It wasn’t the easiest path to victory, but tonight’s 7-5 comeback win put the Royals just one game behind the White Sox in the division. They received more terrific innings from the bullpen, along with several contributions from their recent call-ups en route to the series-opening win. I was not in attendance at Kauffman Stadium, […]
Day: May 27, 2016
Jonah Keri Interview – Luck, Projections, and Baseball Fandom
We were pleased to be joined by Jonah Keri, author of two great baseball books (The Extra 2% and Up, Up, and Away) and baseball writer for SI.com and CBSSports.com. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2016/05/27/jonah-keri-interview–luck-projections-and-baseball-fandom.mp3 Keri compared his preseason evaluation of the Royals to the team we watch today and discussed how clustering and regression have the Royals falling back […]
Royals Have Options – and Some Time – Before Turning to Trade Targets
It’s been a tough week in Kansas City. On Monday, we learned Alex Gordon was headed to the disabled list for a few weeks with a broken bone in his wrist. On Wednesday, the Royals lost to the Twins. And yesterday, Mike Moustakas went to the disabled list with a torn ACL stemming from his […]
The Academy – Whit Merrifield’s Minor League Path
By now you have watched a few of Whit Merrifield’s games for the Kansas City Royals, and I’m sure you have heard the story about Whit’s father being one of the best hitters in the history of Wake Forest. If not that, you have seen his father’s minor league stats in comparison to Whit, but […]
Friday Notes
The baseball season is really long. I know that we say that all the time. You hear the clichés that it’s a marathon and not a sprint and all that good stuff, but sometimes, even with all that, you lose track of just how long the baseball season is. And I think sometimes you lose […]
Diamonds in the Rough 5-26-16
It was an 0-3 day for the affiliates, with an Omaha rainout. HR Roll Call: Travis Maezes (5) BP KC Hitter of the Day – Mike Hill 4-4, R, 2b, RBI BP KC Pitcher of the Day – Jacob Bodner 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K A number of moves in […]