Here’s what makes me think Brad Keller might wind up being alright: It’s the fourth inning of Tuesday’s game against Anaheim. Keller had been cruising along all night, but back-to-back singles by Mike Trout and Justin Upton suddenly had the Angels in business against a guy making his second career big league start. So what […]
Day: June 5, 2018
U.L.’s Toothpick: What If…The Royals Had Signed These Draft Picks?
There may be no greater source for “what-ifs” than the MLB amateur player draft. Every sport’s draft depends on luck to so some extent, but baseball’s luck is way more of a crapshoot than the others, even as teams pour increased money, personnel, and analysis into scouting. I don’t really like to say, “What if they […]
All College Arms On Deck – A Quick Recap of Day 1
On a night where people anticipate teams drafting on projection and future ceiling, the Royals loaded up on college arms with their first five picks in the 2018 MLB draft. With their first two picks, Lonnie Goldberg and company selected Florida Gators right-handers Brady Singer and Jackson Kowar. Those two were key cogs in the Gators […]
RECAP: Here’s to the future!
On the same night the Kansas City Royals front office was drafting the team of the future (a future which appears to have little need for bats), the 2018 version was some 1,300 miles west of 1 Royals Way to take on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Surrounding Municipalities Including But Not Limited […]