Things haven’t gone well for the Royals rotation recently. After a string of poor starts, the rain really poured with the announcements that Chris Young and Kris Medlen were headed to the disabled list. Dillon Gee is taking Young’s place in the rotation, while Danny Duffy will be stretched out to take Medlen’s spot for […]
Day: May 13, 2016
Series Preview: Royals vs. Atlanta Braves, May 13-15
The Kansas City Royals return home looking a little better, but still needing to climb out of the small hole they dug themselves. They get the opportunity to do so against the Atlanta Braves, who are the odds on favorite to end the season with the worst record in baseball (though the Twins appear to be […]
Rostering Gets Weird
The Royals, as widely reported, put 40% of their starting rotation on the disabled list Wednesday night, calling up Pete Moylan and Scott Alexander to fill out spots 12 and 13 on their pitching staff. There is nothing ideal about that, even if the two starters who went down were on the verge of or […]
Friday Notes
The losses continue to pile up, but things maybe don’t look quite as bad for the Royals as they did a week or so ago. The offense may be starting to click a little bit, and they got a decent outing from Yordano Ventura, which was much needed, given the trouble getting innings from at least 40 […]
Diamonds in the Rough 5-12-16
Lexington was rained out, leaving three games on the slate with the Royals affiliate splitting with the Cardinals affiliates at the Triple-A and Double-A levels while the Rocks were shutout by the Keys again. HR Roll Call Brett Eibner 1,2,3 (7), Tony Cruz (3), Frank Schwindel (5), Carlos Garcia (2) BP KC Hitter of the […]