http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2016/08/04/the-deadline-and-a-good-day-bp-kansas-city-episode-20.mp3 Two weeks ago, we talked about who the Royals might acquire at the trade deadline. Last week, we talked about who they might sell at the deadline. Turns out, after injuries to Luke Hochevar and Wade Davis, the Royals ended up with a pretty quiet deadline. We talked about the factors that lead to […]
Day: August 4, 2016
Recap: Rays 3, Royals 2; Sunk In Tampa Bay
You can look at this game in two ways. With the two lowest-scoring teams in the American League hooking up in a 12:10 local time start, runs were likely going to be few and far between. Or, you could credit the pitchers in this game (well, most of them; more on that shortly) for doing […]
Royals Can Make the Most of Dim Opportunity
I’m sure there are some dreamers out there who think the Royals can put it all together and make a crazy run to a Wild Card or even a division title this season. As of this date, with the Royals under .500 with less than two months to go and so far out of either […]
Eric Hosmer’s Ground Ball Problem
Eric Hosmer is a ground ball machine. This is fact. Rk Name Tm GB/FB ▾ GO/AO IP% LD% 1 Eric Hosmer* KCR 1.58 2.04 68% 18% 2 Adam Eaton* CHW 1.42 2.24 68% 22% 3 Yunel Escobar LAA 1.38 2.13 79% 25% 4 Jose Iglesias DET 1.18 1.34 82% 21% 5 Alcides Escobar KCR 1.15 1.46 81% 20% 6 George Springer HOU […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-3-16
The affiliates with 3-3 on Wednesday with a big offensive effort in Wilmington. HR Roll Call Jorge Bonifacio (16), Brandon Downes (9), Luis Villegas 2(2) BP KC Hitter of the Night – Luis Villegas 2-5 2 HR, 5 RBI BP KC Pitcher of the Night – Matt Tenuta 6 IP 6 H 0 R 0 […]