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Author: Colby Wilson

Dayton Moore

And now Mike Matheny is here

by Colby Wilson November 26, 2018

It is probably important to remember that Mike Matheny has nothing in the way of real power for the Kansas City Royals right now. As I have it from the Royals press release, Matheny will be a special advisor for player development, which I know has many who observed his Cardinals tenure in stitches. He […]

Tags: Dayton Moore, Kansas City, Mike Matheny, Ned Yost, Royals | 1 Comment
Dozier celebrate

Building a Non-Contender

by Colby Wilson October 24, 2018

The Royals are actually, from a practical standpoint, in good position heading into the offseason. For a team that blew past 100 losses, they have actual big-league caliber ballplayers in many spots. I know that probably sounds pretty snarky and mean-spirited, but it’s true: if the Royals took the team that finished the season, lock […]

Tags: Ian Kennedy, Kansas City, Ned Yost, Royals, Tim Hill | 3 Comments
Photo credit: Peter Aiken, USA Today Sports

RECAP: Fin.

by Colby Wilson September 30, 2018

Ned Yost wanted to get Eric Skoglund another start to end the season, and he wanted him to do it against a quality opponent. Not a bad little idea Ned had. That’s actually the kind of Nedism that probably earned him at least one more year at the helm, as his extension was announced prior […]

Tags: Eric Skoglund, Kansas City, Ned Yost, Royals, Whit Merrifield |
Salvador Perez

RECAP: Salvy walks off as Royals take opener against Cleveland

by Colby Wilson September 27, 2018

I know the Cleveland Indians played Francisco Lindor, Jose Ramirez and a bunch of dudes they found hanging around the team hotel prior to the game, but still—the Royals played them to a draw for nine  innings, with what’s likely to be a great many of the guys who will be counted on to populate […]

Tags: Adalberto Mondesi, Glenn Sparkman, Kansas City, Royals, Salvador Perez |
Whit Homer

RECAP: There will be no loss record

by Colby Wilson September 26, 2018

Playing in the bandbox at Cincinnati, Good Heath Fillmyer showed up and stifled the Cincinnati Reds. There will be no franchise record for losses. There are a lot of dichotomies in this statement. Fillmyer has been all over the board at times this season, and he struck out a career-high nine batters—one short of the […]

Tags: Adalberto Mondesi, Alex Gordon, Heath Fullmyer, Kansas City, Royals |
Brad Keller

RECAP: Keller Krushes Tigers in finale

by Colby Wilson September 23, 2018

I don’t think Brad Keller is or should win Rookie of the Year, but when you look at his body of work it’s not hard to see where the well-spring of support comes from. Shohei Ohtani gets the headlines, and if his arm had cooperated this wouldn’t even be a discussion. Gleyber Torres and Miguel […]

Tags: Adalberto Mondesi, Brad Keller, Kansas City, Royals | 1 Comment
Alex Gordon

RECAP: The Royals are bad. But they are not Detroit bad

by Colby Wilson September 21, 2018

I know we spend a lot of time in this space waxing poetic about the foibles of the 2018 Kansas City Royals, and that’s partly because the Royals have been pretty bad all year and partly because I’ve always been encouraged to write what I know and I’ve now done [quick math] holy crap, 77 […]

Tags: Adalberto Mondesi, Alex Gordon, Ian Kennedy, Kansas City, Royals |
Adalberto Mondesi

RECAP: Who Is Heath Fillmyer?

by Colby Wilson September 19, 2018

Is Heath Fillmyer good? Well, that’s a complicated question. He was really good against the Pirates on Wednesday night. He was pretty good against Baltimore back on Sept. 1, but put a huge asterisk there—my one-year old could pitch short relief against Baltimore if we could figure out which hand is his dominant hand yet. […]

Tags: Adalberto Mondesi, Heath Fillmyer, Kansas City, Royals |
Ryan O"hearn

RECAP: Yeah, the bullpen again

by Colby Wilson September 17, 2018

Ryan O’Hearn is just a big ol’ American tater-mashing galoot and I love him. I don’t know what Ryan O’Hearn’s big-league career is going to look like, and neither does anyone else. He could blossom into a fringe All-Star or spend most of his 30s in South Korea. I try not to get carried away […]

Tags: Alex Gordon, Brad Keller, Kansas City, Royals, Ryan O'Hearn |
Ned Yost

RECAP: Jakob Junis is not a happy birthday boy

by Colby Wilson September 16, 2018

Typically, surrendering five runs and 11 hits are not a winning recipe for a starting pitcher. Usually, those same starters also don’t get to ply their wares deep into the seventh inning as well. But those starters are not usually facing the Kansas City Royals who, recent successes aside, have made a habit of gifting […]

Tags: Adalberto Mondesi, Jakob Junis, Kansas City, Royals, Ryan O'Hearn |

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