Today is our final day with the keys to BP-Kansas City. As editor-in-chief of this little corner of the internet the last almost three years, it’s been my pleasure to oversee some of the best Royals content to be found on these interwebs. With time running short, I’d like to take a somewhat self-indulgent moment […]
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Friday Notes
Hello and happy holidays and happy new year and all that good stuff. As you know if you’ve been following along, this is the last Friday Notes on BP Kansas City and the last Friday Notes for at least a little while. It will be back somewhere. I just don’t know where yet with a […]
Friday Notes
Yep, still here. And so are the Royals, though you’d probably know that given the number of national articles written about how fast they’re going to be. I suppose we’ll find out in a few months whether it’s better to have an identity that doesn’t really help all that much or it’s better to meander […]
Friday Notes
I bet you thought you wouldn’t get your regular dose of Friday Notes, huh? Well you’re wrong. With BP Kansas City still up and running for at least a couple more weeks (we’re actually done at the end of the month), I’m going to make like the orchestra on the Titanic and continue to write […]
So long and thanks for all the clicks
If we’ve learned anything in this topsy-turvy world of writing about baseball on the internet, it’s that nothing lasts forever. Baseball Prospectus Kansas City will be shutting down by the end of the year. As you may have heard, Baseball Prospectus changed ownership last month. The new group is looking to streamline the site. That […]
Friday Notes
Allow yourself to dream a little with me to a time at this time next week when the Winter Meetings are over and we have all sorts of moves around baseball to talk about and maybe a Rule 5 pick or two to be way too hasty to judge for the Royals. It’s a better […]
The Commish is Full of Shift
It’s Rob Manfred szn! Yes, folks, it’s time to get excited for the annual word from the commissioner’s office that the $10 billion plus industry he oversees is in need of an overhaul because it’s just so awful. Okay, that’s probably not fair. Yes, baseball is worth a crapload (sorry for the technical term there), […]
DRC+ Tells Same Story Different Way for 2018 Royals
There’s a new stat in town around the Prospectus universe. And it’s Deserved Runs Created Plus. You probably know what Runs Created are and this basically takes it a step further to look at what you’d expect to see from each hitter. You can learn more about DRC+ by clicking here and here and finally […]
Roster math starts to add up to a small number
In rapid fire succession on Thursday, the Royals announced they had come to terms with their three players still on the roster eligible for arbitration. And just like that, the offseason became a little more drab. Not that there was much drama to be had anyway. All three: Cheslor Cuthbert, Brian Flynn and Jesse Hahn […]
Friday Notes
I know I need to loosen up a little bit and just enjoy it, but as an adult, I just see snow as an inconvenience. But even with that in mind, I inexplicably love the pictures of a snow-covered Kauffman Stadium. I’m an enigma, what can I say? On a real baseball note, it sure […]