The slog of the schedule is really upon us now. The Royals hit the road to take on the Chicago White Sox once again, their last trip to Chicago this season (assuming the rain doesn’t wash away a game and MLB makes them go back to play it). The White Sox occasionally show off their […]
Day: August 17, 2018
Pitching Prospects At Lexington-Daniel Lynch, LHP
Scooped up by the Royals in a draft that saw them acquire both Jackson Kowar and Brady Singer in the first round, Daniel Lynch could end up rounding out this trio in a big-league rotation in a few years. The Virginia starter signed for $1,697,500 as the 34th-overall pick in this year’s draft, immediately after […]
Friday Notes
The Royals roster currently has five players who are over the age of 30. Four of them are free agents at the end of the year (with one, Ian Kennedy, coming off the DL to add back to the 30+ group). The point here is that the youth has arrived, and while the results aren’t […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-16-18
HR Roll Call: Blake Perkins (3), Juan Carlos Negret (8), Chris Hudgins (3) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Blake Perkins 2-3 2R, HR, BB, SB BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Jose DeLeon 6.1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 6 K 9-2 GO-FO 80p/49k Hagerstown Suns 2 Lexington Legends 0 Lexington 1st Place […]
RECAP: Royals beat weather, Jays to earn split
A two-hour, 14-minute rain delay for these two teams to continue their inexorable march toward 162 games seems downright silly to me. I get it, every effort should be made to always play all 162 unless there are extenuating circumstances. Players deserve the opportunity to stat-pad for contract purposes. Fans bought tickets. If you have […]