get the Guillen for Bradley trade done.
Royals are in the running for the Bradley sweeptakes due to having Jose Guillen on the team. How much money would the Cubs need to throw in and take Guillen for Dayton to bite? Will an additional 3 million...
Saturday in the AFL
6 days ago by
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Saturday in the AFL:
Mike Moustakas managed to drag his morbidly obese body around the bases for a double and a triple-he's 2-2 so far
Aaron Crow: 4ip 1h 0r 0er 0w 4k 7 ground outs, 1 flyout
Blake Wood pitched a scoreless inning
An emerging scenario has Getz replacing Callaspo as the starting second baseman, with veteran...
8 days ago by
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An emerging scenario has Getz replacing Callaspo as the starting second baseman, with veteran Willie Bloomquist available if Getz, a left-handed hitter, struggles against left-handed pitchers.
Fields would become the starting third baseman, with Alex Gordon shifting to first...
Royals Links: DeJesus Rumors, Chunky Moose, Gold Glove Outrage, Rugby Cheerleaders, Bill Simmons, Lech Walesa and Rany's Return
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The big news in Royalsville are the DeJesus rumors and the announcement that Alberto Callaspo did not qualify for arbitration as a Super Two. Expect Moore to get great anti-value for these guys any day now. The little news, but maybe a growing meme, is the Mike Moustakas weight...
2009 SB Nation Awards: MVP
9 days ago by
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Did the SB Nation baseball bloggers get it right?
Rk Player Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pts
1
Joe Mauer
Minnesota Twins
24
3
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
371
2
Ben Zobrist
Tampa Bay Rays
-
10
6
2
2
1
-
1
-
-
172
...
The Hardball Times ranks top 10 Royal Prospects
9 days ago by
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The Hardball Times ranks top 10 Royal Prospects
Looks like last season's list with Myers and Crow added in.
Similarity Scores through 2009
9 days ago by
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Because it's amusing to figure out who is similar to who.
Batters
is most similar to
or
In 2008, he was most similar to
Alberto Callaspo
Smoky Burgess
Don Slaught
Alex Gordon
Howard Johnson
Darnell Coles
Joe Foy
Billy Butler...
Royals Expected to Sign Betamit
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Royals Expected to Sign Betamit
... to a minor league deal. Prognosticators speculate perhaps Betamit can maybe fill in (cheaply) for for Teahen.
Royals Top 30 Prospects: #30-25
10 days ago by
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Here we are: the Top 30. I plan to go through them 6 at a time and then do a wrap up/overview of the Royals system. Since we are doing only 6 at a time, I'm able to squeeze in some previous years' stats as well as a few pictures. I'll go a little more...
Zack Greinke Wins the 2009 SB Nation Cy Young Award
10 days ago by
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Hopefully this is an accurate preview of the "real" award to come. Greinke claimed the AL CYA from the SB Nation baseball bloggers with little challenge.
Rk Player Team 1st 2nd 3rd Pts
1
Zack Greinke
Kansas City Royals
28
1
-
143...
Kauffman Again Under Consideration for Induction into the HOF
10 days ago by
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Kauffman Again Under Consideration for Induction into the HOF
According to Dutton's report, Glass is really going to push this.
Rany Chimes In... Finally
10 days ago by
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Rany Chimes In... Finally
Remember that guy who writes really awesome blog posts about the Royals? He's back.
Rany gives us his thoughts on all the happenings since he said "I'm done", including the Teahen trade, GMDM's coveting of players with low service...
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