The Cleveland Indians should count themselves lucky they get to play in the American League Central, where a .500 record is good for first place at this point in the season. That’s not to say they might not have to play better as the season progresses, but it’s not exactly a division of heavyweights, so […]
Day: May 11, 2018
Remembering the 2002 Royals (BP Kansas City Episode 100)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2018/05/11/remembering-the-2002-royals-bp-kansas-city-episode-100.mp3 This week is pretty special. One hundred episodes ago, we joined up with Baseball Prospectus Kansas City, so to commemorate the occasion, we dove into the vault and dug out some info on another notable 100: the 100-loss 2002 Royals. We discussed the plight of that injury-riddled, pitching-starved, manager-changing team and how it fits […]
Friday Notes
We are now just 81 days until the 2018 MLB Trade Deadline, which is really the story of this season for the Royals as we count down the days until we find out who they trade and who they get back. Some early surprise contenders (to some) like the Braves and Phillies are helpful for […]
Diamonds in the Rough 5-10-18
HR Roll Call: Paulo Orlando (2), Brandon Downes (3), Seuly Matias 2 (9,10), Jeison Guzman (1) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Seuly Matias 2-4 2HR, 4 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Jon Dziedzic 7 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 8 K 8-2 GO-FO 96p/65k Delmarva Shorebirds 9 Lexington Legends 5 Coming […]