The Royals’ roster additions this offseason have led them to an interesting place with a potentially interesting Omaha pitching staff as they suddenly have a flood of fringe options at the upper levels. Should the Royals decide to keep both Rule 5 picks, Burch Smith and Brad Keller, on the 25 man roster along with Nate Karns being […]
Author: Clint Scoles
Is a Trade Brewing?
Reading between the lines of what Jeffrey Flanagan wrote at Royals.com leads me to believe the Royals are very close, or have a deal in place, to trade Danny Duffy. Don’t be shocked if they are just mulling the options on whether or not to pull the trigger based on Eric Hosmer finishing a deal […]
Royals Mexicute a Three Team Deal
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 […]
Keeping It In House
This offseason, the Royals face plenty of big decisions in terms of trading some key players on the 25-man roster or attempting to re-sign free agents once on their roster. These decisions will surely lead to the front office examining their current Triple-A and Double-A rosters to decide who is worthy of major league consideration. […]
Five For The Royals Rule 5
The Royals made a trade for two players in the Rule 5 draft and also acquired a minor leaguer in that phase of the draft. Tampa Bay RHP Burch Smith – Smith is a right-handed pitcher that dealt with injuries in ’15 and ’16 after making the majors in ’13 with the Padres but is […]
Shopping in the Luxury Bin
As baseball grinds through the Hot Stove at a snail’s pace, one of the things slowing free agent signings is the fact that the big market teams in Boston and Los Angeles are concerned about the luxury tax threshold and the penalties that come with it. As it stands currently according to Cot’s Baseball Contracts the […]
Balancing the Books on the ’13 Draft
The title of this article might seem odd, but as other blogs and this site have pointed out, scouting director Lonnie Goldberg has had some drafts that have hurt the Royals balance sheet and the farm system in the process. This isn’t all his fault, but fans don’t care and the money doesn’t hit the registers if […]
Dayton Moore Press Conference Review
Below are some of the questions that Dayton Moore was asked at his year end press conference, and while you can go back and hear his answers, I thought I’d give a few comments on what was asked or answered by him. Why didn’t the team perform to the level of what they had expected? […]
Diamonds in the Rough 9-7-17 Texas League Playoffs
Tulsa Drillers 11, NW Arkansas Naturals 7 – Series Tied 1-1 Game two turned in to a wild affair as the two Texas League combatants tried to keep hold the attention of fans during a hectic night of sport. The Royals starter who had started the season as their #1 prospect at the start […]
Diamonds in the Rough 9/6/17 Texas League Playoffs
NW Arkansas Naturals 3, Tulsa Drillers 1 NW Arkansas leads series 1-0 Manager Vance Wilson wanted his team to build playoff momentum with the first game of the Texas League playoffs and they may have done just that behind excellent pitching. Starting Foster Griffin was outstanding, keeping even with the Dodgers #5 prospect, Mitchell White. The […]