The casual fan and, to some extent, the hardcore fans and even writers often gloss over the early season schedule with a ‘they can probably go without a fifth starter for a while if they wanted to’ and move along. To be fair, that approach is not without merit as the Kansas City Royals have […]
Day: March 22, 2016
The Academy – Predicting the Breakout Performers
As the spring training season winds down, it is a good time to try and predict which players may have breakout seasons in the minor league system for the Royals. To start with, it’s always good to look at some of the players who have performed well during the major league portion of spring games […]
Lineup Chatter: Who Should Hit Second?
Ned Yost really likes set roles. He likes to pitch certain pitchers in certain innings. He likes to use defensive replacements in the same situations in every game. And he likes to set his lineup and forget it. Because of that, it’s important to get the batting order right to give the Royals the best […]