The Royals, Dodgers and White Sox worked a three-team deal out Thursday evening that might be more about the long-term ramifications in terms of payroll than the players that Kansas City received. White Sox Receive Joakim Soria RH Reliever Luis Avilan The White Sox add a pair of relievers who they can put toward the back end […]
Day: January 4, 2018
Please Submit All Your Hosmer Offers (BP Kansas City Episode 84)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2018/01/04/please-submit-all-your-hosmer-offers-bp-kansas-city-episode-84.mp3 So news finally popped up during this slow, cold offseason, as Bob Nightengale reported that the Royals offered Eric Hosmer a seven-year deal at $147 million. Not a bad deal for Hosmer in a rough first baseman market! It seems that the Royals are competing with the Padres for Hosmer’s services, but Sam Mellinger […]
Player Profile: Drew Butera
Drew Butera is something of a Royals folk hero. As far as I can tell, there are three reasons for this. They are, in order of importance: Hair flips Mop-up relief pitching Backup catching Let’s begin. Hair Flips Scouting is an inexact science, but there is no disputing Butera is blessed with 80 grade hair. […]