http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2016/06/23/waiting-for-gordon-and-clint-scoles-discusses-the-royals-draft.mp3 We caught up with BP Kansas City’s Clint Scoles to talk about the Royals draft and the players selected and how they reflect a shift in the Royals draft approach. Clint’s writeups are available here and here. Follow Clint at @ClintScoles. We also discussed how Alex Gordon may fit back into the lineup when […]
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The Ride Continues (BP Kansas City Episode 13)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2016/06/16/the-ride-continues-bp-kansas-city-episode-13.mp3 After a tumultuous week and an awful losing skid during the road trip, the Royals bounced back with some strong pitching and a couple wins heading into a homestand. On top of that, they made a big change to the roster, committing to Whit Merrifield full time and designating Omar Infante for assignment. We […]
A Tale of Two Streaks (BP Kansas City Episode 12)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2016/06/09/a-tale-of-two-streaks-bp-kansas-city-episode-12.mp3 After a week of Royal dominance and frenzy hitting, it all went cold. It all went dark. The best of times have turned into the worst of times and the Royals have lost every game on the road trip so far, scoring just barely over a run per game and giving up way too […]
Royals’ New Kids Have the Right Stuff (BP Kansas City Episode 11)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2016/06/03/royals-new-kids-have-the-right-stuff-bp-kansas-city-episode-11.mp3 The Royals were getting the magic back and then – boom – went on a tear. Eric Hosmer and Lorenzo Cain started hitting like we think they can. The Royals made three improbably comebacks against Chicago, then ran over Tampa Bay. Now they’re in first place. But the performances of the guys called up […]
Omaha Podcast Update: Mike Minor, Hunter Dozier, and Christian Binford
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2016/06/01/omaha-update-mike-minor-hunter-dozier-and-christian-binford.mp3 BP Kansas City’s Clint Scoles caught up with some Omaha Storm Chasers this week to get some additional insight into their season. He tracked down: Mike Minor to talk about his rehab assignment’s progress Hunter Dozier to find out about any adjustments leading to his success in Triple-A so far Christian Binford to see […]
Recap: Royals 8, White Sox 7; Everything Is Possible
The Royals stranded runners. Yordano Ventura gave up homers and hits. The batters sleepwalked through the middle innings. The Royals trailed 7-1 going into the bottom of the ninth. The White Sox sent closer David Robertson to the mound. Paulo Orlando struck out for the first out. And then all hell broke loose. Frenzy Hitting Cheslor […]
Jonah Keri Interview – Luck, Projections, and Baseball Fandom
We were pleased to be joined by Jonah Keri, author of two great baseball books (The Extra 2% and Up, Up, and Away) and baseball writer for SI.com and CBSSports.com. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2016/05/27/jonah-keri-interview–luck-projections-and-baseball-fandom.mp3 Keri compared his preseason evaluation of the Royals to the team we watch today and discussed how clustering and regression have the Royals falling back […]
Slumps and Surges and Whit’s a Hit (BP Kansas City Episode 10)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kansascitybaseballvault/2016/05/26/slumps-and-surges-and-whits-a-hit-bp-kansas-city-episode-10.mp3 A few weeks ago, the pattern was that most of the Royals lineup struggled and one or two players would be productive at a time. Now, though, some of those early struggling players are heating up in a big way and others have stepped up as well. As a result, the starting rotation has […]
Reviving Some Royals Devil Magic (BP Kansas City Episode 9)
After a frustrating road trip to Cleveland and New York, the Royals got some wins against Atlanta and Boston and started to hit the ball a bit. The starting rotation changed a bit but it was an effective change, as Danny Duffy and Dillon Gee threw good innings. So when the bats wake up and […]
The Royals Positivity Ladder – (BP Kansas City Episode 8)
The Royals have not played well. The hitting is only starting to wake up, the defense has lagged at times, but mostly, the starting rotation has been a problem. The bad things were our focus this week, including the Raul Mondesi PED suspension. Lorenzo Cain and Alex Gordon are heating up and Eric Hosmer’s been […]