When you think of Ian Kennedy, what do you think of? If you’re like me, you probably think of home runs. Kennedy has allowed a lot of dingers in his career – 153 of them, to be exact – and he’s had a significant problem with them over the last few years, so thinking of […]
Author: Hunter Samuels
The Running Royals’ Brilliance on the Basepaths
The Royals have a reputation as team built with speed, which is mostly true. They do have several extremely fast players. They might have two of the three fastest players in the game right now. You can insert the phrase about speed doing stuff here. This group of speedsters helps support the notion that the […]
Royals Prospects to Watch: High Minors
Next week is a great one for baseball. Obviously Opening Night is the headliner, but the minor leagues will be making their 2016 debuts later next week as well, which is always fun and exciting. It’s like Christmas morning, except it’s spread out over a week, and instead of unwrapping presents, you get to watch a bunch […]
Royals Prospects to Watch: Low Minors
If you have the opportunity to visit any of the Royals’ minor-league affiliates this summer, I’d strongly recommend doing so. The system may not be as loaded as it once was, but there are plenty of intriguing prospects at every level, some of whom have loud tools, and some of whom are primed to have […]
Diagnosing Duffy’s Regression Against Righties
Danny Duffy has had what one might describe as an enigmatic career. He was a top prospect, then a struggling rookie, then an injured pitcher, then an impressive starter, then an inconsistent starter, then an electric reliever, and now he finds himself among the bevy of talented arms in the Royals’ bullpen. At some point […]
Infante’s Plate Discipline: No More for Omar
To say things have gone poorly since Omar Infante signed with the Royals would be inaccurate. The team has won back-to-back pennants and a World Series title since he came to Kansas City, after all. But to say things have gone poorly for Omar Infante’s production since he signed with the Royals would be wholly […]
Salvador Perez’s Smart (But Unsuccessful) Adjustments
Salvador Perez is a three-time All-Star, a World Series Most Valuable Player, and one of the most beloved players wearing a Kansas City Royals uniform. And yet, as he enters the 2016 season, the 25-year old has even more to prove. After an extremely successful debut season, Perez has seen his offensive performance decline in […]
Examining Ian Kennedy’s Recent Struggles
Author’s note: this post was originally published prior to the Royals signing Ian Kennedy in January. It has been edited to reflect that move. It seems convenient to break Ian Kennedy’s past into two sections: 2010-2012, and 2013-2015. In the first time frame, Kennedy was quite good. In the second time frame, Kennedy was much less […]