There’s Kansas City in mid-June hot. There’s surface of the sun hot. And now there’s Salvador Perez hot. The Royals backstop is tearing through the American League and continued his punishing of opposing pitchers, driving in three runs on another home run and a double. It seems like for the first time in his career, […]
Day: June 17, 2016
Digging Deeper into the Royals’ Road Woes
Earlier this week, our own Darin Watson pointed out how well the Royals rotation has pitched within the confines of Kauffman Stadium, along with how dreadfully they’ve pitched when leaving Kansas City. If you haven’t already read it, you should definitely click the above link and check out the numbers. If you have read it, […]
The Academy – Minor Happenings
Hot Hot Hot Despite some struggles in winning at the minor league levels there are a few bats that are doing well across the organization. Lexington Legends – Anderson Miller has hit well since rejoining the Lexington squad, hitting .318 in 11 games with five doubles. The 2015 3rd round pick has a smooth swing and […]
Friday Notes
I’m exhausted. It’s only mid-June and we’ve already been through a 12-6 start, followed by a 3-11 stretch, followed by a 15-5 stretch, followed by an eight game losing streak, followed by the current 5-1 stretch. Add it all up and the recent six games is the difference with the Royals now four games over .500 and […]
Diamonds in the Rough 6-16-16
A pair of wins during a Wilmington doubleheader but no other wins for the Royals affiliates in the other four games played. HR Roll Call: Travis Snider (2), Brandon Downes (5), Samir Duenez (6), DJ Burt (2) BP KC Hitter of the Day DJ Burt 2-3, 2R, 2b, HR, BB, 2 RBI, SB (15) BP […]