The game did not start in a favorable fashion for the Royals as Chris Young gave up a loud three runs in the bottom of the first, courtesy of the good Jose Alltuve, the good and soon to be great Carlos Correa and the good against the Royals Colby Rasmus. While we like to grumble […]
Day: April 11, 2016
The Academy – Minor Happenings
After one week of the minor league season let’s check in on what’s happening in the Royals system. Strahmenating The tall, lanky lefty had one of the most successful first starts at Double-A in the Dayton Moore era. As most know, the jump from spacious Wilmington Frawley field to the much more explosive Texas League can […]
Series Preview: Royals at Houston Astros, April 11-14
The Kansas City Royals hit the road for the first time in 2016 and head to Houston, the site of maybe their most stirring comeback of the 2015 postseason. You may recall that the Royals were down by four runs heading into the eighth inning of ALDS game four. You may also recall they won that […]
Mike Moustakas Is Destroying Baseballs
Five games into the season, four wins for the Royals, and several little things are making me sit up and take notice. The starting pitching has been top notch, of course. The comebacks have been fun. The bullpen has been lights out as expected. How about this little tidbit: Mike Moustakas has been destroying the […]