Whit Merrifield does not take a walk. He has taken a free pass just 20 times in 436 plate appearances so far this season: just a 4.6 percentwalk rate. Among qualified batters, only 14 players in the majors have walked at a lesser rate than Whit. Two of those 14 are Salvador Perez and Alcides Escobar, […]
Day: August 15, 2017
DongTown Has Attracted Many from Kansas City
This may come as a surprise, but the Royals haven’t historically hit a lot of home runs. I know, this is brand new information, so I’ll give everyone a minute to catch their breath. As you know, Mike Moustakas is two home runs shy of the team record for home runs, which is a paltry […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-14-17
Just four games on the docket with the affiliates going 1-3. Player movement – Ryan O’Hearn and Logan Moon were moved to NW Arkansas to make room for Hunter Dozier. Audio with Assistant GM of Player Personnel J.J. Picollo HR Roll Call Frank Schwindel 2 (20), Darrell Miller Jr. (3) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Frank […]
The #CamSlam wins it for KC in Oakland
The Cam Slam was the difference for the Kansas City Royals in Monday’s series opener in Oakland, as Cam Gallagher’s first career homer put some distance between the Good Guys and the home team in a 6-2 Royals win. The win puts the Royals within a half game of the streaking Angels, winners of six […]