Last season, Ryan Madson went from non-roster invitee to questionable roster addition to critical piece of puzzle in less than two months. In doing so, Madson provided the Royals with a ‘sixth-inning man’ and, more importantly, a fourth arm to throw into the late inning mix when one of the big three at the back […]
Day: March 29, 2016
The Long and Winding Road of Edinson Volquez
“I feel sexy throwing down and away.” — Edinson Volquez, following his Game One ALCS performance against the Toronto Blue Jays. Over the weekend, the Royals named Sexy Ed Volquez their Opening Day starter. As appointments like this usually go, this one was unsurprising. Volquez is the veteran of the Kansas City rotation. He’s the […]
Kendrys Morales, Linchpin
When Billy Butler departed as a free agent after the 2014 season, the Kansas City Royals had some options. They had talked openly about preferring to utilize the designated hitter role to be more of a rotation for position players to get a half-day off, so that seemed likely. There were also some free agents […]