A great many times this season, I’ve sat down to try to come up with an angle about the Kansas City Royals that might be considered fun or interesting or anything other than an attempt at click-baiting my way to a semi-interesting take that even I only half-believed in. Occasionally, I’ve been able to grit […]
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Roster math enters advanced trigonometry phase
With the dawn of September baseball peeking over the horizon along with the Omaha Storm Chasers formally eliminated from postseason consideration on Tuesday night, thoughts may turn to those who could soon join the big league club. As you’re daydreaming of expanded rosters, keep in mind the Royals have been judicious in the past with […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-28-18
HR Roll Call: Frank Schwindel (24), Donnie Dewees (8), MJ Melendez 2 (18,19), Brewer Hicklen (16), Chase Vallot (13) BPKC Hitter of the Day: MJ Melendez 2-4 2 HR, 2 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Stephen Greenlees 3.2 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 6 K 0-4 GO-FO 50p/34k Augusta GreenJackets […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Detroit Tigers, August 28-29
The Royals can ride the high of their series win over the division-leading Indians as they welcome the Detroit Tigers to town for a quick, two-game set. With Miguel Cabrera on the disabled list and out for the rest of the year, the Tigers have one player who is an above average hitter in Nicholas Castellanos. […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-27-18
HR Roll Call: Manny Olloque 2 (9), Cal Jones (7), Chase Vallot (12), Nick Hutchins (7) BPKC Hitter of the Day: Manny Olloque 3-5 2 HR, 6 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day: Yerelmy Garcia 9 IP 4 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 2 K 12-5 GO-FO 98p/69k Lexington Legends 18 Augusta GreenJackets […]
10 Things That Have Gone Right For The Royals in 2018
The 2018 Royals are a train wreck. Or perhaps, a dumpster fire occurring on top of a train wreck. This is no secret. But let’s ignore all the many, many negative things that have happened this year and focus on some positives. Yes, there are some. I promise. In no particular order, here are 10 […]
Diamonds in the Rough Weekend Recap 8/25-8/26/18
HR Roll Call: Frank Schwindel (23), Paulo Orlando (10), Nicky Lopez (9), Rudy Martin (6), MJ Melendez (17), Nick Pratto (12), Jose Caraballo (5), Michael Emodi (3) Saturday BPKC Hitter of the Day: Nathan Eaton 4-5 R, 2b, 3b Sunday BPKC Hitter of the Day Rudy Martin 3-5 2R, 2b, HR, 3 RBI Saturday BPKC […]
Diamonds in the Rough 8-24-18
HR Roll Call Samir Duenez (9), Xavier Fernandez (5), Nick Pratto (11) BPKC Hitter of the Day Samir Duenez 4-4 R, 2b, HR, 3 RBI BPKC Pitcher of the Day Elvis Luciano 7 IP 5 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 9 K 6-4 GO-FO 89p/61k Lexington Legends 11 Hagerstown Suns 1 The Legends […]
Series Preview: Royals vs. Cleveland Indians, August 24-26
The Royals return home to take on the division-leading Cleveland Indians in a three-game set. The Indians have basically had their typical season. They started off middling and were sort of hovering around .500 for the first half of the season only to get hot after the break. They’re 21-11 since coming back and have […]
Friday Notes
It’s been a long time since we’ve counted down the days to the end of the season, but here we are, 37 more days of this misery before they can revert to 0-0 and we can know they’re terrible but without a record to show it. The question now is if they can get to […]